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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.

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2018 will be the busiest summer for foodbanks ever
The poorest Scots are getting no respite from austerity as it was revealed that this summer is likely to be the busiest ever for foodbanks
NEWS 3 August 2018 by Graham Martin
 
Host families wanted to give 300 asylum seekers a room
Charity asks householders to consider giving a spare room to asylum seekers threatened with eviction
NEWS 3 August 2018 by Robert Armour
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Asylum seeker evictions could be unlawful
Social law firm to support asylum seekers threatened with eviction
NEWS 1 August 2018 by Robert Armour
 
Welfare cuts forcing more to ask for handouts
Fund has become a lifeline to those on the receiving end of welfare cuts
NEWS 1 August 2018 by Robert Armour
 
Charities can’t cope with mass asylum seeker eviction
Pressure mounts on Serco to halt evictions
NEWS 31 July 2018 by Robert Armour
 
Outrage as 300 city asylum seekers face eviction
Asylum seekers will struggle to find any form of accommodation
NEWS 30 July 2018 by Robert Armour
 
Third sector fears Westminster funding power grab
Concern has been expressed over plans for Westminster to manage the replacement for the European Structural Funds
NEWS 27 July 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Charity gives capital’s homeless a mobile lifeline
Charity gives capital's homeless a mobile lifeline
NEWS 24 July 2018 by Graham Martin
 
Record demand for Shetland foodbank
Islanders turn to foodbank as local economy plummets
NEWS 24 July 2018 by Robert Armour
 
Tory attempts to whitewash disability legacy condemned
The UK government has been accused of hypocrisy for hosting a global summit for disabled people
NEWS 24 July 2018 by Graham Martin
TFN Guide to Running a Charity or Social Enterprise 2024

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