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Challenging Poverty with Passion and Commitment
My name is Caroline. I stay in the East End of Glasgow with my two teenage sons. We have lived (…) Read more
Feeling Boxed in by Universal Credit
In this video, Diana interviews Patricia about why she feels restricted by the challenges around claiming and relying on Universal (…) Read more
On Road Media: Learning to Say No When a Journalist Pokes
Patricia, second from right, met with BBC Newsnight editors as part of a project for On Road Media. On 17th (…) Read more
The Roles We Play: A Method of Genuine Participation.
ATD Fourth World, in partnership with artist and photographer Eva Sajovic, is proud to present The Roles We Play: A Method (…) Read more
Art Speaks: “We Need Peace In Our Lives”
“Poverty steals your creative space. Spare cash goes straight towards new school shoes for the children, money for a school (…) Read more
Bringing Experts on Poverty Together
In January 2018, the Joseph Roundtree Foundation (JRF) invited ATD Fourth World’s #PovertyExperts to York to run a workshop on (…) Read more
“We Can All Relate to Each Other”
Since autumn 2016, three groups with direct experiences of poverty (ATD Fourth World, Dole Animators, and Thrive Teesside) have worked with (…) Read more
British Association of Social Workers: ‘Austerity Has Exacerbated Difficulties’
This blog post was written in April 2018 by Guy Shennan, chair of BASW, the British Association of Social Workers. (…) Read more
Celebrating 17th of October – United Nations Day for the Eradication of Poverty in Glasgow
17 October 2017 I have always wanted to celebrate 17th October United Nations Day for the Eradication of Poverty in (…) Read more
“Mind-Numbing Degradation”: When Budget Priorities Are Inhuman 22/11/2017
Artwork by Jacqueline Page With another budget coming, I feel scared and uncertain. If people are vulnerable on benefits or (…) Read more