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Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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Joy as teenage asylum seeker brothers released from “psychological prison”

NEWS 16 August 2019 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Celebrations as brothers win right to stay in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/joy-as-teenage-asylum-seeker-brothers-released-from-psychological-prison

Call for energy charter to protect low-income families

NEWS 14 May 2014 by Rab Armour
Regeneration & Housing
Scottish MP calls for energy companies to stop excessive charges for prepaid meter users

https://tfn.scot/news/call-for-energy-users-charter-to-protect-low-income-families

Bid to keep long-term pain centre open

NEWS 8 June 2015 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
Fears for people with long-term pain as three health boards fail to back Gartnavel centre

https://tfn.scot/news/bid-to-keep-long-term-pain-centre-open

Urgent calls for council tax revaluation

NEWS 8 February 2024 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#CostOfLivingCrisis
1 comment
“Foundations of Scottish society are being eroded” by local taxation failures

https://tfn.scot/news/government-facing-council-tax-revaluation-call

Scottish Refugee Council selected for Guardian Charity Appeal

NEWS 8 December 2023 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
As part of the appeal, the newspaper will profile the charities’ vital work through articles and a film.

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-refugee-council-selected-for-guardian-charity-appeal

Scots aid charity provides vital lifeline in Ukraine

NEWS 13 October 2022 by Rab Armour
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Wee Box Appeal goes the extra mile

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-aid-charity-provides-vital-lifeline-in-ukraine

Church in Fife hosts emergency cost of crisis summit to discuss “evil of poverty”

NEWS 3 November 2022 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
1 comment
The public event from 10am-3.30pm will feature powerful testimonies from people who are worst affected by a catastrophic increase in basic living costs.

https://tfn.scot/news/church-in-fife-hosts-emergency-cost-of-crisis-summit-to-discuss-evil-of-poverty

Charity confirms Edinburgh urban farm set to close amid running costs crisis

NEWS 4 January 2023 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
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The site, which which gives volunteering opportunities to disadvantaged young people and adults, has warned that rising costs and lack of funding have forced this decision.

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-confirms-edinburgh-urban-farm-set-to-close-amid-running-costs-crisis

“Hugely detrimental”: Public debt pulling families further into poverty

NEWS 15 June 2023 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
#CostOfLivingCrisis
1 comment
The report also indicates that low income families are in the midst of a debt crisis.

https://tfn.scot/news/hugely-detrimental-public-debt-pulling-families-further-into-poverty

Who Cares? Scotland chair to step down

NEWS 30 May 2023 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Ryan McCuaig will leave the post at the end of June to allow him to focus on his legal career. 

https://tfn.scot/news/who-cares-scotland-chair-to-step-down

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2025. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.