Today we’re publishing the fourth in our year-long series of reports with ⁦Child of the North⁩, making the case for schools to be at the centre of a fresh start for #SureStart . 👇 centreforyounglives.org.uk/news-centre/ch…

Looking forward to welcoming Amanda Bailey to NENC Child Health & Wellbeing Network executive this month sharing recent publications on Child Poverty - a network priority area

Feel powerless about poverty? The NHS can do more than you think.

Read the full blog from Emma Leggott, our Health Team Manager here 👀 loom.ly/joaqQPE

#povertyproofing #northeast #healthcare #nhs #healthcare services #education

North East and North Cumbria NHS

This is good news for young people across Tees Valley

Our recent blueprint for tackling child poverty in the North East urged our combined authorities to do much more to invest in children & young people, including through transport interventions⬇️

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Our Child of the North APPG Co-chair Emma Lewell-Buck MP asked a question at PMQs today citing research from our report on children living in poverty

Whilst absolute poverty had fallen, relative poverty has actually risen since 2010 bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-p…

This is important and welcome from Kim McGuinness speaking to The Chamber members today

Making poverty reduction 'everybody's business' was a key theme of our blueprint for tackling child poverty in the North East 👇

You can read our full report here:

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One in five children growing up in the North East are living in food insecure households - the highest rate in the country 👇

This was such a powerful evidence session in the House of Lords last week - and great to see Penny from Byker taking part and sharing her expertise & experience

You can watch the whole session via the link ⬇️

The NE Child Poverty commission does brilliant work in our region.

This week is incredibly important for many reasons — there’s no time to wait. Every vote counts.

I think this sums it up👇🏻

📧 Our April newsletter is currently winging its way into inboxes across the region and beyond

👀 Take a look and sign up to receive it each month

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📧 Our April newsletter is currently winging its way into inboxes across the region and beyond

👀 Take a look and sign up to receive it each month

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This is an amazing role which I was deeply privileged to hold.

If you’d like to make a real impact on tackling child poverty and driving social change in the North East, do apply for this voluntary post.

The team are brilliant too.

📆 From next month, all parts of our region will be covered by a Mayoral combined authority

✍️ We have written to all North East and Tees Valley Mayoral candidates, asking them to commit to tackle child poverty as a priority & to work with us to do so

Great work North East Child Poverty Commission

Looking forward to our Mayor putting child poverty at the core of their work

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