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Scotland’s anti-poverty network. With justice and compassion we can build a future free from poverty.
@povertyalliance.orgDay 6 of #ChallengePoverty Week. People in #Scotland believe in equality. Anyone can experience poor health, but poverty and poor #MentalHealth are closely intertwined.
Together we can invest in a Scotland that provides real support to people with mental health problems.
@povertyalliance.orgToday is Day 5 of #ChallengePoverty Week - and it's also when we are holding our Annual General Meeting. Our chair Polly Jones of @trussellscot.bsky.social writes about the successes and challenges of the past year or so. #ScotlandDemandsBetter
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@povertyalliance.orgDay 5 of #ChallengePoverty Week and we're shining a spotlight on how our menbers turn justice and compassion into practical action in our communities. They step in to help people when our unjust economic systems let them down.
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@povertyalliance.orgThe #ChallengePoverty Lecture with Asad Rehman of Friends of the Earth EW & NI has begun! Watch live here. youtube.com/live/Lu6WFjl...
@povertyalliance.orgYesterday, a group of activists shared their experience with Scot Gov FM John Swinney at a special meeting for #ChallengePoverty Week - asking for justice and action on child and adolescent mental health support, warm homes, and getting rid of stigma.
@povertyalliance.orgDay 4 of #ChallengePoverty Week. Together we can improve children's lives, ensuring that they can enjoy their rights and live in dignity. That means children and young people should have a meaningful say in how Scotland tackles poverty.
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@povertyalliance.orgDay 3 of #ChallengePoverty Week and we're looking at the urgent need to build a #FairWork Scotland, where jobs provide security, flexibility, and wages that cover the real cost of living.
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@povertyalliance.orgWhen we strengthen social security, we strengthen the foundation that people have to build a better life for themselves and their households. And that means a better country for all of us. It's a vital tool that we can use to #ChallengePoverty.
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@povertyalliance.orgThe #MinimumIncomeGuarantee has to be part of the agenda if we are serious about building a just and compassionate Scotland where everyone has a secure foundation to build a better future. Here's our Chloe Campbell giving evidence at the Scottish Parliament today. www.povertyalliance.org/mig/
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@povertyalliance.orgOur Taking Action on #Rural #Poverty project is coming to an end - so we commissioned an external evaluation. We were delighted about people's views on what was achieved. #TARP
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@povertyalliance.orgIn a just Scotland, no-one would lose their life to drug addiction. People living in the most deprived communities in Scotland are around 15 times more likely to experience problem drug use, compared to people in the least deprived communities. Reducing drug deaths means reducing poverty.
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@thirdforcenews.bsky.socialReposted by @povertyalliance.orgIn this month’s magazine we take a deep dive into sector responses to the #ScottishGovernment’s #ProgrammeForGovernment and hears from
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Why are so many people going hungry? We told the #RightToFood UK Commission that it's because households are without enough money to afford the #food they need to live healthy, dignified lives.
Our solution? The #MinimumIncomeGuarantee.
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@povertyalliance.org📖 Weekend reading!
Our #TARP project in #Aberdeenshire and #Argyll and #Bute has been doing great work to challenge the rural poverty premium. We want to share what we've learnt with you!
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@povertyalliance.orgAsad Rehman has decades of experience in campaigning for environmental, social, and racial justice - and a deep understanding of how all these struggles are linked. Reserve your free place to hear him speak in Glasgow. It will be a highlight of #ChallengePoverty Week. #CPW26
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@independentage.bsky.socialReposted by @povertyalliance.orgNEW RESEARCH: Almost 200,000 older people in Scotland are missing out on vital entitlements leaving them to cut back on basics to get by.
Improving take-up would lift older people out of poverty and save £90M a year across health and social care costs.
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@povertyalliance.orgThis year, our #RightsInAction project is looking closely at how the climate crisis and climate action impact on communities experiencing poverty.
Reserve your place on our online workshop to find out more!
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@povertyalliance.org🐦🐦🐦Book your place before 18 September to receive an Early Bird rate! 🐦🐦🐦
Scotland's political landscape is changing fast. The question for everyone working to end poverty is what we do about it.
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