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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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Would we have foodbanks in a socially just Scotland?
Are foodbanks part of the solution to poverty?
OPINION 30 June 2015 Guest post
 
Successes and failures of Make Poverty History - 10 years on
The successes and the failures of the Make Poverty History movement will be held in judgement – a decade on
NEWS 30 June 2015 by Graham Martin
 
Scots charities fire welfare warning to UK government
​Warning that Scots can't tolerate any more welfare cuts
NEWS 30 June 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Anti-sectarian charity recognised at Holyrood
​Work of charity acknowledged by MSPs
NEWS 29 June 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Catholic charities could stall child abuse inquiry
​Historic child abuse inquiry years in the making - but Catholic charities seek legal challenge to chair's appointment
NEWS 26 June 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Macaroni pie man says back foodbanks instead
Campaigner behind petition to save iconic Scots pie says foodbanks are more important
NEWS 26 June 2015 by Robert Armour
 
People in poverty would fill Hampden 18 times
The number of people living in poverty in Scotland would fill Hampden Park multiple times, say campaigners
NEWS 26 June 2015 by Graham Martin
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New powers for Scotland: charities asked for input
Charities will play a crucial role in developing Scotland’s new powers, social justice secretary Alex Neil has pledged
NEWS 24 June 2015 by Graham Martin
 
It’s getting harder to say goodbye as funeral costs rise
​Advice charity reveals huge disparity in funeral costs across 32 council areas
NEWS 24 June 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Call for evidence into work-related inequality
​Committee to examine persistent inequality faced by ethnic minority Scots
NEWS 23 June 2015 by Robert Armour
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