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Young people need to take the bull by the horns to end child poverty

OPINION 17 March 2015 Guest post

Families & Young People

Joshua McCormick MSYP met with Tam Baillie, Scotland’s commissioner for children and young people and was left inspired

https://tfn.scot/opinion/young-people-need-to-take-the-bull-by-the-horns-to-end-child-poverty

Project will help young disabled people into apprenticeships

NEWS 19 August 2014 by Graham Martin

Families & Young People

New project to get young people with disabilities into Modern Apprenticeships

https://tfn.scot/news/project-will-help-young-disabled-people-into-apprenticeships

Frankie Case: foodbank volunteeer

FEATURE 24 June 2014 by TFN

Social Justice & Poverty

Backchat: Frankie Case has been unemployed for five years and uses his experience to help others manage the benefits system

https://tfn.scot/features/time-put-to-good-use

Make your voice heard

FEATURE 3 September 2014 by TFN

Social Justice & Poverty

Brian McKenzie believes campaigning against injustice is all of our responsibility

https://tfn.scot/features/make-your-voice-heard

Providing advice where it’s needed most

FEATURE 10 September 2014 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Gail Prentice volunteers for the Royston Family Project

https://tfn.scot/features/providing-advice-where-its-needed-most

Foodbank donations rise after tabloid attack

NEWS 23 April 2014 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

A Mail on Sunday story attacking foodbanks has lead to a huge rise in donations

https://tfn.scot/news/mail-article-backfires-with-huge-rise-in-donations-to-charity

Volunteering is too old fashioned says charities

NEWS 13 October 2015 by Paul Cardwell

Culture & Leisure

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Scottish Volunteering Forum says the number of people volunteering in Scotland has been static for more than a decade

https://tfn.scot/news/volunteering-is-stuck-in-the-past

Poverty costs us all - but together we can end it

OPINION 15 October 2024 by Emma Jackson

Social Justice & Poverty

Emma Jackson reflects on Challenge Poverty Week

https://tfn.scot/opinion/poverty-costs-us-all-together-we-can-end-it

What’s needed from the budget to support essential services like us

OPINION 2 December 2024 by David Hilferty

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Regeneration & Housing

David Hilferty: the government must provide sustainable funding for the voluntary sector and those it supports

https://tfn.scot/opinion/whats-needed-from-the-budget-to-support-essential-services-like-us

Basic Bank Accounts need to be easier for people to open

OPINION 31 March 2025 by Sarah-Jayne Dunn

Social Justice & Poverty

Sarah-Jayne Dunn on the need for action on financial inclusion

https://tfn.scot/opinion/basic-bank-accounts-need-to-be-easier-for-people-to-open

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Young people need to take the bull by the horns to end child poverty

Project will help young disabled people into apprenticeships

Frankie Case: foodbank volunteeer

Make your voice heard

Providing advice where it’s needed most

Foodbank donations rise after tabloid attack

Volunteering is too old fashioned says charities

Poverty costs us all - but together we can end it

What’s needed from the budget to support essential services like us

Basic Bank Accounts need to be easier for people to open

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