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As many of you will hopefully be aware, 4in10’s Policy Forum is working on plans to respond to the Government’s child poverty strategy when it is published in the Autumn. The aim of this will be to answer the question ‘How should London respond to the Child Poverty Strategy?’ and to open a conversation with London’s decision makers, including local MPs, the Mayor/GLA and local authorities across the city, about the steps they need to take to tackle child poverty in the city.

To support this work we want to gather evidence and views from across the Network. To this end we are holding five online one-hour thematic listening sessions over the next month:

Housing and Homelessness: 19 August 11-12pm
Income (social security and work): 20 August 11am-12pm
Early years and family support, including childcare: 21 August 11am-12pm
Supporting opportunities for young people: 26 August 2-3pm
Inequalities (addressing intersectional inequalities faced by groups disproportionately experiencing child poverty): 28 August 11am– 12pm

We would love to invite everyone to attend one or more of the sessions to let us know what you think the key actions are that need to be taken. If you can make it email and we will send you the relevant meeting link.

Given that is it holiday time some of you are unlikely to be able to come to these sessions so do feel free to drop us a line to feed in your views about what you think the key policy asks should be in any or all of these area.

Best wishes

Katherine, Maddie and Emily

Calls to Action

HEARD are looking for individuals (who will be paid for their time) who know what it’s like to feel the effects of today’s economy (e.g. low pay, insecure work, lack of access to housing, education, or healthcare, cuts to public services, exclusion from decision-making) to take part in 4 workshops between August - March. The aims of this work are to:
- Help shape more accessible, relatable ways to talk about the economy
- Work with others who are also passionate about making our economy work for people and planet.
Barking and Dagenham Youth Dance (BDYD) are recruiting into their core programmes. For more information please email them or to see their work please see their YouTube channel:
- - Saturday Street Dance for ages 5-19
  - NCFE accredited Youth Dance Instructor Course for ages 14+ (equivalent to 1 GCSE)
  - InterVision Youth Facilitation Training
Quaker Social Action are advertising some affordable office space in east London. Are you looking for affordable office space or room hire, in a convenient London location? They have several well-equipped rooms available in Bethnal Green..

4in10 Events

INFORMATION EVENTS

Supporting Migrants and Minoritised families through the SEND diagnosis process

Please join 4in10 for our next information event where we will co-host a conversation in partnership with JoshyBoy Legacy and the Disabled Children's Partnership. Getting a diagnosis and ECHP plan is difficult for all families across the capital. But some families face additional barriers all along the way.

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CHILD POVERTY FREE COMMUNITIES

We are delighted to announce the next three Child Poverty Free Community events taking place this autumn:

Child Poverty Free Merton

17th September from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM at

New Horizon Centre, South Lodge Avenue, Mitcham, CR4 1LT.

Child Poverty Free Kensington & Chelsea

1st October from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM at

World's End Under 5 Centre, 18 Blantyre Street, London, SW10 0DS

Child Poverty Free Barnet

12th November 2025 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at

Avenue House, Stephens House & Gardens, 17 East End Road, London, N3 3Q.

The purpose of these events is to:

Introduce 4in10 and explain how we can support you or your organisation in your efforts to tackle child poverty
Provide up to date information about child poverty in your community that will be useful to your work
Discuss the key and emerging issues for children, families and young people living on low incomes in the borough
Explore ways we can collaborate to campaign for a child poverty free community in your local area
Facilitate an opportunity to network with others who share your aims

BOOK YOUR PLACE TODAY

Training and Events

Policy in Practice have two webinars coming up:
- Understanding the impact of disability benefits reforms on local authorities 27 August, 10.30am
- Missing out 2025: New figures on unclaimed support and how organisations are closing the gap 23 September 10.30am
Community Southwark are running a training course on Governance and Trusteeship from November to December (members only)
London Youth are delivering Trusted Youth Allies Training – equip yourself with the skills to support young people, victims, and witnesses of crime. Build confidence in safeguarding, responding to disclosures, and providing the right support on various dates in August

Reports, Data and Resources

Child Poverty Action Group have published the results of their research on the costs of the summer holidays
Centre for Young Lives' annual report 'State of the Nation: Identifying Vulnerable Children and Young People and Supporting Them to Thrive' has been published.
New Economics Foundation have produced a new briefing 'The Universal Family Childcare Promise Guaranteeing support for parents and children'
The Department for Education have released the annual statistics on government funded early education and childcare and the Early Years Alliance have written two articles analysing them:
- Wealthier families more likely to benefit from government-funded hours than most disadvantaged families, new analysis reveals
- DfE statistics show fall in early years place take-up among disadvantaged families
ThriveLDN have released a report 'Mental Health and Wellbeing Support for Displaced and Crisis-Affected Communities: A Review'

Jobs and Trustee Vacancies

London Funders have have a vacancy for a Learning and Projects Coordinator
Just Fair are looking for a Strategic Communications Consultant (Freelance)
Ambitious about Autism have vacancies for an Admin Assistant - Ambitious Academy Assistant
Mayors Fund for London are recruiting for a Delivery Officer (Communities and Opportunities)
Single Homeless Project are recruiting for a Locum Bank Support Worker
IRMO have vacancies for a Community Support Assistant, a Community Interpreter and an Education Caseworkers Assistant
Coram have a vacancy for an Administrative Assistant (Advice and Information)
South London Refugee Association are recruiting for a new tru stee

If anyone has a vacancy which they would like to advertise please drop us an email.

Funding Opportunities

Chapman Charitable Trust

The Chapman Charitable Trust a UK grant-giving charity focused on organisations which promote physical and mental wellbeing, conserve our natural environment, and increase the accessibility of the arts. The Chapman Charitable Trust's (CCT) trustees meet twice a year to distribute the income of the charity. The deadline for the next funding round is 31 August.

D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust

The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust funds United Kingdom Registered Charities operating in the UK in the fields of the advancement of the arts, health and medical welfare and environmental protection or improvement. The Trustees will consider applications for core costs or projects. The Trustees usually consider applications three times a year in March, July and November. The next grant making meeting will be on the 18th November 2025 and the final closing date for the submission of online applications for this meeting is at 11:59pm on the 30th September 2025.

London Catalyst

London Catalyst's Main Grants Programme aims to address factors that influence health outcomes including poverty, housing, education, employment, discrimination and isolation. They fund registered charity organisations with an income of £500,000 or less, based and operating in London. Organisations can apply for grants for unrestricted costs, core costs or project costs (existing or new projects). Funding is for a minimum of 1 year and a maximum of 3 years. The maximum grant for one year is £10,000. The deadline for the Main Grants Programme deadline is 15th September

And finally

We always encourage members to show our logo where possible, so everyone knows that you are part of a movement that is working for a child poverty free London.

You are welcome to pass this newsletter onto your networks. We welcome new members and although much of what we do is available to members and non-members, members are the first to know and get first chance to book training and so on.

As well as your reports, news and data, please send us information about small local grant givers, discounts and vouchers available, new support services, in fact anything that might help alleviate the impact of poverty in small ways and support other organisations to do their work. We will continue to demand systemic change but hope that these tips will be of immediate use. Anything you can share send it our way!

Check your entry on the 4in10 database of all voluntary organisations changing and challenging the impact of poverty on London’s children and their families. Let us know of any errors or changes you would like and please tell us about any organisations we may have missed.

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