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Published by Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6BB. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

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Toddlers for poor families falling behind in speech
Charities are calling for bold action from new education secretary John Swinney to tackle learning problems in pre-school children from poor areas
NEWS 16 June 2016 by Susan Smith
 
Kiltwalk: only 29p in every pound raised went to charity last year
​Annual report shows previous board struggled to manage operational costs
NEWS 16 June 2016 by Robert Armour
 
Paralympic torch visits Royal Blind School
Famous flame visits Edinburgh school ahead of Rio games
NEWS 15 June 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
Chief encounters: Chris Martin on taking risks and procrastinating
Chief executive of Callander Youth Project Trust Chris Martin won the Exceptional Employee award at the Scottish Charity Awards 2016
FEATURE 14 June 2016 by Alex Turnbull
 
Sports dinner raises £90,000 for children’s charity
The Action for Children Scotland sports dinner has now pulled in over half a million pounds for the charity since it was first held
NEWS 14 June 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
Scottish Charity Awards: Chris Martin wins Exceptional Employee
Judges deemed Chris's dedication and innovation key in transforming the Callander Youth Project into the success it is today
NEWS 9 June 2016 by Robert Armour
 
Charities welcome named person getting the go ahead
Charities have welcomed a decision to press ahead with controversial child protection legislation
NEWS 9 June 2016 by Graham Martin
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Carers must be respected and recognised
​Susan Petty, a full-time carer, believes the role of those caring for loved ones is undervalued despite carers saving the state billions
OPINION 8 June 2016 by Robert Armour
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Named person is better for carers
Calum Munro says children and young people with additional support needs are too important to be a topic for political point scoring
OPINION 7 June 2016 Guest post
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All young refugees to be given a Young Scot card
Charity promises to help refugees as it launches new three year strategy to make Scotland the best place in the world for everyone to grow up in
NEWS 7 June 2016 by Paul Cardwell
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