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Black History Month and beyond

FEATURE 1 November 2020 by Kirsty McNeill

Black History Month 2020 has ended, but as we leave October behind, there is a need to keep up the same levels of energy for learning, discussion and reflection

https://tfn.scot/features/black-history-month-and-beyond-2

Volunteering must adapt, study finds

NEWS 5 November 2019 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

Volunteering can help Scottish society face some of its biggest challenges such as an ageing population and skills shortages

https://tfn.scot/news/volunteering-must-adapt-study-finds

Value of donations collapses under impact of inflation and cost of living

NEWS 16 September 2022 by Graham Martin

Management

Funding & Finance

#RunningCostsCrisis

#CostOfLivingCrisis

Warnings also made over reserves and staff costs

https://tfn.scot/news/value-of-donations-collapses-under-impact-of-inflation-and-cost-of-living

Is digital a human right?

FEATURE 26 August 2015 by Rab Armour

Culture & Leisure

If you’re reading this chances are you’re online. But did you know five billion others aren’t? Robert Armour investigates our right to get online

https://tfn.scot/features/is-digital-a-human-right

$50m target for global sleep out

NEWS 17 September 2019 by Gareth Jones

Funding & Finance

Hollywood actors and other celebrities are leading the charge against homelessness, with fundraising events taking place across the globe

https://tfn.scot/news/50m-target-for-global-sleep-out

More than 700 organisations share £3m

NEWS 29 June 2020 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

Charities across the country have used funding from the National Emergencies Trust to respond to the coronavirus pandemic #NeverMoreNeeded

https://tfn.scot/news/more-than-700-organisations-share-3m

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

New report shows how people who self-harm are being supported in Scotland

OPINION 9 September 2025 by Tina Koenig

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Tina Koenig on Self-Harm Network Scotland’s latest Impact Report

https://tfn.scot/opinion/new-report-shows-how-people-who-self-harm-are-being-supported-in-scotland

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

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

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Black History Month and beyond

Volunteering must adapt, study finds

Value of donations collapses under impact of inflation and cost of living

Is digital a human right?

$50m target for global sleep out

More than 700 organisations share £3m

Foodbanks: much more than a hill of beans

New report shows how people who self-harm are being supported in Scotland

A new start, a better economy and tackling child poverty

Leave no one behind: the right to adequate social security

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