Keep the Promise: End Child Poverty rally

The Keep the Promise rally is a key event in the Get Fair campaign to eradicate UK poverty.

2008 is a vital year for children in poverty.

One in three children live in poverty in the UK today, and without significant investment this year, any progress on child poverty is at risk.

Growing up in poverty hurts.

We can see the damage that poverty does to children and to our society and are demanding a better future for all our children.

The Government have made the boldest political promise of a generation – to end child poverty.

This was to halve child poverty by 2010 and end it by 2020.  Although progress has been made and 600,000 children have been lifted out of poverty since 1997, this progress has now stalled and the Government is not on track to meet the target.

Now, you can hold them to it.

The Budget 2009 is the last realistic chance for the Government to meet the 2010 target and keep alive its promise to end child poverty. 

You can help make it happen. With your support, we can ensure that they keep the promise of a generation: end child poverty.