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The Inter Faith Network for the UK is launching its very first Photography Competition! Have you managed to capture the spirit of inter faith interaction in your area? They are inviting you to take part. The categories are: Local inter faith social action (entry via […]

A new loneliness and social isolation strategy, ‘Connected Communities: A strategy for tackling loneliness and social isolation and building stronger social connections’, has been launched by the Welsh Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services, Julie Morgan. This strategy will be backed by a £1.4m […]

At FaithAction we care about refugees, and we want to share with you a fantastic opportunity to make a difference to some of the world’s most vulnerable refugees through Community Sponsorship. The Community Sponsorship programme is a way for you, our members, to directly increase […]

In January, we welcomed a new member to the FaithAction team! Jenny is a 22-year-old recent English graduate with a passion for writing and communications. She is now our Membership Services Administrator and will be in touch with you, our members, in due course! She […]

The Muslim Council of Britain has been running a National Listening Exercise regarding counter-terrorism throughout 2018-19 to find out the views of Muslim communities across the UK, in order to inform their policy and ideas on this issue. The aims of the National Listening Exercise […]

Today is Young Carers Awareness Day, an annual event led by Carers Trust, to raise awareness of the challenges faced by young carers and campaigns for greater support for them. Recent research shows that as many as 1 in 5 secondary school children may be […]

The BBC have been in contact about their newly-commissioned factual series for BBC 1 called ‘The Good Life’. It follows groups and individuals throughout the country who are involved in different activities as part of living ‘a good life’, or discovering what it is to […]

What a year it has been! Characterised nationally by division, faith groups the length and breadth of the country have, nevertheless, continued to serve our communities and individuals regardless of the colour of their politics, creed, or national heritage. As we have so often found, […]

NICE are looking for people to join a quality standards advisory committee developing and updating a range of their quality standards as a standing lay member. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) produces guidance on the most effective ways to prevent, diagnose […]

Are you an individual looking to join in with a Mitzvah Day project? Did you know that there is a plethora of exciting and new Mitzvah Day projects that you can participate in as an individual? All you need to do is register for Mitzvah Day […]