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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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Keep the Joy Alive for children with life-shortening conditions
Maria McGill explains why CHAS is embarking on a hugely ambitions project to double its fundraising income
OPINION 6 June 2017 Guest post
 
Chief encounters: Chris Townsend on 22 years at Redwoods
Chris Townsend believes his shy, 16-year-old self would be very impressed with his role as chief executive of The Redwoods Caring Foundation
FEATURE 6 June 2017 by Alex Turnbull
 
Scots children waiting over a year for mental health care
Just 0.5% of NHS budget goes to support children and young people with mental health problems despite thousands waiting for treatment
NEWS 6 June 2017 by Susan Smith
 
Aberlour opens three new children’s homes in Highlands
The former family homes will provide a home to five vulnerable children aged between eight and fifteen
NEWS 5 June 2017 by Susan Smith
 
Charity: we did not destroy sex abuse files
Barnardo's Scotland has robustly denied allegations it destroyed crucial child abuse files
NEWS 5 June 2017 by Graham Martin
 
CHAS alphabet will help double charity’s income
Children's Hospices Across Scotland has a new plan to improve the lives of every child with a life-shortening condition
NEWS 5 June 2017 by Susan Smith
 
Murder investigation after death of charity worker
A charity has been left “shocked and saddened” by the death of one of its staff in an alleged attack, which left a teenage boy fighting for his life
NEWS 5 June 2017 by Graham Martin
 
Samaritans volunteers helped record numbers in 2016
Volunteers working for the Samaritans dealt with 5.7 million callers in 2016, the charity said at the start of Volunteers Week
NEWS 1 June 2017 by Susan Smith
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Schools will open to feed hungry children over the summer
More schools in Glasgow are to open to feed children and families affected by food poverty over the summer holidays
NEWS 1 June 2017 by Graham Martin
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Apologies to survivors as child abuse inquiry opens
The inquiry aims to uncover the extend of child abuse in Scotland over the last 50 years
NEWS 1 June 2017 by Susan Smith
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