Community

This week is Inter Faith Week! Inter Faith Week is a time each year to strengthen inter faith relations at all levels, celebrate the contribution that faith groups make to their neighbourhoods and to wider society, and to increase understanding between people of religious and […]

Here is a quick rundown of what we’ve achieved in the past three months, and a look ahead to a series of new projects and events that are just getting going.   See something of interest? Get in touch to find out more!  Faith in Partnership […]

On this week’s blog, we’re delighted to hear from Eleanor, who joined the FaithAction team recently as part of her Year 12 Work Experience programme. We asked Eleanor to keep a diary of her week and reflect on her experiences.       Some people […]

As we head into the summer, here is a quick rundown of what we’ve achieved in the past three months, and a look ahead to a series of new projects and events that we will be launching from September. Two New Reports: Inclusive Social Prescribing […]

The last couple of months have been busy for the FaithAction team. Here’s some highlights from some of the events we’ve had the pleasure to be a part of since January. Tackling inequalities through faith and community partnership workshop In January, we joined together with […]

On 14th March in City Council House in Coventry, a group of faith leaders gathered with council representatives. They were there to officially launch their new Faith Partnership, a strategic body that will facilitate closer partnership working between the local authority and faith groups, opening […]

Around 50 attendees gathered in Christ Apostolic Church in Tower Hamlets last week to celebrate the achievements of the Faith Health Action Partnership project (FHAP). The FHAP project was funded by the Public Health team at Tower Hamlets Council, led and coordinated by FaithAction, and […]

The Skills Enterprise is an innovative community organisation in East London, working in one of the most deprived boroughs in the UK. Each week they support local residents to learn new skills, improve their health and wellbeing, find employment and develop the confidence to achieve […]

Much of the narrative around the cost-of-living crisis has focused on how we will all feel the effects of this season. There is no doubt that the poorest will be affected the worst, but the expectation is that those who would normally consider themselves ‘comfortable’ […]

FaithAction recently released a survey to understand the upcoming challenges that faith groups are facing during the cost-of-living crisis overshadowing us this winter. Many different faiths were represented in this survey, and the results provide some insight into the most pressing concerns on faith groups’ […]