Tackling the Poverty Premium on food poverty

 

Tackling the Poverty Premium on food poverty - read about creative solutions on Church Action On Poverty's blog:

 

http://blog.church-poverty.org.uk/2015/04/08/tackling-the-poverty-premium-food-poverty/

Could your volunteers help with this survey

A colleague at Cuf  (Julia Hill) is doing some research on church linked volunteers... I'm wondering  if your church or church linked project has volunteers who would be able to help...Would you be able to circulate them with this?  Julia writes...

I have put together a short survey for congregations that I am asking a number of churches around the country to participate in.  I wondered whether your church might be interested in participating? 

We are researching the unpaid support people give to their church and communities. We would really appreciate you taking 5-10 minutes to fill in this survey.

There are 3 sections: About you and your church; things you do specifically for your church; things you do for the wider community. There may be overlap between church and community activities but please choose which category you think is the best fit. (For example a coffee morning run by church would be for the wider community but doing the coffee after a service would come under support for the church.) The information you give will be treated confidentially. Thank you for your help.

In an ideal world  The survey needs doing on or before 19^th April, by 10 or more people from a church. 

Please click this link to start the volunteering survey 

This is the link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9RY67W7

·        Would you be interested in helping?

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 Would appreciate a quick reply..

Shalom

Greg Smith

Development Co-ordinator Together Lancashire / Preston Christian Action Network

Death and resurrection of an urban church

 Broadway United Methodist Church in Indianapolis has redefined what it means to serve its urban community. The approach is simple: See your neighbors as children of God. The church has closed many of its traditional helping ministries and created new ways to connect and support the community surrounding it.

 

 

https://www.faithandleadership.com/death-and-resurrection-urban-church

Food banks: benefit sanctions leave clients hungry for months

A new study finds that vulnerable people who fall foul of benefit rules can be plunged into reliance on food parcels for up to half a year.

http://www.theguardian.com/society/patrick-butler-cuts-blog/2015/mar/02/food-banks-benefit-sanctions-leave-clients-hungry-for-months