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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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New initiative which aims to help young people into employment launches
The Young Person’s Guarantee aims to offer routes into the world of work for young people
NEWS 5 November 2020 by Gareth Jones
 
Glasgow City Council failed to provide enough homeless accommodation pre-Covid
A report from the housing regulator has confirmed the authority failed some of those facing homelessness, but improvements have been made
NEWS 5 November 2020 by Gareth Jones
 
On the frontline and the front foot: global civil society's heroic Covid response
States must partner with campaign groups as the second wave of Covid-19 hits, says Civicus
NEWS 5 November 2020 by Graham Martin
 
Charities offer free checks to older people to combat malnutrition
Age Scotland and Eat Well Age Well have teamed up to help communities at risk of hunger
NEWS 4 November 2020 by Gareth Jones
 
Study to examine voluntary action during Covid-19
A major new research project is set to examine how communities responded to the outbreak of the pandemic
NEWS 3 November 2020 by Gareth Jones
 
Celebrating community spirit in Shetland
The winners of the Shetland Community Spirit Awards have been revealed
NEWS 3 November 2020 by Gareth Jones
 
We want people to have confidence in social security system
Shirley-Anne Somerville details progress made in creating Scotland's new social security system
OPINION 29 October 2020 by Shirley-Anne Somerville
 
Financial woes for families are deepening, report finds
Families are being relentlessly hit by austerity on top of the pandemic
NEWS 28 October 2020 by Robert Armour
 
Study will probe child poverty in Orkney
More than one in four children may be enduring poverty in the North Isles
NEWS 27 October 2020 by Graham Martin
 
Changing the LGBTQ+ narrative
The Arkbound Foundation is looking for members of the LGBTQ+ community to share their stories as part of a new project
NEWS 27 October 2020 by Gareth Jones
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