Poverty22 hrs ago'Swap secret Santa for food bank donations'Stoke-on-Trent City Centre BID is urging companies to consider supporting food banks this Christmas.22 hrs agoStoke & Staffordshire3 days agoMore than 100,000 emergency food parcels given outThe Trussell Trust says more than a third of the parcels in the last six months were for children.3 days agoEngland3 days ago'I cried when I opened my first food bank delivery'Two County Armagh women say their local foodbank gave them back some dignity.3 days agoNorthern Ireland3 days agoChristmas scares me, says food bank user Samantha, 46, says planning ahead is too scary and she lives day by day.3 days agoWales14 Nov 2024'They call this their second home'How BBC Children in Need is helping a music club for children in the crypt of an old church.14 Nov 2024Hampshire & Isle of Wight13 Nov 2024Third of working age people die in poverty - reportAccording to Marie Curie, 35% of working age people who died in Bradford were in poverty.13 Nov 2024Bradford12 Nov 2024Project to donate household goods to familiesFormer PM Gordon Brown hopes the Tees Valley Multibank will help "put a smile on every child's face".12 Nov 2024Tees7 Nov 2024Handling of child poverty plan is 'catalogue of failures'A review into the government's handling of a child poverty strategy has found it has failed.7 Nov 2024Northern Ireland30 Oct 2024Charity needs 50,000 books for deprived readersThe Children's Book Project says it wants to help children "fall in love" with reading.30 Oct 2024West Yorkshire