Each year, our local group in Sheffield holds a Civic Breakfast. Sara Millard reports on the 2017 Civic Breakfast held on 9 March, on the theme of challenges facing unpaid carers in Sheffield.
Read more “Who cares for the carers?”
Church Action on Poverty in Sheffield share a report on their service for Church Action on Poverty Sunday 2017 – with a powerful sermon by the Director of the Urban Theological Union.
Read more “How can we listen better?”
Meg Raw gave this talk in her church in Chorlton, Manchester on Church Action on Poverty Sunday 2017. She kindly gave permission for us to share it here.
Read more “Making ourselves vulnerable”
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 Sabbath is important – and invites you to join us.
Read more “A Sabbath for the Earth and the Poor”
Vox-pops can’t ensure the voices of people in poverty are really heard, says our new Poverty Media Coordinator Gavin Aitchison.
Read more “No match for proper conversation”
Our Poverty Media Coordinator Gavin Aitchison reflects on a busy few weeks!
Read more “Voices from the Margins in the General Election”
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.
Read more “‘Poverty may be complex, but it is not inevitable’ (part 2)”
In this guest post, food poverty researcher Jane Perry responds to Theresa May’s comments about the reasons for food bank use.
Read more “Poverty may be complex, but it isn’t inevitable”
David Primrose, Director of Transforming Communities in the Diocese of Lichfield and a trustee of Church Action on Poverty, reviews the first two volumes of an exciting new series edited by Paul Cloke and Mike Pears: Mission in Marginal Places.
Read more “Hope where Christ is found”
Help us make sure that alternative voices are heard in this General Election.
Read more “Voices from the Margins”