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Published by Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

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More cash for food poor families
Scottish Government food welfare plans include scrapping stigmatising paper food vouchers and giving families more freedom to buy what they need
NEWS 5 April 2018 by Susan Smith
 
Young Scots mental health worsens year on year
Young people complain of stress, anxiety and hopelessness in a world where they struggle to feel "good enough"
NEWS 5 April 2018 by Susan Smith
 
Investigation into sexual harassment in Scottish schools
A group of young women are looking into how girls and women are treated in Scottish schools
NEWS 4 April 2018 by Susan Smith
 
NHS bosses raided charity funds
Millions taken from charitable endowment fund it is alleged
NEWS 4 April 2018 by Rab Armour
 
Citizens Advice service closes its doors
North Ayrshire now has no Citizens Advice service despite once enjoying five
NEWS 3 April 2018 by Rab Armour
 
Meals on Wheels withdraws from Scotland
Iconic service announces it will no longer provide meals to the elderly and vulnerable
NEWS 3 April 2018 by Rab Armour
 
New fund to tackle extortionate credit schemes
It is hoped the fund will tempt low income Scots away from payday loans
NEWS 3 April 2018 by Rab Armour
 
New rights for carers come into force
Legislation extends rights of carers
NEWS 3 April 2018 by Rab Armour
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Support for growing social enterprises
The Bank of Scotland Social Entrepreneurs Trade Up programme is open for new applications from Scotland
NEWS 3 April 2018 by Susan Smith
 
USA provides role-model to help mums with drug problems
A family outreach worker from Edinburgh visited the USA to learn about how to support mums come off drugs while continuing to look after their babies
NEWS 3 April 2018 by Susan Smith
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