Child Poverty Action Group
@CPAGUK
Child Poverty Action Group is the leading charity campaigning for an end to child poverty in the UK and for a better deal for low-income families.
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#HopeStartsHere is a project from the parents of @Changing_r and Child Poverty Action Group drawing attention to
the challenges facing households on a low income.
Hear from them on what needs to change for a
better future for the 4.3 million children living in poverty. changingrealities.org/hope
Where does your hope start? As part of our new campaign, parents and carers on a low income have been sharing their hopes for their children's futures.
Listen and Share: changingrealities.org/hope
#HopeStartsHere
This… when we speak of poverty generally, the inference is ALWAYS #HeatandEat when the reality is significantly different and from the pov of someone in poverty, a lot more complex. We need to stop reducing peoples lives to the bare minimum. #PovertyHurtsUsAll
#HopeStartsHere is a project from the parents of @Changing_r and Child Poverty Action Group drawing attention to the challenges facing households on a low income. Hear from them on what needs to change for a better future for the 4.3 million children living in poverty. changingrealities.org/hope
We all want the best for our kids. Join us and Changing Realities in calling for:
1. More support for children’s mental health
2. Investment in our social security system
3. Free school meals for all
4. Better support for parents seeking good work
#HopeStartsHere changingrealities.org/hope
We all want to see a social security system that supports everyone, especially those who need it most.
Read what parents on a low income want to see to achieve that for their families.
#HopeStartsHere
Listen and Share:
changingrealities.org/hope
Hear from them on what needs to change for a better future for the 4.3 million children across the UK living in poverty. ⬇️
changingrealities.org/hope
#HopeStartsHere | #SWAgainstPoverty
📣 #HopeStartsHere is a project from the parents of @Changing_r and Child Poverty Action Group drawing attention to the challenges facing households on a low income.
We support their calls for a more compassionate and just social security system that works for all families that need it. ⬇️
4.3 million children across the UK are living in poverty
Child Poverty Action Group and Changing Realities's project #HopeStartsHere draws attention to the challenges facing households on a low income. Listen to their experiences and hopes for a better future for their children: changingrealities.org/hope.
Our campaign for change was brought about by kindness in our groups. It was brought about by people listening to one another, giving space to share. It isn’t hard to do.
We know that we should expect better for our children & for us. Listen & share please. #HopeStartsHere
We support the call from the parents and carers of @Changing_r for a compassionate and just social security system, a system that recognises increasing costs and works for all families who need it. #HopeStartsHere changingrealities.org/hope
Powerful call from Archbishop of Canterbury to end the two-child limit: “The two-child limit falls short of our values as a society. It denies the truth that all children are of equal and immeasurable worth”
theguardian.com/society/articl…
“My younger son can’t ride a bicycle and we don’t have a bicycle... And things like swimming lessons, I’ve always thought they were quite important. We can’t afford those, either.” - Amelie from Changing Realities
#HopeStartsHere
theguardian.com/society/articl…
#HopeStartsHere is a project from the parents of @Changing_r and Child Poverty Action Group drawing attention to the challenges facing households on a low income. Hear from them on what needs to change for a better future for the 4.3 million children living in poverty. changingrealities.org/hope
#HopeStartsHere is a project from the parents of @Changing_r and Child Poverty Action Group drawing attention to the challenges facing households on a low income. Hear from them on what needs to change for a better future for the 4.3 million children living in poverty. changingrealities.org/hope
📢 Exciting news! 📢
Changing Realities new funder is the brilliant The Robertson Trust
We’re really excited to continue our work together at Changing Realities and also to expanding… 🧵
We all want the best for our children. Join us in calling for:
1. More support for our children’s mental health
2. Investment in our social security system
3. Free schools meals for all
4. Better support for parents seeking good work
#HopeStartsHere
changingrealities.org/hope
#HopeStartsHere is a project from the parents of @Changing_r and Child Poverty Action Group drawing attention to the challenges facing households on a low income.
Hear from them on what needs to change for a better future for the 4.3 million children living in poverty. changingrealities.org/hope
Children embody hope for the future. Listen to the experiences of parents and carers living on low income and their hopes for a better future for their children. #HopeStartsHere
Listen and Share: changingrealities.org/hope
Changing Realities Child Poverty Action Group