Tue 17th

New Alliance Member

Published by: Jo Colman on Tuesday 17th November 2009 09:11am

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.

Thu 12th

Poverty News, 12th November 2009

Published by: CSJ on Thursday 12th November 2009 11:11am

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

Fri 6th

Poverty News 6th November 2009

Published by: CSJ on Friday 6th November 2009 11:00am
The Daily Mail, 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 


Thu 5th

Poverty News 5 November 2009

Published by: CSJ on Thursday 5th November 2009 11:11am
BBC, 5th 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 
Tue 3rd

Poverty News 3rd November 2009

Published by: CSJ on Tuesday 3rd November 2009 10:11am
The Guardian, 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 

Mon 2nd

Poverty News 2nd November 2009

Published by: CSJ on Monday 2nd November 2009 10:11am
The Guardian, 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
Sun 1st

Poverty News 1st November 2009

Published by: CSJ on Sunday 1st November 2009 10:11am
The Guardian, 1st November 2009
How Gordon Brown plans to tackle Britain's anti-social behaviour problem
Read here
Thu 29th

Poverty Update 29th October 2009

Published by: CSJ on Thursday 29th October 2009 10:11am
The Independent, 29th October 2009
Natalie Evans: We need to tackle the causes of child poverty, not just the symptoms
Read here
Wed 14th

Save the Family Featured on the BBC's 'The One Show'

Published by: Jo Colman on Wednesday 14th October 2009 08:10am

A charity that the Centre for Social Justice have worked with were featured on 'The One Show' on Monday 12 October. Click here to watch the show on BBC iPlayer.

The report starts at 2:40 minutes and Save the Family feature at 6:30. The report finishes at 10:36.

To see all that Save the Family do
click here.

Thu 3rd

In the News!

Published by: Jo Colman on Thursday 3rd September 2009 10:09am
Hard up families failed by Labour - News of the World 22/08/09

Chris Grayling MP, Shadow Home Secretary, gives a trailer of his speech which he has delivered on the failing of the Labour Government on the poorest and most vulnerable in our communities.

To read the whole article,
click here