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Brief description
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Child
Poverty Action Group
National -
www.cpag.org.uk
Bedfordshire -
www.bedscpag.org.uk |
CPAG
is a national charity which was founded in 1965 to "promote action
for the relief, directly or indirectly, of poverty among children and
families with children" in the UK.
It researches and publishes
latest facts and figures of family poverty in the UK; lobbies government
for policies to prevent and alleviate child and family poverty; provides
up-to-date information and advice on the complexities of the welfare
benefits system; supports activities and campaigns nationally and at a
local branch level through the work of CPAG local networks (e.g.
Bedfordshire).
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Community
Legal Service
www.justask.org.uk
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Useful information on reputable advice and information
services and the Community
Legal Service (CLS) quality mark. |
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Dare to Care Grants
www.daretocarecampaign.com/Support-centre/Grants.aspx
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Dare to Care: Make time to help end child poverty
- a campaign to encourage 35,000 people to volunteer their time to
help children living in poverty – from Community Service Volunteers
(CSV)
A small one-off grant of up to £80 is offered to schools, community
groups, youth centres and organisations to help with set-up costs of
a Dare to Care: Make time to
help end child poverty activity
You can apply for a grant when you register your activity. You'll be
asked on the registration form whether you'd like to apply
Please note that application for a grant does not guarantee you will
receive the grant. CSV will review your activity details once you
have registered, to see if the activity meets the grant
terms and conditions.
You will then receive
notification ‘before’ your activity takes place of whether or not
your grant application is successful to help you manage your budget.
One
Outstanding Achievement Award of £300 will also be given out
during each campaign month. The judging panel will select the
activities they believe best address child poverty and the campaign
themes.
If
you are unsure about your eligibility for the grant, please get in
touch with the organisers who advise you, phone 0800 284 533 or
email
daretocare@csv.org.uk.
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DEMOS
www.demos.co.uk |
Demos
is a greenhouse for new ideas which can improve the quality of our
lives. As an independent think-tank, its aim is to create an open
resource of knowledge and learning that operates beyond traditional
parties, identities and disciplines.
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Department
for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
www.defra.gov.uk
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Looking
at rural issues |
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Global Call to Action against
Poverty
www.whiteband.org |
The Global Call to Action
against Poverty is a worldwide alliance committed to making world
leaders live up to their promises, and to making a breakthrough on
poverty in 2005.
It is an alliance between a
range of actors around the common cause of ending poverty: existing
coalitions, community groups, trade unions, individuals, religious and
faith groups, campaigners and more.
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Joseph
Rowntree Foundation
www.jrf.org.uk |
The
Joseph Rowntree Foundation is one of the largest social policy research
and development charities in the UK. It spends about £7 million a year
on a research and development programme that seeks to better understand
the causes of social difficulties and explore ways of better overcoming
them. The Foundation does not carry out the research in-house, but works
in partnership with a large variety of academic and other institutions
to achieve its aims.
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Make
Poverty History
www.makepovertyhistory.org
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MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY
brings together a wide cross section of over 300 charities, campaigns,
trade unions, faith groups and celebrities who are united by a common
belief that 2005 offers a unprecedented opportunity for global change.
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National
Citizens Advice Bureau
www.adviceguide.org.uk
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Access
to information on money, family, daily life and rights. |
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Neighbourhood
Renewal
www.renewal.net
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On-line
guide to what works in neighbourhood renewal. renewal.net is for anyone
already involved in neighbourhood renewal or wanting to get involved. It
includes how to guides, case studies, project summaries and much more.
Wherever possible, the material on renewal.net is based on evaluated
evidence of what actually works - or what doesn't work.
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Social Exclusion Unit – national site
www.socialexclusionunit.gov.uk
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General
information on social exclusion issues and newsletter. |
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Voluntary
and Community Sector Grants
www.volcomgrants.gov.uk/
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Government
pilot website giving information on grants to the voluntary and
community organisations. |