Our Generation Our Vote
Our Generation Our Vote will be holding a mass election for under 18s across schools and youth groups in England and Wales before the General Election on 4 July. Visit the website to find out more details and sign up to an information webinar taking place on 6 June.
Praxis
Praxis have launched a new survey into parents’ experiences of accessing early years education and childcare for their children, when families are affected by NRPF restrictions, and are looking for parents willing to fill out our online survey here. To take part, parents need to be affected by NRPF restrictions (or have recently experienced NRPF restrictions), have at least one child below school age and Live in England. The research is part of their #Childcare4All campaign.
Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group working with Changing Realities, parents and carers living on a low income, have launched a new campaign: Hope Starts Here. The campaign sets out – in parents’ own words and voices – why the country’s children should be a source of hope, and why so many of them are being failed by an inadequate social security system and wider welfare state. Please visit the site and share the content to help us amplify people’s voices. There are powerful testimonies and blogs, as well as audio and visual content.
Z2K
Z2K are asking people to pledge to ask their prospective MPs to oppose dangerous and unfair disability benefits reforms and defend vital support for seriously ill and disabled people.
The Children’s Rights Alliance for England
The Children’s Rights Alliance for England has launched its Children’s Rights Charter for the next UK Government and are asking organisations to sign up as signatories in support.
National Energy Action
National Energy Action provides energy advice and support for fuel-poor households and those at risk through one-to-one casework, engagement sessions, workshops, and community events. Collaboration is key to our work, and we are looking to partner with organisations supporting communities in London to deliver tailored energy advice and support that meets your organisation and service users’ needs. For further information and to discuss collaboration opportunities, please contact: Tessa.kirby@nea.org.uk
Debt Justice
Debt Justice have released their new manifesto and are asking people to write to their parliamentary candidate to ask them to support it. A video summary of the manifesto is on here.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Trussell Trust
The Trussell Trust and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation are calling people to sign a petition calling on UK political party leaders to support the introduction of an Essentials Guarantee within Universal Credit to ensure that the basic rate at least covers life’s essentials, such as food and bills. Sign it here.