In a guest blog first published by the William Temple Foundation, Greg Smith reflects on work at the sharp end of austerity Britain, and theological approaches to change.
Read more “Universal Credit – universal chaos?”
Director Niall Cooper shares an Easter message from all of us at Church Action on Poverty.
Read more “Poverty and the Passion”
The Right Revd Rachel Treweek, Bishop of Gloucester, wrote this blog for End Hunger UK.
Read more “Celebrate what food banks do – but demand action from government on hunger”
Our Director Niall Cooper sees little Christmas cheer in two recent pieces of poverty news.
Read more “No Advent cheer for modern-day Cratchits”
Lynne Cullen, a working-class single mother and Anglican priest, attended our National Poverty Consultation in Manchester on 2-3 November. Here are her reflections on the event.
Read more “A Poor Church that is good news to 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. In this guest post, Greg Smith, Development Worker for Together Lancashire, reviews the book.
Read more “‘For’ the poor or ‘of’ the poor?”
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?”
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ox-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”
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”
