Together Lancashire in ........ East Lancashire: 2012

Saturday, 29 December 2012

Guardian Article to share with homelessness agencies

http://www.guardian.co.uk/housing-network/2012/dec/20/homeless-charities-at-breaking-point-2012

Friday, 21 December 2012

Wishing all a happy and blessed Christmas

^{We will be taking a break from now until early in the New Year.}

We hope the Scripture below will speak to us and inspire all our work in tackling poverty together in Lancashire in 2013

^{2 Corinthians 8}

^{New International Version (NIV}

⁹For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.

¹⁰And here is my judgment about what is best for you in this matter. Last year you were the first not only to give but also to have the desire to do so. ¹¹Now finish the work, so that your eager willingness to do it may be matched by your completion of it, according to your means. ¹²For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have.

¹³Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard pressed, but that there might be equality. ¹⁴At the present time your plenty will supply what they need, so that in turn their plenty will supply what you need. The goal is equality, ¹⁵as it is written: "The one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little."^[b]

Shalom

Greg Smith

Development Co-ordinator Together Lancashire / Preston Christian Action Network

34 Broadgate, Preston PR1 8DU

Phone no. 01772 827987 Mobile 07726177044

Together Lancashire, registered office Church House, Blackburn BB1 5AA

Registered Charity no 1147848 Registered company no 07966145

Together Lancashire Website http://www.cuf.org.uk/together-lancashire

See also PCAN Website www.pcan.org.uk or and BLOG http://prestonchristianactionnetwork.blogspot.com/

Thursday, 20 December 2012

Latest news, research and resources from Church Urban Fund

Every child deserves a chance

In Benwell, Newcastle 44% of children live in poverty and violent crime is 18 times the national average.
Watch our latest film to find out how some young people have grown up and the work that is being done to provide hope and to transform lives at www.together-newcastle.org

It's not too late to make a
difference this Christmas

This Christmas morning, 70,000 children in England will wake up homeless. Sleeping on sofas and passed between bedsits, their lives and futures look bleak. By running a service or event and raising money for Church Urban Fund over the Christmas period, your church can help change these children's lives and give them hope for a brighter future.
Make it a Happy New Year by nominating Church Urban Fund as one of your charities for 2013 and help us to transform more lives in our poorest communities.
Coming soon: our free, downloadable, five week Lent course will be on our website soon. Let our course open your church's eyes to the reality of poverty in our country...
Download our free Christmas resources at www.cuf.org.uk/christmas

Survival Strategies

Our latest research report examines the impact of the current economic climate on community organisations in the most deprived areas of England. It follows two reports published by Church Urban Fund in 2011, 'At the Cutting Edge' and 'Holding on by a Shoestring', which looked in detail at how public spending cuts were affecting people and organisations at a grassroots level. Returning a year later to the same organisations, we wanted to examine the ongoing effects of the economic climate. We found that the current economic climate is having a significant impact upon community organisations and people living in deprived areas of England. This impact can be seen in the rising demand for services and the difficulty of securing funding. However, in response to these difficulties, organisations are employing a range of survival strategies in order to meet rising demand with rising service provision. Read the report here

Together Network – update

Church Urban Fund now has Joint Venture partnerships with Anglican Dioceses and others in Birmingham, Cornwall, Liverpool, Lancashire, Bradford, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Southwark, Southwell and Nottingham and plans are in hand for others in London, Bath and Wells, Chester, Bristol, and Durham to name just a few. We are firm believers in the power of working together to tackle poverty and are excited about the growing network.

To find out more, go to www.cuf.org.uk/joint-ventures

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Monday, 17 December 2012

Burnley Foodbanks

The next task group meeting regarding Burnley Foodbanks will be held on 14 January 2013 at 2.30 pm at International House, Springhill Road, Burnley. On 30^th January at 10.00 am a meeting of the full group will take place at Central Methodists, Hargreaves St, Burnley.

Gillian Beeley

Development Co-ordinator (East Lancashire)

TOGETHER LANCASHIRE

Tel: 07904 919413

Registered Charity Number 1147848

A company limited by guarantee. Registered in Cardiff No: 07966145

Registered office: St Mary's House, Cathedral Close, Blackburn BB1 5AA

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