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The voice of Scotland’s vibrant voluntary sector

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.

 
Victoria Beesley worked with young people from Glasgow South West Carers Centre to create Invisible Army, a play based on their lives

 
Chiara Marin explores the problem of young people and gambling, and how the Youth Problem Gambling Initiative run by FastForward is helping

 

 
Robina Qureshi says Dungavel Detention Centre was basically a jail and its proposed replacement could be worse

 
Graeme Brown says with 5,000 children waking up each day without a permanent home, much more needs to be done to tackle homelessness in Scotland

 
Professor Shirley R Steinberg PhD, a Canadian academic, says Scotland is a great model for youth work in practice and the empowerment of young people.

 
​Diane Marr on the SCCR's new survey, the results of which will help determine the best ways it can work with young people struggling with family relationships

 
​Brian Duffy on the importance of the Children's Panel and why you should consider becoming a member

 
Susan Smith is impressed with Girlguiding Scotland's plan to unleash a new generation of well-informed, radical young women to change the world

 
Graeme Luke of Scouts Scotland discusses the importance of play