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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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Benefits should be automatic and lifelong for people with MND
People with motor neuron disease (MND) should be able to access certain benefits without assessment for the rest of their lives, a charity has said
NEWS 24 October 2016 by Gavin Stuart
 
Real Lives: Tackling social isolation with tea parties
Anne Grindley says Contact the Elderly's monthly parties can help older people overcome loneliness.
NEWS 24 October 2016 by Gavin Stuart
 
Charities welcome minimum alcohol prices ruling
Charities have welcomed a legal ruling backing the minimum pricing of alcohol
NEWS 21 October 2016 by Graham Martin
 
Could Lucy be the UK’s charity champion?
Charity hero Lucy Lintott has been shortlisted to become the UK face of #givingtuesday – the global day of giving
NEWS 21 October 2016 by Graham Martin
 
Scots spend £1 billion a year on fags
Cigarettes are trapping Scotland's poorest into poverty because of we're not doing enough to help people quit, says charity
NEWS 21 October 2016 by Susan Smith
 
£300,000 smart bus-shelter is useless for blind passengers
A major disability charity has said a £300,000 smart bus shelter could have easily included developments to help passengers with sight difficulties
NEWS 20 October 2016 by Susan Smith
 
Youth work is a game changer for Scotland’s young people
John Loughton, founder and chief executive of leadership development social enterprise Dare2Lead, on why youth work transforms lives
OPINION 19 October 2016 Guest post
 
If care system is reformed the pain of growing up in care won’t have been for nothing
Harry O’Neill is one of the people with experience of being in care that met and influenced Nicola Sturgeon to announce a review of the care system
OPINION 18 October 2016 Guest post
 
Real Lives: the struggle to help my autistic son with ADHD
Laura Lemay speaks out about the difficulties her son Alfie faces to mark ADHD Awareness Month
OPINION 18 October 2016 Guest post
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£30 million to meet rising demand for children’s hospices
The Children’s Hospice Association Scotland has been awarded the Scottish Government cash after a rise in the number of children with life-shortening conditions
NEWS 18 October 2016 by Paul Cardwell
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