Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Shock as social enterprise closes after funding is pulled

NEWS 3 September 2014 by Rab Armour

Management

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Leading social enterprise to close

https://tfn.scot/news/engine-shed-announces-closure

Exposed: Scotland’s target-driven sanction regime

NEWS 26 August 2015 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

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Sanctions appear arbitrary but are being driven by targets imposed on Jobcentre managers by the DWP

https://tfn.scot/news/exposed-scotlands-target-driven-sanction-regime

Charities revolt at prospect of devastating cuts to Edinburgh’s community organisations

NEWS 29 October 2024 by Niall Christie

Families & Young People

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

The council may step in and cover shortfalls for the remainder of this financial year.

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-revolt-at-prospect-of-devastating-cuts-to-edinburghs-community-organisations

Show must go on: community theatre fights for survival amid demolition threat

NEWS 29 October 2024 by Graham Martin

Culture & Leisure

This follows the discovery of dangerous, ‘bubbly’ RAAC concrete in 2023

https://tfn.scot/news/show-must-go-on-community-theatre-fights-for-survival-amid-demolition-threat

Protecting children from criminal exploitation

NEWS 26 April 2024 by Graham Martin

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

Action for Children’s service to help children coerced into exploitative criminal activity in Edinburgh launched in November 2020

https://tfn.scot/news/protecting-children-from-criminal-exploitation

No easy journey: families punished by barriers to prison visits

NEWS 30 April 2024 by Graham Martin

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

Failure to support contact impacts the family, who have not committed an offence but nevertheless suffer the consequences

https://tfn.scot/news/no-easy-journey-families-punished-by-barriers-to-prison-visits

Employers urged to look at more innovative ways to offer flexible working for staff

NEWS 23 June 2022 by Rab Armour

Families & Young People

Management

Health & Social Care

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Demand for flexible working has never been higher

https://tfn.scot/news/employers-urged-to-look-at-more-innovative-ways-to-offer-flexible-working-for-staff

Wee Forests to be created across Glasgow

NEWS 19 October 2021 by Gareth Jones

Environment & International

The project aims to create a living legacy from COP26

https://tfn.scot/news/wee-forests-to-be-created-across-glasgow

Fears over rising rates of malnutrition among older people in Scotland

NEWS 11 October 2021 by Gareth Jones

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

Malnutrition is a very real problem and Covid-19 has seen issues worsen, a charity has said

https://tfn.scot/news/fears-over-rising-rates-of-malnutrition-among-older-people-in-scotland

Brave mum will launch Race for Life in Scotland

NEWS 24 March 2022 by Graham Martin

Families & Young People

Health & Social Care

Samantha Currie shares inspirational Mother's Day story as she get set to launch major charity fundraiser

https://tfn.scot/news/brave-mum-will-launch-race-for-life-in-scotland

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Shock as social enterprise closes after funding is pulled

Exposed: Scotland’s target-driven sanction regime

Charities revolt at prospect of devastating cuts to Edinburgh’s community organisations

Show must go on: community theatre fights for survival amid demolition threat

Protecting children from criminal exploitation

No easy journey: families punished by barriers to prison visits

Employers urged to look at more innovative ways to offer flexible working for staff

Wee Forests to be created across Glasgow

Fears over rising rates of malnutrition among older people in Scotland

Brave mum will launch Race for Life in Scotland

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