December 21, 2008
Religious charity faces closure over cash crisis 0
The charity that worked to promote religious tolerance in the aftermath of the Glasgow terrorist attacks is on the verge of closure because of a lack of Scottish Government funding.
Staff working for the Scottish Inter-Faith Council have been served with redundancy notices and have been warned that the organisation could close within weeks unless more money is secured.
Unless the Government takes action, the £150,000 savings the SIFC held in reserve will have been spent by the end of next month, leaving the charity, which encourages more understanding between faiths, with no option other than to close its doors.
Alan Dixon, the council’s convener, said a funding application for £200,000 had been turned down in the summer and another plea for cash was rejected in the autumn.
Full story at Scotland on Sunday.
