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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.

 
Susan Smith argues against knee-jerk reactions to the demise of Kids Company and says Scottish charities must be allowed to get on with their jobs

 
Rhona Cunningham wonders why so many parents are allowed to walk away from their kids without a backward glance

 
Neil Mathers explains what child refugees who are separated from their parents and going through and why the UK should no more to help them

 

 
Susan Smith questions whether Scotland's youth work sector is really worth half a billion pounds

 
Jackie Brock explains why the children's sector should be ready and welcoming the introduction of the named person law later on this year

 
Many myths surround foster caring. But all you really need to be is caring says long-term foster parent Jess Neil

 

 
The spirit of volunteering, just like Christmas, is giving and receiving, says George Thomson, chief executive of Volunteer Scotland

 
Alastair Pringle explains how human rights laws have helped improve the lives of some of Scotland's most vulnerable young people