David Price and Bob Rae from Sheffield Church Action on Poverty report on the recent Civic Breakfast event. A host of hidden problems facing initiatives to reduce rough sleeping on Sheffield’s streets have been uncovered at an event, organised by
Bob Rae reports on Sheffield Church Action on Poverty’s annual pilgrimage Anti-poverty campaigners in the Sheffield neighbourhoods of Firvale, Wincobank and Firth Park are calling for major improvement in the help provided for people struggling to find work, and for free face-to-face advice
16th annual pilgrimage Saturday 11 October, 2025 Hear about local issues and responses, as we walk and pray together Gather: 9am, St Cuthbert’s Church, Barnsley Road, Sheffield (opposite the Northern General Hospital) for a 9:30am start. Visit: St Cuthbert’s Church,
York Poverty Truth Commission brought people together and is inspiring change What if people living in poverty could work with civic leaders to tackle it? That question is at the heart of the Poverty Truth Commission (PTC) movement, which continues
Five people with experience of complex poverty have been speaking up to press for change, as part of an exciting collaboration in York. Church Action on Poverty worked with the independent media outlet YorkMix and with a local group called
Learn the story of Dreams & Realities, and the stories behind it Previous Next A powerful new art exhibition has been launched, telling the stories and aspirations of people in poverty. Dreams & Realities is on display at St Mary’s
Welcome to the first of our new Neighbourhood Voices stories, featuring people in north Sheffield. We’re at Parson Cross in Sheffield, on a Tuesday morning. Mt Tabor Methodist Church opens its doors to the community most days of the week,
What drives activists and activism? For Ashleigh, it is a combination of love, hope, and a passion for equality and justice. Ashleigh has experienced powerlessness, homelessness, the criminal justice system and poverty. But her experiences have also shown her that
Change comes, not from looking and seeing – but from taking action. And Mary has certainly done lots of that. Mary Passeri, at her art studio in York. Photo by David Harrison. Are you ready?… In the past eight years,
