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Foodbanks are a credit to the third sector

OPINION 18 August 2014 Guest post

Social Justice & Poverty

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Martin Sime volunteered at a foodbank for a day and discovered why they are an essential part of Scotland's third sector

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-collector-guy-at-my-local-supermarket-was-admirably-blunt-its-a-disgrac

Charity moves into student accommodation

NEWS 8 October 2024 by Rab Armour

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Regeneration & Housing

Students face affordable rent crisis

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-moves-into-student-accommodation

Scottish Wildlife Trust purchases site bigger than Dundee after largest ever donation

NEWS 3 March 2025 by Niall Christie

Management

Environment & International

Funding & Finance

Regeneration & Housing

The nature charity plans to restore wildlife and habitats on the site to help tackle the nature and climate crises. 

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-wildlife-trust-purchases-site-bigger-than-dundee-after-largest-ever-donation

Osborne’s budget hammers families and the poor

NEWS 8 July 2015 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

£12 billion of welfare cuts means Scots will suffer more than other parts of the UK

https://tfn.scot/news/osbornes-budget-hammers-families-and-the-poor

Charities urge parties to take the politics out of childcare

NEWS 20 July 2015 by Paul Cardwell

Families & Young People

Members of Scotland’s Childcare Alliance call for all political parties to agree to implement Commission For Childcare Reform recommendations

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-urge-parties-to-take-the-politics-out-of-childcare

Council funding cuts threaten Edinburgh family centre

NEWS 29 November 2016 by Jolene Campbell

Health & Social Care

An Edinburgh support centre that works with some of the city's most vulnerable families is cutting services after losing council funding

https://tfn.scot/news/council-funding-cuts-threaten-edinburgh-family-centre

Inspiring Scotland to social change

FEATURE 14 May 2015 by Rab Armour

Funding & Finance

Europe’s first venture philanthropy funder is helping Scottish charities learn to meet the needs of private investors

https://tfn.scot/features/inspiring-scotland-to-social-change

Enterprising rural youth group wins top award

FEATURE 17 March 2015 by Paul Cardwell

Families & Young People

Paul Cardwell attended the 8th National Youth Worker of the Year Awards to hear about the remarkable work that is being done across the country

https://tfn.scot/features/youth-worker-of-the-year-announced

Sharp focus: living and working with MS

FEATURE 21 August 2014 by Third Force News Guest

Health & Social Care

Graeme Allison tells Christina O’Neill that an MS diagnosis motivated him to find a creative solution to long-term employment

https://tfn.scot/features/life-in-sharp-focus-living-with-ms

Chief Encounters: Ewan Aitken, of Cyrenians met Scottish Love in Action’s Michelle Davitt

FEATURE 22 February 2019 Guest post

Management

Chief Encounters: Ewan Aitken, of Cyrenians met Scottish Love in Action’s Michelle Davitt

https://tfn.scot/features/chief-encounters-ewan-aitken-of-cyrenians-met-scottish-love-in-actions-mich

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Foodbanks are a credit to the third sector

Charity moves into student accommodation

Scottish Wildlife Trust purchases site bigger than Dundee after largest ever donation

Osborne’s budget hammers families and the poor

Charities urge parties to take the politics out of childcare

Council funding cuts threaten Edinburgh family centre

Inspiring Scotland to social change

Enterprising rural youth group wins top award

Sharp focus: living and working with MS

Chief Encounters: Ewan Aitken, of Cyrenians met Scottish Love in Action’s Michelle Davitt

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