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The Source
Cafe, Aldershot, has become the newest CSJ Alliance member after
they showed a couple of the team around their cafe in Aldershot
this week.
The Source work with young people who have often been left out
and marginalised by both society and family. Watch the clip below
to learn a little bit more about what they do, or click here to go to their
website.
Poverty News, 12th November 2009
The BBC, 12th November
2009
NI has worst
child poverty in UK
Read
here
The Mail, 12th November
2009
School places crisis as migration and credit
crunch lead to shortage for tens of thousands of
children
Read
here
The Telegraph, 12th November
2009
Britons have more abortions than anywhere else
in Europe as teen pregnancies drive
rise
Read
here
The Times, 12th November
2009
Open the office door and let the kids
in
Read
here
Caring Christmas Tree Project
Would you like
to become involved with our Caring Christmas
Trees project? Simply by buying a quality real
Christmas Trees you will be supporting homeless people.
Order online at
www.caringChristmastrees.com and select the size of tree and
location/day that you would like to pick it
up.
“Bring a Christmas tree into your home, house a homeless
person.”
Every Caring Christmas Tree bought helps a
homeless person receive shelter and support through the work of
The Jericho Road Project which is run as part of King’s Church
Catford (charity no.1082666). The Project began in 2001 and
currently provides housing for 26 people whilst also working to
reduce rough sleeping and helping ex-offenders to reintegrate
into society, the mentally ill to maintain stability and former
addicts to stay clean.
If you’d like to help by buying your Christmas tree with us,
please go to our website
www.caringchristmastrees.com and place your order now.
Please see the website for the opportunities to be involved by
volunteering on the distribution days.
In the News!
David Cameron: Tories are best party to tackle Poverty
Read here
Poverty News 6th November 2009
Gap in life expectancy
between rich and poor 'bigger than in Victorian
times'
Read
here
The Guardian, 6th November 2009
Cannabis is Dangerous
Read here
BBC, 6th November 2009
Housing association rents to fall
Read here
The Guardian, 6th November 2009
Disguising the detention of children
Read here
BBC, 6th November 2009
Child safety services criticised
Read here
Poverty News 5 November 2009
Justice 'must focus on victims'
Read here
The Telegraph, 5th November 2009
Benefit fraud and error cost £3 billion
Read here
eGov Monitor, 5th November
Government Invests Additional £6.5 Million To Support Vulnerable Children
Read here
The Guardian, 5th November
Addiction is a sickness, and so is criminalizing your child
Read here
Kidulthood
To all that have not seen the film kidulthood and always wanted too well it is now on BBC iPlayer here.
It is well worth the watch before Saturday 6 November.
Poverty News 3rd November 2009
Children slipping back into poverty
Read here
The Telegraph, 3rd November 2009
One in five families receive housing benefits
Read here
The BBC, 3rd November 2009
More money needed to tackle gangs
Read here
Poverty News 2nd November 2009
Short prison sentences should be scrapped, says Iain Duncan Smith
Read here
The Independent, 2nd November 2009
Record numbers of women imprisoned
Read here
Poverty News 1st November 2009
How Gordon Brown plans to tackle Britain's anti-social behaviour problem
Read here
