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“All it needs is people willing to listen”

Stef Benstead looks back on her experiences as part of the first Manchester Poverty Truth Commission. Read the Poverty Truth Commission’s full report here I was invited to join the Manchester Poverty Truth Commission by Niall Cooper, after he had

1,000+ church leaders say: Don’t cut Universal Credit

Church leaders join with Church Action on Poverty and Christians Against Poverty to urge the Government not to cut UC income by £1,040 a year. People in church leadership positions, with the support of two anti-poverty charities, are calling for

SPARK newsletter autumn 2021

Click on the right to download the autumn 2021 issue of SPARK, our newsletter for supporters of Church Action on Poverty. Download newsletter Resources SPARK newsletter autumn 2021 Click on the right to download the autumn 2021 issue of SPARK,

Our Cookery Book

Making food, making friends – new cookbook by members of Self-Reliant Groups

York artists Sydnie Corley and Mary Passeri, who run the York Food Justice Alliance at SPARK in Piccadilly, York. Picture by David Harrison.

Seeking food justice in York

It’s not enough to hand out food, if the broken systems are allowed to continue. Two people who know that well are Mary Passeri and Sydnie Corley, co-chairs of York Food Justice Alliance and tenacious campaigners against the causes of

Jayne and Shaun’s story: creativity, self-reliance and truth

Jayne and Shaun have worked with Church Action on Poverty on Poverty Truth Commissions, Self-Reliant Groups, and creative workshops. Watch their story below. https://youtu.be/U_jX0P8mkW4 Find out more about the projects Jayne and Shaun have been part of below: Poverty Truth

Sign the Anti-Poverty Charter!

We are pleased to share with you the Anti-Poverty Charter developed by our partners at the ‘Life on the Breadline’ research programme. Please read, share and sign!​