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The British Red Cross and Co-op have launched a new research report, Barriers to belonging: an exploration of loneliness among people from Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority backgrounds. This research, carried out in partnership with the Centre for Loneliness Studies at the University of Sheffield […]

An interesting article in today’s Guardian – one likely to provoke strong opinions. The Chief Executive, Emma Revie, says ‘“We do not want to be a part of the welfare state, we can’t be a part of the system.” What are your views? Agree or […]

We are excited to announce that Creative English is going to reach more people than ever before as it is set to be introduced into new areas. FaithAction has been successful in securing a bid with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, which […]

The Race Equality Foundation, our partners in the Health and Wellbeing Alliance, and the Housing Learning and Improvement Network (LIN) have produced a new briefing addressing the future mainstream housing needs of older black and minority ethnic (BME) groups as they converge towards the age […]

Last week, the Government announced there will be an independent review of the Prevent programme, which aims to stop vulnerable people from being drawn into terrorism. The Security Minister, Ben Wallace, announced in Parliament that the Government would accept an amendment to the Counter-Terrorism and […]

FaithAction’s own Dr Anne Smith has been invited to speak at the ‘Supporting International Doctors in the UK’ conference in April later this year. Anne, who developed our Creative English programme, will be talking about how Creative English has been used by the Barking, Havering […]

Based on intensive research in three vulnerable communities in the North East of England, this report highlights the importance of engaging people in common action, curating places of public gathering, and refusing stories of decline and degeneration. The report make 12 specific recommendations. These include […]

We’re delighted that the Government has marked Inter Faith Week by publishing a report that celebrates the fantastic ways in which faith communities contribute to our society. The report, which gives highlights from the ‘faith tour’ of the country by Lord Bourne, the Government’s Minister […]

In recent years, development agencies and donors in the West have begun to recognise the role of religions, and are now increasingly funding faith-based organisations (FBOs) and projects that include a faith element. The Keeping Faith in 2030 conference in February 2019 will focus on […]

During the ‘age of austerity’, faith groups have become increasingly visible and important players in civil society politics in the UK, particularly in relation to rising levels of poverty in urban areas. Faith groups continue to possess significant levels of localised social capital and, because […]