UK approaching poverty tipping point warns The Salvation Army
Two thirds of UK adults1 are very concerned about the economic impact of coronavirus warns The Salvation Army as its
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Coronavirus: Government cyber experts shine light on online scams
Cyber security experts today lifted the lid on some of the online scams which the public have reported to the
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Coronavirus: Food rations, masks and medical aid reach hungry communities
Emergency food rations and medicine have reached communities in India where severe hunger is a more imminent threat than COVID-19.
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The Emergency BAME Businesses and Enterprises Conversation on Monday 18th May @ 6:30pm
SAVE THE DATE! On Monday 18th May 2020 @6:30pm, we will host another Emergency Conversation. The Emergency BAME Businesses and Enterprises
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Government announcement: ‘£16 million for food charities to provide meals for those in need’
The Government has today announced up to £16 million to provide food for those who are struggling as a result
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Rory Stewart in Conversation with Christian Aid: ‘We have a moral obligation to help people who are much, much poorer than Britain’
Rory Stewart, the former Secretary of State for International Development, told the audience at a Christian Aid event last night
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Drought piles on the agony for vulnerable Zimbabwe farmers
Extended periods of below-average rainfall in Zimbabwe and across the wider southern Africa region have led to extreme hardship for
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Locust plague spells catastrophe for millions living in underfunded East Africa
Grossly underfunded humanitarian responses across East Africa are tipping towards breaking point as a result of the recent desert locust
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The children in poverty wishing for a new toothbrush this year
Thousands* of families coming to The Salvation Army say they are struggling for food with some also having difficulty keeping
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Church Action on Poverty – Smethwick gets its first Your Local Pantry, to help tackle food poverty
People in Smethwick will be able to save on their weekly shopping bills, thanks to a new project that officially
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Weather extremes ‘leaving 52 million Africans hungry’
More than 52 million people in 18 countries across Africa are facing hunger as a result of extremes in the
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Primary schools give free food to hungry families
The biggest primary school academy trust in England is to give food to parents to prevent “family hunger”. The Reach2
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Campaigners say: Act now to end UK hunger
A coalition of national and local charities, anti-poverty organisations and faith groups will today [Wed 16 October] call on the
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Church’s responses to UK austerity to be discussed at Coventry University
Coventry University is holding an event today to enable better understanding of how austerity has affected Christian engagement with poverty
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Behind the image that shocked the world
A harrowing picture of three Syrian sisters and their uncle in the rubble after a government air strike has been
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