Category: News

Making the Economy work for Everyone

The report from a 2021 project of Church Action on Poverty North East ‘Making the Economy work for Everyone’ was the topic of an event at St Vincent’s SVP Centre in Newcastle on 25 September 2021. 30 representatives of communities

SPARK newsletter summer 2022

Click on the right to download the summer 2022 issue of SPARK, our newsletter for supporters of Church Action on Poverty. Download newsletter

Support for the Right To Food campaign is growing

What is the Right To Food?

The Right To Food campaign is in the news a lot at the moment. But what is it, and what does it call for? You may not know it, but everybody in the UK has a right to adequate food.

Hope story: a united stand against hunger

Everyone should have access to good food. Nobody should need to go to bed hungry. Those simple values were the driving force behind End Hunger UK, an inspiring and hope-filled campaign that brought together thousands of people from 2016 to

How we ensure struggles are not ignored

Telling your own story for a good purpose is like having a superpower, says Ellis. Every month, our Dignity, Agency, Power series tells of inspiring people and groups who are tackling poverty in the UK. Some stories are of people taking action

Holding the church to account

As Church Action on Poverty Sunday apoproaches, a member of the United Reformed Church’s Northern Synod shares his reflections on Church Action on Poverty’s vision and strategy. Later this month, Sunday 27 February to be precise, is Church Action on