Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

News in brief: what’s been going on across Scotland’s third sector 9 November 2018

LIST 9 November 2018 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

A selection of stories from communities and voluntary organisations across Scotland

https://tfn.scot/lists/news-in-brief-whats-been-going-on-across-scotlands-third-sector-9-november

Scots urged to help save lives as charity shop reopens

LIST 23 February 2021 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

The Cancer Research shop in Lerwick is reopening and the charity hopes others will follow later in the spring

https://tfn.scot/lists/scots-urged-to-help-save-lives-as-charity-shop-reopens

Revealed: what it’s like to be a young carer in Scotland

NEWS 21 February 2017 by Graham Martin

Health & Social Care

A new study maps out the day to day experiences of young carers in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/revealed-what-its-like-to-be-a-young-carer-in-scotland

Young people in care to help reform system that is failing them

NEWS 17 October 2016 by Paul Cardwell

Health & Social Care

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Charities welcome announcement by First Minister, who says the failings in the system for looked after children breaks her heart

https://tfn.scot/news/Young-people-in-care-to-help-reform-system-that-is-failing-them

10% of Glasgow City Council workers to become mentors for city’s school pupils

NEWS 24 January 2017 by Paul Cardwell

Families & Young People

Glasgow City Council is encouraging its staff by committing to offering them paid leave if they become mentors for the city's care experienced pupils

https://tfn.scot/news/10-of-council-workers-to-become-volunteer-mentors

Slim pickings for third sector in party manifestos

NEWS 30 May 2017 by Graham Martin

Management

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TFN analyses what the parties are promising Scotland's third sector

https://tfn.scot/news/slim-pickings-for-third-sector-in-party-manifestos

Worried sick by benefits cuts

FEATURE 12 May 2014 by Rab Armour

Health & Social Care

Mental health issues are hard enough to cope with but welfare cuts are making people's health worse

https://tfn.scot/features/worried-sick-by-benefits-cuts

A buzzing social business

FEATURE 22 May 2014 by Rab Armour

Environment & International

Kelvin Valley Honey is a buzzing social enterprise set to take off across the country

https://tfn.scot/features/a-buzzing-social-business

The games was a health boost for Glasgow

FEATURE 4 August 2014 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Health and poverty in Glasgow might go hand-in-hand but some academics believe the two are not linked

https://tfn.scot/features/a-health-boost-for-the-sick-man-of-europe

Chief encounters: James Jopling

FEATURE 2 October 2014 by Paul Cardwell

Management

James Jopling, director for Scotland at Breakthrough Breast Cancer, on netball, sausage dogs and taking the long road to the top

https://tfn.scot/features/chief-encounters-james-joplin

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News in brief: what’s been going on across Scotland’s third sector 9 November 2018

Scots urged to help save lives as charity shop reopens

Revealed: what it’s like to be a young carer in Scotland

Young people in care to help reform system that is failing them

10% of Glasgow City Council workers to become mentors for city’s school pupils

Slim pickings for third sector in party manifestos

Worried sick by benefits cuts

A buzzing social business

The games was a health boost for Glasgow

Chief encounters: James Jopling

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