Tag Archives: Partners and allies
Stories from the Edge
Faith communities in post-industrial towns across Scotland are delivering social action to tackle the effects of poverty. On 12 October 2017, in partnership with Action …
Chancellor challenged to #BurytheDebt for grieving families
The Fair Funerals campaign has launched a new call to tackle funeral poverty. Campaigns manager Heather Kennedy explains how you can help. One in six …
Tackling poverty in Salford: An inspirational story
This is how a new approach to tackling poverty is succeeding in Salford What if people living in poverty could take the lead in challenging …
Report & photos from the anti-poverty walk in Teesside
We joined campaigners as they took to the streets
‘For’ the poor or ‘of’ the poor?
A Church for the Poor, a new book from Jubilee Plus, explores the same questions as Church Action on Poverty’s ‘Church of the Poor?’ project. …
Pictures: Why it was all change at Salford Central Station
If you passed through Salford Central Station in late July or early August, then you might have noticed some striking additions. Thousands of rail passengers …
Our day in Parliament: The truth about poverty and how to tackle it
WHAT would you talk about if you were given the chance to speak at Parliament? Three groups of residents from Leeds, Teesside and London had …
A Sabbath for the Earth and the Poor
Church Action on Poverty is a partner in a conference next month exploring ‘the challenge of Pope Francis’. Our Communications Manager reflects on why the …
‘Poverty may be complex, but it is not inevitable’ (part 2)
Nick Waterfield, chair of the local Church Action on Poverty group in Sheffield, offers further thoughts on the ‘complex’ reasons why people use food banks. …