The real Living Wage lets people afford the basics. It isn’t about luxuries, it’s about paying the bills, the bus fare to work, or buying a child a new pair of shoes.
Join the movement today: buff.ly/XIk7piv
#LivingWage #ChallengePoverty #Scotland
We’re continuing our fight to #EndSchoolMealDebt for good.
Read the full report: www.aberlour.org.uk/publications/school-meal...
#Aberlour150 #ChallengePoverty
This #ChallengePovertyWeek, we’re proud to highlight the Inverse Care Law Programme in North Wales - tackling inequalities in #healthcare.
We were honoured to evaluate this initiative & support fairer access to care.
🔗Learn more: bit.ly/4onsl1F
#ChallengePoverty #Wales #England #UK #PublicSector
For #ChallengePoverty Week, our Senior Policy Manager Jamie Thunder wrote a blog for @nationalvoices.bsky.social Voices exploring how poverty impacts people’s final months and why action is needed to end financial hardship at the end of life.
💬Read Jamie’s blog :
What’s next now #ChallengePoverty Week is over…
We have an idea 💡
Join us on:
🗓️ Saturday 25th October
📍 Edinburgh
As #wedemandbetter for Scotland 🏴
More info >>> www.scotland-demands-better.com
What’s next now #ChallengePoverty Week is over…
We have an idea 💡
Join us on:
🗓️ Saturday 25th October
📍 Edinburgh
As #wedemandbetter for Scotland 🏴
More info >>> www.scotland-demands-better.com
📣 We are saddened by the poverty we see in the courts. It is often the reason for people attending court. Today, we're speaking out for those who do not have a voice, calling for an end to poverty. More here 👇
#DignityForAll #ChallengePoverty
www.cassplus.org/poverty-thro...
Challenge Poverty Week, 13th - 19th October, is an opportunity for us all to say what needs to change to enable our own communities to thrive.
Everyone involved in tackling poverty is invited to be part of the week.
challengepoverty.co.uk
#ChallengePoverty
🔎📖 With #ChallengePoverty Week coming to a close, let's recap on the transformative power of youth work to improve the lives of children & young people & meet the aims of the Scottish Government's Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan (2022-27).
Read our Policy Brief 👉 https://bit.ly/4pRj03J
We’re back at #SNP25 today.
If you’re here, please pop by our stall with IFAN to hear about our work to end hunger in Scotland and build a future where everyone can afford the essentials. #CashFirst
#ChallengePoverty #WeDemandBetter
Cab Sec @jennygilruth.bsky.social referencing our #challengepoverty survey launched this week which showed 64% of children are coming to school hungry and one quarter of schools are hosting food banks.
'The normalisation of poverty in our schools horrifies me'
On day 5 of #ChallengePoverty week, we are calling for fair, bold and fast climate action. There is no social justice without climate justice. Read more: https://tinyurl.com/bdzh3mrk
Inforgraphic on poverty and wealth in Glasgow, available from www.understandingglasgow.com
If you want to learn more about poverty in Glasgow, check out ‘Poverty and wealth’ in our Understanding Glasgow website #ChallengePoverty #CPW25 www.understandingglasgow.com/glasgow-indi...
Did you know that in Scotland in 2023, 861,000 households (34% of all households) were estimated to be in fuel poverty of which 491,000 (19.4% of all households) were in extreme fuel poverty. Source: Scottish House Conditions Survey 2023
Warm homes are a basic necessity, and yet over a third of households in Scotland are in fuel poverty. #ChallengePoverty #CPW25
As #ChallengePoverty Week ends, let’s embrace purpose-driven business.
Closing the #GenderPayGap benefits all - reduces women & children's poverty, boosts innovation & growth & tackles VAW.
Find out how you can help 👇
Large employers: buff.ly/ygYTmvV
SMEs & third sector: buff.ly/P0KWfGI
This #ChallengePoverty Week, Poverty Alliance are calling on the Scottish Government to take action on climate that benefits local communities, protects those on low-incomes and ensures that the biggest polluters pay for their damage.
More: www.povertyalliance.org/wp-content/u...
Thanks to our friends at @cyclinguk.bsky.social for this fantastic blog as part of #ChallengePoverty Week Climate Day.
"Investment into active travel is desperately needed to make cycling a realistic option for those most in need of low-cost, transport."
Leading commentator and author Darren McGarvey will headline as a speaker at the rally, alongside musical acts including Bemz, Declan Welsh and Colonel Mustard and the Dijon 5.
Join us:
📅 SATURDAY 25 OCTOBER.
📍 Assembly From 10am - The Scottish Parliament
#scotlanddemandsbetter
#challengepoverty
At @povertyalliance.org #ChallengePoverty Friday Breakfast Briefing in Conversation with award-winning climate activist & environmental scientist Laura Young.
Engine idling outside schools is one example where schools can lead on changes.
Poverty reduction must be at the heart of climate action🌍
The Bureau might be closed for the morning, but we're working with Challenge Poverty Week!
Our webinar on reducing fuel costs and simple steps to save energy is at 11am.
For your free invite, email FAL-MoneyAdvice@falkirkcab.casonline.org.uk
#ChallengePoverty #WeDemandBetter
Raised hands of different colours holding hearts for Challenge poverty week.
Third-sector organisations are on the frontline of efforts to challenge the injustice of poverty. This #ChallengePoverty week we support calls for those organisations to receive fair, longer-term, and guaranteed funding #KeepTheBeatAlive #WeDemandBetter
On day 4 of #ChallengePoverty week, we are joining with other organisations across Scotland to celebrate the community organisations and volunteers who provide vital support to help people live decent and dignified lives.
A financially healthy third sector is key to making meaningful progress on poverty and inequality. By participating in #ChallengePoverty Week, we want better investment in our communities, with fair funding for charities tackling inequality.
More: www.povertyalliance.org/wp-content/u...
It's #ChallengePoverty week & today we are joining with other organisations across Scotland to celebrate the third sector, community organisations & volunteers who provide vital support to help people live decent & dignified lives.
www.povertyalliance.org/cpw/
#ChallengePovertyWeek #WeDemandBetter
Our work in September saw a huge £437,000 invested in our local community!
#ChallengePoverty #WeDemandBetter
🌍 #ChallengePovertyWeek is a time to bring attention to the realities of poverty & initiatives driving change in #Scotland.
We’re honoured to support the Inverclyde Approach, a new model tackling child poverty delivered by the Inverclyde Council.
🔗Learn more: bit.ly/47gDrQu
#ChallengePoverty
Icons of a house with a man and woman stick figures stood next to it. Text reads: Nearly 1 in 5 older people in Scotland has a household income of less than £15,000.
Our #OlderScotlandIndex25 tracks the reality of later life in Scotland ➡️ Pensioner poverty is a growing issue, but it’s not inevitable.
This #ChallengePoverty Week, we need action. #CPW25
www.independentage.org/policy-and-research/rese...
Shirley Anne Sommerville and Councillor Richard Bell next to an event banner
event speakers on microphone
people around the table, with Shirley Anne Sommerville listening
busy table discussions at Glasgow city chambers
Yesterday, we co-hosted a No Wrong Door #ChallengePoverty event with Cabinet Sec. Shirley Anne Somerville. Huge thanks to all the organisations who joined to help ensure every #Glasgow family has access to life’s essentials 👏🏽🏠
Read more: gcvs.org.uk/wp-content/u...
📢 Our recent Youth Work, Education & Lifelong Learning report is full of great info on how youth work helps to #ChallengePoverty by:
🎓 Supporting educational attainment
💪 Developing skills for life & work
🚧 Tackling barriers to participation
And more!
https://bit.ly/3ItmvNj #EducationNeedsYouthWork
