Poverty Debate

"Every day, our criminal justice system deals with the consequences of social breakdown. When the same characters - the same individuals - appear in local courts time and time again, we must recognise there is something wrong with the system."
- Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP, will be giving a speech on criminal justice on Monday 2 November 2009.

For details of the event at Canary Wharf, 11am for 11.30am visit our website and RSVP
http://www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/default.asp?pageRef=394

The Independent, 29th October 2009
Natalie Evans: We need to tackle the causes of child poverty, not just the symptoms
Read here

The CSJ is recruiting an Office Administrator, £20,000 per annum. Closing date for applications is Friday 23 October 2009, 12 noon. For details visit www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/jobs

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.

Eco-Actif Services is a Community Interest Company (CIC) offering practical help and support for economically inactive people including ex-offenders, people recovering from substance and alcohol misuse and lone parents.

They run a number of successful and innovative programmes tackling the problems connected with long term unemployment and social exclusion. Below is a short video introducing what they do:


To find out more go to www.ecoactifservicescic.co.uk