For richer, for poorer

Revd Dr David Primrose (Director of Transforming Communities in the Diocese of Lichfield and a trustee of Church Action on Poverty) reflects on a fruitful and courageous partnership.

Giving your local work a national voice

Church Action on Poverty has just appointed Amanda Bickerton as our National Community Link Worker. This is a new role, and Amanda will focus on supporting the great work being done by our partners, groups and supporters. We asked Amanda to introduce herself…

For Richer, For Poorer – the artist speaks

Oliver Pengilley, the artist who created the ‘Coming Together’ painting at our recent partner church event in Lichfield diocese, explains how he produced the work.

For richer, for poorer

‘Partners to Close the Gap’, our partner church project with the diocese of Lichfield, held a poverty hearing event to mark the end of their first year. David Primrose, the diocese’s Director of Transforming Communities, shares some reflections on the event.

Building on local strengths

In this third guest blog about our ‘Listen Up!’ work with partner churches, Nick Waterfield reflects on how the approach has tied in with the work of the community project where he is employed.

Resourcefulness against the odds

In Sheffield, the Listen Up! programme is helping local churches to hear the stories of people in poor communities, and work together for change. It’s an example of Church Action on Poverty’s ‘partner church’ work. In this guest blog, Revd Ali Dorey shares some of the stories that have emerged.

A good listening to

‘What I need is a good listening to’. That was the headline, a few years ago, of a powerful ad campaign run by the Children’s Society. Not the ‘good talking to’ from a cross adult, more familiar to many children. But adults need ‘a good listening to’, too.

In this guest blog, Revd Al Barratt writes about how an idea developed through our work with partner churches is helping his parish in Birmingham.

Partner church programme: a challenge to transformative action

Lichfield Diocese is working with us on a ‘partner church’ project, to Close the Gap between rich and poor. David Primrose, Lichfield’s Director of Transforming Communities, explains what it’s about.

Listening to the people who are living the ‘Perfect Storm’

The challenges posed by current benefit changes, public sector cuts and wider economic recession have been described as a ‘perfect storm’. But do we, let alone politicians, really understand what that looks like to those living with the day-to-day reality?