This Challenge Poverty Week, Children First policy manager Lily Humphreys lays out what needs to change to end child poverty in Scotland Poverty isn’t just a statistic. It’s a national emergency that ...

Age Scotland has launched its new five-year strategy. Called Action for Change in Older Age, the charity has identified the challenges older people face and sets out its role and plans to address them ...

A Dundee family support centre for children and with disabilities and additional needs, has officially reopened. The Yard Dundee’s £1.5M refurbishment coincides with its 10 th anniversary in Dundee, ...

These are brilliant trustee appointments, as we embark on major projects to deliver care to children and families across Scotland" ...

New report reinforces case for stronger wealth taxes as a key building block of wider package of UK and Scottish fair tax reforms ...

Plans to improve Scotland’s care system have been slow to come together after not enough early delivery planning by the Scottish Government and COSLA, a new report claims. The Promise, a national ...

Dogs Trust has received the largest grant ever donated to support the charity’s work in Scotland. The John William Hay Charitable Trust has pledged £1.3million has been pledged towards the rebuilding ...

It said that ending child poverty must be a national priority. This includes immediately raising Scottish child payment (SCP) from £27.15 per week per child to £40, with a commitment to doubling it by ...

A healthcare charity has underlined that it “remains open for business” despite revelations that staff face redundancy and salary cuts amid financial pressures.

“Marginalised communities who have already borne the brunt of previous cuts will once again pay the price, particularly women and girls and those experiencing conflict. Cutting UK aid doesn’t make us ...

Big Noise is a high-quality music education and social change programme, which launched in Raploch in 2008. It involves children and young people learning music after school, creating a community ...

A local community has expressed its dismay at the closure of a charity shop in its village. The chairperson of Golspie Community Council said members of the community were “deeply disturbed” to learn ...