SAID NO ONE, EVER

When i grow up, i want to be invisible.

Today, 62,000 Londoners don't have the resources or support to live with dignity.

Making sure we don't leave our own behind is easier than you think.

Forget everything
you think you know

Poverty is deep and complex, but it isn't what you think.

Ready to challenge some assumptions you may be holding about poverty? 

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Poverty's Problem is Division, Not Addition
Glen Pearson
Glen Pearson
Poverty's Problem is Division, Not Addition
Glen Pearson
Glen Pearson

The greatest obstacle to defeating poverty is the various divisions in every community that all too often fail to come together.

Glen Pearson
Glen Pearson
Don't Leave Us Behind
Anonymous
Anonymous
Don't Leave Us Behind
Anonymous
Anonymous

But where were the people who knew better? There were so many ways to identify this struggling child. But I was invisible.

Anonymous
Anonymous
Face to Face
Kristen
Kristen
Face to Face
Kristen
Kristen

There is no class that any Librarian can take to prepare you to gently remind the woman reading in the corner that the library is closing, knowing full well that she has nowhere to go when she leaves.

Kristen
Kristen
What I Didn't Know
Rachel Berdan
Rachel Berdan
What I Didn't Know
Rachel Berdan
Rachel Berdan

Being part of Circles has allowed me to connect with our community in a way that I wasn’t before, and for that, I’m grateful.

Rachel Berdan
Rachel Berdan

It's Not JUst About the money.

 

Many of us depend on our social networks to help move us forward.

 

Our parents gave us the best possible start.
Our bosses and co-workers support our career development.
Our friends and neighbours help in all the ways they can.

BUT IMAGINE IF THOSE RELATIONSHIPS JUST WEREN'T THERE?

Now you know.
Be an amplifier and share what you've learned with your network.

Becoming part of the solution

It's easier than you think

Want to help but not sure how? Take this fun quiz to find out what kind of community energizer you are. In a few quick clicks, you'll generate a personalized list of ways you can be a part of the movement to end poverty in London.

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London for all

Ending poverty in a generation

Can we end poverty in a generation? Community leaders in London believe it’s not only possible, it’s vital to our future. The Mayor’s Advisory Panel on Poverty released its findings in March 2016 and many recommendations are already underway.