The town of Reading, in Berkshire, has revolutionised its community food work in the past two years. Faith Christian Group has opened eight Your Local Pantries with nearby churches, and plans to open two more – with the aim of ensuring
Labour said they would put disabled people at the heart of everything they do. But instead they have shoved us to the very edges. The proposed cuts to Britain’s social security system are immoral, are deeply harmful to some of
Revd Amanda Mallen reflects on the impact Church Action on Poverty Sunday made in her community. During the week following Church Action on Poverty Sunday on 2 March 2025, I held three informal worship workshops. The aim was to help
Our communities are awash with talent – but Churches need to offer new routes to ministry. Father Alex Frost calls for bold thinking from national leaders. I have never received a standing ovation before and nor did I expect one
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Four community campaigners supported by Church Action on Poverty have met with a Government minister in London, to call for a new approach to working with people in hardship.
Thousands of people across the UK are enjoying a merrier Christmas this year, thanks to the opening of Pantries in their neighbourhoods. The Your Local Pantry network has welcomed 19 new partners throughout 2024, across all four nations of the
From mosaics to murals, pots to paintings, Pantry members have been creating stunning art pieces this year Dozens of people around the UK have been taking part in creative arts projects, alongside the Let’s End Poverty campaign. Earlier this year,
12 venues, hundreds of visitors, wonderful feedback, and now a spin-off… it’s fair to say the Dreams & Realities tour has been a success! “It has been amazing experience,” says the artist, Stephen Martin. “I’ve met some really interesting people,
