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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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Animal welfare campaigners come together in bid to end greyhound racing in Scotland  
Members of the coalition launched their Unbound the Greyhound campaign this weekend in Glasgow.
NEWS 12 June 2023 by Niall Christie
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First Minister joins charity to celebrate five years of life-changing work
The programme launched in the community at the end of 2017 and now works with over 500 children and their families every week.
NEWS 12 June 2023 by Niall Christie
 
Faith and charity leaders call for asylum seekers to be given free bus passes
The campaign is spearheaded by the Maryhill Integration Network (MIN).
NEWS 9 June 2023 by Niall Christie
 
New civil society group formed to promote Scotland’s voice in Europe
The group will focus on how the implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement is affecting organisations and the people they represent.
NEWS 9 June 2023 by Niall Christie
 
An Employer’s Guide to Employees Using their Own Vehicles for Work
OPINION 9 June 2023 by June Pennykid
 
Fixing energy costs can be an effective way to help charities manage their budgets and plan for the future
Sally-ann Beaver, Sales Director for Utility Aid, discusses how fixing energy costs can be an effective way to help charities budget and plan for the future.
OPINION 7 June 2023 by Sally-ann Beaver
 
Increase in demand for food bank advice
CAS warned of a “direct link” between higher energy prices and food inflation and increased demand for food insecurity advice.
NEWS 5 June 2023 by Niall Christie
 
“Urgent action needed”: Alarm at local child poverty figures
New research has warned levels of child poverty remain unacceptably high across Scotland and the rest of the UK. 
NEWS 5 June 2023 by Niall Christie
 
Third sector to get fees for supporting people applying for Scottish Government disability benefits
The £33.50 fee will be paid when they are asked by Social Security Scotland to complete a supporting information request form.
NEWS 2 June 2023 by Niall Christie
 
Scots businessman launches children’s charity
Its aim is to give children the right tools to succeed in life including literacy, numeracy and the basic online skills.
NEWS 2 June 2023 by Niall Christie
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