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Could you help us reach out to supporters and churches for the next Church Action on Poverty Sunday?

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Urgent: Ask your church to display this poster on Sunday

Churchgoers are urged to speak up against the Government’s harmful and immoral cuts to vital lifelines. Please, join the calls. The Government is proposing to dismantle vital parts of Britain’s social security system, but there has already been a big

An aerial view of Reading, with two group photos overlaid. One shows a group of volunteers in a line; the other shows four people around a table smiling.

The town of 250,000 that revolutionised its food system

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

Dreams and Realities in our context

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

Speaking Truth to Power panelists meet with minister Stephen Timms

Meeting the minister

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.