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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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Call for visa fees for social care workers to be scrapped
Scottish charities have called upon Home Secretary Priti Patel to include social care staff in plans to review visa fees for foreign workers
NEWS 12 May 2020 by Gareth Jones
 
Health charity losing £500k a month
Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland has launched an emergency appeal as it faces major funding drops due to lockdown
NEWS 12 May 2020 by Gareth Jones
 
Restart cancer services charities urge
Fears suspension of cancer services will cost lives
NEWS 12 May 2020 by Robert Armour
 
£10m boost for community groups
Further significant funding has been allocated to groups that are leading the response to Covid-19 in their communities
NEWS 11 May 2020 by Gareth Jones
 
Asbestos campaigner fears victims may die before justice
​Courts service prioritising other cases
NEWS 11 May 2020 by Robert Armour
 
Providing support across Edinburgh
Edinburgh Coronavirus Support has gone from strength to strength after launching as the seriousness of Covid-19 became apparent #NeverMoreNeeded
NEWS 11 May 2020 by Gareth Jones
 
Samarathon launches to raise vital funds
Now more than ever the charity needs public support
NEWS 11 May 2020 by Robert Armour
 
Disabled people at breaking point with fear and anxiety
​Some respondents talked of suicidal thoughts
NEWS 8 May 2020 by Robert Armour
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Charity works with police to curb disabled people’s anxiety
Digital image of rights curbs disabled people's anxiety during lockdown
NEWS 7 May 2020 by Robert Armour
 
Third of Scots fear losing their jobs
Mental Health Foundation research shows how many Scots are impacted by lockdown
NEWS 7 May 2020 by Robert Armour
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