The Child Poverty Impact Programme

Issue:
Children
 • 
Social welfare
 • 
Young people
 • 
Activities:
Co-ordinating funding
 • 
Influencing policy or practice
 • 
Information-sharing
 • 
Joint research
 • 
Peer learning
 • 
Pooled funding
 • 
Location:
UK-wide
Stage:
Existing Collaboration

Summary

A collaboration between BBC Children in Need and other funders to build a national strategic movement to tackle the impact of UK child poverty.

Aims and activities

Aims and questions

Aims and activities

The Child Poverty Impact Programme aims to build a national strategic movement to tackle the impact of child poverty by:

  • Providing targeted funding and support to specific locations across the UK using a systemic place-based approach
  • Giving agency to communities to develop and implement their own local solutions to child poverty
  • Championing the voice of children and young people in issues which impact them
  • Building a network of child poverty practitioners to connect and learn from each other, collecting evidence about what works.

How to get involved

To find out more about the Child Poverty Impact Programme, please email John Lowes, Programmes & Partnerships Manager at BBC Children in Need.

Who's involved

Who was involved

BBC Children in Need, with City Bridge Foundation and The National Lottery Community Fund.

Last reviewed:
April 3, 2025

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