More Info

Our historic aim will be for ours to be the first generation to end child poverty forever, and it will take a generation. It is a twenty year mission, but I believe it can be done.

Tony Blair, Former Prime Minister

March 1999

Members Campaign Activity

Many of our member organisations will be getting in touch with their contacts about the Keep the Promise event on Saturday, October 4th over the summer. As well as attending this event there are other ways to support the members of the Campaign to End Child Poverty.

Barnardo’s
Barnardo’s have just relaunched their poverty microsite - www.barnardos.org.uk/childpoverty - which contains information about the reality of child poverty in the UK including findings from Barnardo’s research, what Barnardo’s is doing to tackle this issue, and how you can take action. There is information for Barnardo’s supporters about ECP’s vital Keep the Promise rally on Saturday 4 October, as well as other upcoming events such as Will Hutton delivering a lecture on social mobility on Monday 13 October.

Rainer
Tuesday 13th May 2008 the Launch of a new report in association with The New Policy Institute and End Child Poverty. Discussion of the research and the wider issues of poverty amongst young adults with contributions from: James Plaskitt MP, DWP Under-Secretary for Financial Inclusion; Hilary Fisher, Director, End Child Poverty; Joyce Moseley, Chief Executive, Rainer; Dr Peter Kenway, Director, New Policy Institute and A panel of young people

Why do the Young Pay More? a new report from Rainer highlights the high levels of debt and financial exclusion now experienced by young people and young adults. The report draws on primary research from YouGov and a series of focus groups and interviews across England. The report makes a series of policy recommendations and underlines the importance of the FSA’s young people and money programme. www.youngpeopleandmoney.co.uk For more information contact: david.chater@raineronline.org

CDNA
Friday May 9th CHILD POVERTY: THE CHALLENGE OF MEETING 2010
Chaired by Ann Keen MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Health. Poverty affects children’s health throughout their lives. When they go on to have children of their own, these effects are passed to the next generation. This summit will look at health and other impacts of child poverty and how we can work together to meet the child poverty challenge.

Association of Teachers and Lecturers
Watch their video where teachers, Union leaders and Campaigners talk out about how child poverty impacts on a child's education - see it now.

Every Disabled Child Matters
This is a campaign to get rights and justice for every disabled child. It is a campaign by four national organisations working with disabled children - Contact a Family, the Council for Disabled Children, Mencap and the Special Education Consortium. One of the key objectives for Every Disabled Child Matters is to make sure that the government's child poverty targets are met for families with disabled children. For more information and to sign up to support the campaign, go to www.edcm.org.uk.