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Statement on Press Reports - 13.01.10
End Child Poverty would like to comment on recent inaccurate speculation in the press about a mis-reported financial crisis. We are revie...
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Government has missed an opportunity to meet the 2010 target of halving child poverty - 09.12.09
In response to today’s Pre Budget Report, the End Child Poverty campaign welcomed the Government’s announcements o...
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Unemployment creates new child poverty crisis - 02.11.09
“We couldn’t let the banks fail, now we mustn’t fail our children”
A staggering two million British children now ...
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Home - The Facts
4 million children - one in three - are currently living in poverty in the UK, one of the highest rates in the industrialised world. This is a shocking figure given the wealth of our nation.
Poverty can have a profound impact on the child, their family, and the rest of society. It often sets in motion a deepening spiral of social exclusion, creating problems in education, employment, mental and physical health and social interaction.
We need your help. Join us - Find out what you can do
4in10: The End Child Poverty London Project
4 in 10 London children live in poverty. End Child Poverty believes this is unacceptable and through 4in10: The End Child Poverty London Project is working for change.
We want all voluntary and community organisations working with London children and families to get involved:
- Share ideas and good practice with organisations across London.
- Get involved in borough campaigns and achieve real change locally.
Keep the Promise
This is not the time to forget about child poverty.
Even before the recession, four million children across Britain were living below the poverty line. Now rising unemployment and cuts in working hours are pushing many thousands more families and their children towards poverty and debt.
We need your help to make investing in Britain’s children and families a priority for the Pre-Budget Report.
To download a copy of our latest report on child poverty in the recession please follow this link.
To download a copy of our Recession Recovery Package please follow this link.