Lichfield Cathedral helped 30 unemployed young people find work last year, by making six-month job placements available for 16 to 24-year-olds, as part of the Government’s Kickstart Scheme. 

An estate church has provided £5,000 worth of supermarket vouchers to a primary school.

A second food bank has been opened by a church during lockdown as demand for food parcels has risen eight-fold in its area during the pandemic.

Henry Akingbemisilu was ordained as a Deacon earlier this year. He serves as a Self-Supporting Minister in Thamesmead, London, in the Diocese of Southwark – alongside working in Data Science.

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Tens of thousands of seafarers are on board ships that dock at UK ports every day. For Sea Sunday, we hear from a lay chaplain working in London ports

Dame Rachel de Souza, Children's Commissioner for England, spoke at the National Education Conference 2023.

The Universal Credit (Removal of the Two-Child Limit) Bill is having its third reading in the House of Lords on Friday, March 24. The Bishop of Durham, Paul Butler, who brought the Bill forward, explains why he believes the limit on the benefit’s scope should be removed.

Living standards for low income families have worsened since the summer amid the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the findings of a new report by the Church of England and the Child Poverty Action Group. The Bishop of Durham, Paul Butler, writes about how urgent action is needed to tackle poverty and destitution

Micah Liverpool, the social justice charity based at Liverpool Cathedral, has seen demand at its food banks rise by around 40% since lockdown