New union aims to tackle food poverty
Charity and community venue, The Florrie, has set up a new food union to help combat poverty.
Campaign to help families at Christmas
A local group is fundraising this Christmas to support families and help them have a more enjoyable festive period.
LJMU conference puts poverty in spotlight
LJMU played host to a ‘Reporting Poverty’ conference, with delegates coming from as far afield as Hungary and Spain.
Why do so many people use food banks?
The Frontline Centre in Wavertree shows how food is being distributed to those in crisis.
Christmas meal bid to help families in poverty
A campaign in Merseyside is aiming to ensure that no family in poverty goes without a Christmas dinner.
MP Field’s concern over new Benefit Cap
Birkenhead MP Frank Field calls on Wirral Council to help families affected by the new lower Benefit Cap.
Missing out on the digital revolution
Nearly 15% of people in Merseyside have never used the internet, according to the Office of National Statistics.
Welfare cuts ‘force thousands into poverty’
Plans to slash welfare benefits will force thousands of Liverpool children into poverty, according to two new reports.
Charity bus brings focus on inequality
Oxfam’s ‘Even It Up’ campaign addresses the economic gap between the rich and the poor.
Winter survival packs for city’s vulnerable
Volunteers have been packing laundry bags with winter essentials for Liverpool’s most vulnerable people.
Rise in young people living in hardship
Around 25% of young people in Liverpool are unemployed, according to one city councillor.
Homeless charity braced for Christmas
The head of Liverpool’s Whitechapel Centre for the homeless speaks of the challenges his charity is facing as Christmas approaches.
Mayor’s Hope Fund for food banks
A share of £32,000 from The Mayor’s Hope Fund has been given to 15 Liverpool organisations in a bid to tackle food poverty.
City food waste tops £600 per house
Liverpool families waste over £600 worth of food per year, despite increasing demand at food banks across the city.
Big freeze tests homeless charity
A leading Liverpool centre for the homeless has been kept busy by recent freezing conditions, as well as the economic downturn.
Food banks in plea after stock shortage
As winter sets in, the pressure put on food banks in the Merseyside area is higher than ever.