The report from a 2021 project of Church Action on Poverty North East ‘Making the Economy work for Everyone’ was the topic of an event at St Vincent’s SVP Centre in Newcastle on 25 September 2021. 30 representatives of communities
Thrive Teesside have had a remarkable year. They recount why, in our final calendar story of 2021. It has certainly been a year like no other. Notwithstanding the continuous challenges facing our community, we have worked tirelessly to seek out
Niall Cooper, director of Church Action on Poverty, asks: How do we build dignity, agency and power together as a society? Introduction Church Action on Poverty’s vision is that the UK can and must be transformed into a country where
When dozens of people are talking at once, how can you make yourself heard? When you speak to people in positions of great power, how do you retain your own? In this story of Dignity, Agency and Power, Penny Walters
How do we recognise and uphold the dignity, agency and power of people in poverty? How do we ensure people with first-hand insights are heard and heeded? How do we bring together all our myriad experiences, skills and resolve, to
Annual report on the work of our local group in the North East of England
Has there been a faith response to COVID-19? Find out what’s been happening around the North East.
We must all look out for one another, to ensure nobody is cut adrift. We continue to hear heartening stories of how communities across the country are pulling together. The video below tells the story of one of our oldest
How one food bank in the North East is responding to rising need.
Our local group in the North East are supporting the new Poverty Truth Commision in Gateshead. They have a short report form the launch event.
