"Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made, and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings.” Nelson Mandela

We aim to change lives
We are a grant-making charitable foundation operating in Lambeth, London. We help make change happen for those affected by modern day poverty and disadvantage. Over the ten years to March 2021 we made 3,473 grants totalling £19,801,879. Through our grant-making we create opportunities and possibilities. Our approach is not to give a hand-out but a hand-up.

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• Our BounceBack programme responds to pandemic
  
• Interview: Hugh Valentine
  
• London Challenge Poverty Week 11-17 October 2021
• We're recruiting our next Director
  
• We're seeking new Governors (Charity Trustees)

2019/20 data indicates that 14.5 million UK citizens were living in poverty (the figure includes 4.3 million children, 8.1 million working-age adults and 2.1 million pensioners). In Lambeth, 43% children live in poverty (after housing costs) and 30% of the general population.

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Poverty in the UK.  Is there really a problem?

Yes. The problem is that poverty is widespread in the United Kingdom.
It harms countless lives, limits human potential, costs large sums of public money, undermines social relations,
all of which can pass from one generation to the next.
It feeds social inequality by denying many people the opportunities others take for granted.

43% of Lambeth's children are growing up in poverty
20% of Lambeth working people are paid less than the London Living Wage
In the UK, before the impact of Covid-19, 14 million people were estimated to be living in poverty:
8 million working-age adults, 4 million children, 2 million pensioners
(data sources: Joseph Rowntree Foundation UK Poverty Report 2019/20 and Lambeth Council)

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