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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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Charity forced to turn away hundreds of torture victims
Freedom from Torture’s Glasgow based centre doesn’t have the resources to meet demand
NEWS 13 March 2017 by Paul Cardwell
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New scheme offers hundreds of carers respite
​American model for respite care proves successful in Scotland
NEWS 13 March 2017 by Robert Armour
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Book that explains dementia to children is world first
Social enterprise the Ally Bally Bee project is creating a website which allows people to create an illustrated personalised book for their children
NEWS 13 March 2017 by Paul Cardwell
 
UN told: Tory cuts are “violating” disabled people’s human rights
​Disabled rights groups march on UN HQ in Geneva to demand rights of disabled are protected
NEWS 13 March 2017 by Robert Armour
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Funding doubled for dyslexia charity
Funding for a charity supporting children with dyslexia is being doubled
NEWS 9 March 2017 by Graham Martin
 
Kevin Bridges to host comedy gig in memory of MND campaigner
Fred MacAulay and a host of other comedians will also perform at this year's Stand Up Against MND comedy fundraiser gig in memory of Gordon Aikman
NEWS 9 March 2017 by Susan Smith
 
Troubled kids failed as mental health targets are not met
Young people in urgent need of mental health services are being failed across the country
NEWS 7 March 2017 by Graham Martin
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Extra £47m to tackle hated bedroom tax
Ministers announce more funding to counteract bedroom tax in Scotland
NEWS 6 March 2017 by Robert Armour
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Scots’ sweet tooth condemns a generation to cancer
Scotland’s sweet tooth is putting the health of a generation at risk, according to a new report by Cancer Research UK
NEWS 3 March 2017 by Graham Martin
 
£1m autism school axed after supporting just two kids in five years
​School closed due to lack of demand
NEWS 28 February 2017 by Robert Armour
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TFN Guide to Running a Charity or Social Enterprise 2024

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