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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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Living costs still outstripping Scottish Government's support for families
Research published ahead of final vote on Scottish Budget
NEWS 26 February 2024 by Robert Armour
 
We need to take the shame out of debt
There’s no shame in having debt, and it’s completely understandable to be stressed and anxious about it
OPINION 26 February 2024 by Myles Fitt
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Social care can't wait for new National Care Service warns charity
A social care crisis is taking place
NEWS 23 February 2024 by Robert Armour
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Tenants in rented accommodation increasingly need emergency food support
Cost-of-living crisis shows no signs of abating
NEWS 22 February 2024 by Robert Armour
 
Court visits make it easier for victims to deal with justice system
Charity provides victims and families with court visits to help ease stress and anxiety
NEWS 22 February 2024 by Robert Armour
 
Aberdeenshire Epilepsy Support Group forced to shut
Epilepsy Scotland has been forced to stop its only in-person Aberdeenshire based support group due to lack of funding.
NEWS 21 February 2024 by Niall Christie
 
New guidance for medics will fast track terminally ill benefit claimants
A more humane, less bureaucratic system has been established in Scotland
NEWS 21 February 2024 by Robert Armour
 
The lady, and the dog, that I can’t get out of my mind
Derek Mitchell on how debt touches every aspect of our lives
OPINION 20 February 2024 by Derek Mitchell
 
Why this budget failed to put Scotland’s children first
Fiona King argues that the 2024/25 Scottish Budget misses a critical opportunity to make further progress on child poverty
OPINION 20 February 2024 by Fiona King
 
Report warns charities are being forced to act where public services are failing
Charities can't cope with increased poverty as public services fail
NEWS 19 February 2024 by Robert Armour
TFN Guide to Running a Charity or Social Enterprise 2024

This year’s Guide takes a look at how the sector is progressing in inclusion, diversity, equality and environmentalism - what more can be done to further these aims, featuring a wealth of expert opinion, advice and reflection.

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