News & Views

Our new report, Picking Up The Pieces, brought together examples from across the capital of VCS responses to London's child poverty crisis. 

Connie Cullen, London Hub Manager, Shelter reflects on last two weeks activity trying to allieviate slow grinding experience of poverty and points of crisis for families across the capital.

We’ve launched a new report, together with Young Women’s Trust, to draw attention to the fact that Job centres are already not working well to support young jobseekers. And that continuing to roll out Universal Credit, as it stands, will draw many families - whether in work or out – into a punitive inflexible system that is doing more harm than good. Based on interviews with JobCentre staff, young people and sector professionals its essential reading for those looking to tackle London's youth under employment.

For the first time in the UK, young adult carers in Hackney and Tower Hamlets are being offered ‘supportive housing’ i.e. affordable shared housing combined with one-to-one support to enable them to, in time, move into secure housing and progress towards independent living. Read more about this innovative project being run by Quaker Social Action.

London's VCS provides a vital life line for many families who are gripped by poverty.

If the sector's concerns for the future go unaddressed, vulnerable families could be left without somewhere to turn.

This week we are featuring the work of our members Toynbee Hall and spoke to their Chief Executive Jim Minton. 

This week we are highlighting the work of our members, Pecan, and spoke to Chris Price, Pecan's CEO

This week are highlighting the work of our members, Zacchaeus 2000 Trust (also known as Z3K), and spoke to their Chief Executive, Raji Hunjan.