Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Foodbanks: much more than a hill of beans

OPINION 14 February 2014 by Alex Turnbull

Social Justice & Poverty

Ewan Gurr, Scotland development officer from The Trussell Trust on why even the richest areas now need foodbanks.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/foodbanks-much-more-than-a-hill-of-beans

Leave no one behind: the right to adequate social security

OPINION 9 October 2019 Guest post

Families & Young People

Rhiannon Sims discusses why the Scottish Campaign for the Right to Social Security (SCORSS) has re-launched with rights placed at its heart

https://tfn.scot/opinion/leave-no-one-behind-the-right-to-adequate-social-security

A new start, a better economy and tackling child poverty

OPINION 16 May 2024 by Duncan Thorp

Families & Young People

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Funding & Finance

Regeneration & Housing

#CostOfLivingCrisis

The new first minister has stated that one of his top priorities is eliminating child poverty. This is certainly a central aim on the journey towards a practical, real-world, wellbeing economy that impacts our daily lives

https://tfn.scot/opinion/a-new-start-a-better-economy-and-tackling-child-poverty

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

New report reveals church’s links to slavery

NEWS 28 April 2023 by Niall Christie

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

Culture & Leisure

Funding & Finance

A new report has unveiled the Church of Scotland’s connections to the transatlantic slave trade.

https://tfn.scot/news/new-report-reveals-churchs-links-to-slavery

Pen pals break down barriers to create life-shaping cultural connections

NEWS 21 October 2021 by Gareth Jones

Families & Young People

The powerful impact of writing project in forging friendships has been highlighted as Renfrewshire Leisure and Ethnic Communities Cultural Steering Group secure a grant to continue creating cultural connections

https://tfn.scot/news/pen-pals-break-down-barriers-to-create-life-shaping-cultural-connections