Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Breaking down poverty myths

OPINION 22 January 2015 Guest post

Families & Young People

Nairn Macdonald discusses the launch of the new Scottish Youth Parliament campaign POVERTY: See It Change It

https://tfn.scot/opinion/breaking-down-poverty-myths

Media message undermines Islamic charities

OPINION 2 May 2014 Guest post

Management

Dr Hany El-Banna argues that overemphasising the link between charities and extremism has a devastating impact on the vital work of Islamic charities

https://tfn.scot/opinion/media-message-undermines-islamic-charities

Help find Scotland’s missing million voters

OPINION 28 July 2014 Guest post

Social Justice & Poverty

Martin Sime explains why voluntary organisations should help encourage Scots to register to vote and have their say in the referendum

https://tfn.scot/opinion/help-find-scotlands-missing-million-voters

Unfair working environment for social care staff

NEWS 26 February 2019 by Susan Smith

Management

An independent review of working conditions in social care has highlighted a poor working environment for many social care staff

https://tfn.scot/news/unfair-working-environment-for-social-care-staff

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

App can give stroke survivors their voice back

NEWS 20 June 2019 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

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Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland has helped to develop new technology that can dramatically improve the lives of those living with aphasia

https://tfn.scot/news/app-can-give-stroke-survivors-their-voice-back1

New air ambulance takes to the skies

NEWS 3 April 2020 by Gareth Jones

Families & Young People

Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) has welcomed a second helicopter to its fleet

https://tfn.scot/news/new-air-ambulance-takes-to-the-skies

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

“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

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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

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

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Media message undermines Islamic charities

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

App can give stroke survivors their voice back

New air ambulance takes to the skies

Who Cares? Scotland chair to step down

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

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