Community activism
‘It can’t stay like this’: Meet the North East families fighting child poverty by themselves
‘It can’t stay like this’: Meet the North East families fighting child poverty by themselves
Families are taking it upon themselves to fight the staggering levels of child poverty in Newcastle and more widely in the North East, but should they have to? The Big Issue spoke to parents, campaigners and charities about how local and central governments could step up to lift children out of poverty
We run free football sessions for kids – but the impact of our work goes well beyond the pitch
We run free football sessions for kids – but the impact of our work goes well beyond the pitch
Sports Fun 4 All is the largest provider of free football in London, but it doesn’t receive a penny in funding from councils or the government
‘Turning trauma into triumph’: This is the truth about growing up Black in the care system
‘Turning trauma into triumph’: This is the truth about growing up Black in the care system
Rap artist Ric Flo and founder of Black Care Experience Judith Denton have written a song, ‘All I Need’, about the realities of growing up Black in the care system
UK can learn valuable lessons from how this Leeds suburb came together after riots
UK can learn valuable lessons from how this Leeds suburb came together after riots
The remarkable ways a Yorkshire children’s charity is fighting hidden poverty and rural destitution
The remarkable ways a Yorkshire children’s charity is fighting hidden poverty and rural destitution
‘We are heartbroken’: Hull group loses hip-hop bus which fights poverty and changes lives
‘We are heartbroken’: Hull group loses hip-hop bus which fights poverty and changes lives
Housing estate plagued by mould, damp and dire conditions. Now, residents are fighting back
Housing estate plagued by mould, damp and dire conditions. Now, residents are fighting back
How baby banks are fighting child poverty and empowering mums in the cost of living crisis
How baby banks are fighting child poverty and empowering mums in the cost of living crisis
Beats Bus: How a Hull group is using hip-hop to fight poverty and protect young people from gangs
Beats Bus: How a Hull group is using hip-hop to fight poverty and protect young people from gangs
Carib Eats: Meet the grassroots group helping the needy with Caribbean food and community
Carib Eats: Meet the grassroots group helping the needy with Caribbean food and community
FoodCycle: The community meal where refugees, ex-prisoners and old friends break bread together
FoodCycle: The community meal where refugees, ex-prisoners and old friends break bread together
Atherton ‘had everything taken away’. The Snug brought back music and community
Atherton ‘had everything taken away’. The Snug brought back music and community
Hot Box, Chelmsford: Possibly the only UK venue to puts on funk nights and a chess club
Hot Box, Chelmsford: Possibly the only UK venue to puts on funk nights and a chess club
Something radical is happening in Hastings. It might just tell us how to solve Britain’s empty homes problem
Something radical is happening in Hastings. It might just tell us how to solve Britain’s empty homes problem
Community food bank fights eviction by property developer
Community food bank fights eviction by property developer
These people quit their jobs to help neurodivergent adults get the support they need
These people quit their jobs to help neurodivergent adults get the support they need
How a grassroots group is reimagining community activism in east London
How a grassroots group is reimagining community activism in east London
‘They’re heroes’: Teens from Young Black Men scheme rescue vulnerable people from burning building
