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Children in foster care learn to love Christmas once again through consistency and commitment

OPINION 22 December 2025 by Sandy Mayhew

Families & Young People

Health & Social Care

Sandy Mayhew looks at the emotional toll the festive season can take

https://tfn.scot/opinion/children-in-foster-care-learn-to-love-christmas-once-again-through-consistency-and-commitment

Dyslexia: it all comes down to one letter

OPINION 4 February 2026 by Katie Carmichael

Families & Young People

Health & Social Care

Katie Carmichael asks: what barriers does Scotland need to break down to become a dyslexia-friendly nation?

https://tfn.scot/opinion/dyslexia-it-all-comes-down-to-one-letter

Seeing a way through the crisis for blind and partially sighted Scots

OPINION 18 May 2020 Guest post

Culture & Leisure

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James Adams on how RNIB Scotland has responded to Covid 19

https://tfn.scot/opinion/seeing-a-way-through-the-crisis-for-blind-and-partially-sited-scots

Living through lockdown with HIV

OPINION 29 May 2020 Guest post

Regeneration & Housing

Alan Eagleson on how Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland has been providing vital support for people living with blood borne viruses during lockdown

https://tfn.scot/opinion/living-through-lockdown-with-hiv

Leading with our values

OPINION 9 June 2020 Guest post

Social Justice & Poverty

Jo Derrick on putting principles into practice

https://tfn.scot/opinion/leading-with-our-values

How can we ensure Build Back Better works for everyone?

OPINION 25 August 2020 Guest post

Management

Charities must embrace new ideas to better serve their communities, writes Nathan Sparling

https://tfn.scot/opinion/how-can-we-ensure-build-back-better-works-for-everyone

Reflections on 2020 from Perth and Kinross

OPINION 24 September 2020 Guest post

Management

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Lori Hughes on what she's learnt from six months of lockdown and a series of Build Back Better third sector circles in Perth and Kinross

https://tfn.scot/opinion/reflections-on-2020-from-perth-and-kinross

The Melting Pot is overflowing with ideas

OPINION 26 October 2020 by Claire Carpenter

Management

#NeverMoreNeeded

#co-working #MeltingPot #Flexibleworking

Claire Carpenter reflects on 13 years of the Melting Pot and what lies ahead for co-working, as the social enterprise looks for a new home

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-melting-pot-is-overflowing-with-ideas

Funding cuts and volunteering: you can only take out so much before there's a collapse

OPINION 9 February 2023 by Sarah Latto

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Culture & Leisure

#RunningCostsCrisis

#CostOfLivingCrisis

The resilience of volunteers is under strain like never before

https://tfn.scot/opinion/funding-cuts-and-volunteering

Equality campaigner honoured at LGBTI awards

NEWS 11 September 2015 by Graham Martin

Culture & Leisure

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The work of one of Scotland’s most tireless equality campaigners was celebrated at the first ever Scottish LGBTI awards

https://tfn.scot/news/equality-campaigner-honoured-at-lgbti-awards

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Children in foster care learn to love Christmas once again through consistency and commitment

Dyslexia: it all comes down to one letter

Seeing a way through the crisis for blind and partially sighted Scots

Living through lockdown with HIV

Leading with our values

How can we ensure Build Back Better works for everyone?

Reflections on 2020 from Perth and Kinross

The Melting Pot is overflowing with ideas

Funding cuts and volunteering: you can only take out so much before there's a collapse

Equality campaigner honoured at LGBTI awards

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