Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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

Female entrepreneur to inspire the next generation at charity academy

NEWS 24 June 2024 by Graham Martin

Families & Young People

Management

“I’ve always loved the vibrancy of working with young people - the world is a blank slate, and you make a tangible impact on their lives by helping them become their best selves"

https://tfn.scot/news/female-entrepreneur-to-inspire-the-next-generation-at-charity-academy

Leading charity chief revealed as convicted killer

NEWS 31 May 2023 by Rab Armour

Families & Young People

Management

Health & Social Care

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Charity says chief executive's past is a matter of public record

https://tfn.scot/news/leading-charity-chief-revealed-as-convicted-killer

Triple hit as charities and third sector projects announce closure

NEWS 18 December 2023 by Niall Christie

Families & Young People

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

Regeneration & Housing

#RunningCostsCrisis

Funding challenges have contributed to the closures, which will come into effect next year.

https://tfn.scot/news/triple-hit-as-charities-and-third-sector-projects-announce-closure

Rape crisis centres publish recommendations for service’s future

NEWS 17 November 2023 by Niall Christie

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

The strategic review, published in June of this year, made several welcome recommendations for the funding of VAWG services.

https://tfn.scot/news/rape-crisis-centres-publish-recommendations-for-services-future

Accounts reveal continued financial trouble at Scottish health charity

NEWS 1 May 2026 by Niall Christie

Management

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

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MND Scotland lost over £800,000 in the year to March 2025

https://tfn.scot/news/accounts-reveal-continued-financial-trouble-at-scottish-health-charity

Care services could be hit as frontline charity staff vote on strike

NEWS 22 June 2026 by Graham Martin

Management

Health & Social Care

Unite says there have been huge discrepancies between pay awards to senior management and other staff

https://tfn.scot/news/care-services-could-be-hit-as-frontline-charity-staff-vote-on-strike

Big Noise programme generating "positive and sustained" change

NEWS 23 June 2026 by Graham Martin

Families & Young People

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Culture & Leisure

Report shows how charity-run service delivers critical support to children facing disadvantage

https://tfn.scot/news/big-noise-programme-generating-positive-and-sustained-change

Utility Aid proud to be supporting SCVO’s village and community hall conference

OPINION 26 April 2024 SCVO partner

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Health & Social Care

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Partner content: Emily Berry, partnership manager at Utility Aid, talks about the support it is providing to village and community halls across the country

https://tfn.scot/opinion/utility-aid-are-proud-to-be-supporting-scvos-village-and-community-hall-conference

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No easy journey: families punished by barriers to prison visits

Female entrepreneur to inspire the next generation at charity academy

Leading charity chief revealed as convicted killer

Triple hit as charities and third sector projects announce closure

Rape crisis centres publish recommendations for service’s future

Accounts reveal continued financial trouble at Scottish health charity

Care services could be hit as frontline charity staff vote on strike

Big Noise programme generating "positive and sustained" change

Utility Aid proud to be supporting SCVO’s village and community hall conference

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