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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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Project shows reality of domestic abuse
​Image library shows true reality of domestic abuse
NEWS 28 September 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Anti-Irish racism is rife in Scotland
Show Racism the Red Card has urged abuse to be reported to the police
NEWS 26 September 2017 by Gareth Jones
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Foodbanks can’t cope with universal credit fallout
Charity warns that new benefit is leading more people to seek emergency food parcels
NEWS 25 September 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Finding a home from home
A young Rameldas Farkout escaped persecution in his native Iraq and came to Glasgow. He tells others never to give up hope
FEATURE 25 September 2017 by Robert Armour
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Sleep in the Park raises £500k in three weeks
More than 2,000 people have already signed up for the Social Bite event
NEWS 22 September 2017 by Gareth Jones
 
Community groups hope for funding boost as event returns
The fourth outing of Stirling Soup takes place this weekend
NEWS 21 September 2017 by Gareth Jones
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Renewed calls to close Dungavel after death
​Campaigner calls Dungavel a human rights violation
NEWS 20 September 2017 by Robert Armour
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Asylum seekers fear agencies will take away their children
​Report describes how desperate asylum seekers don't trust the system
NEWS 20 September 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Welfare effect fund open for applications
The third phase of the Community Capacity and Resilience Fund has opened
NEWS 20 September 2017 by Gareth Jones
 
Scotland’s social security HQ will be in Dundee
New agency set to create 1,500 jobs
NEWS 19 September 2017 by Robert Armour
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