Scripture Union report highlights family as essential focus
13/03/2018
Scripture Union report reveals that mission addressing the needs of the families as well as children was often able to maintain long-lasting relationships.
The relationship between parenting and poverty
12/02/2018
Thirty-one per of parents on lower incomes have skipped a meal so that their children could eat during the school holidays. Imagine how difficult it might be to make good decisions when you are anxious, hungry and cold.
A New Year’s note from Executive Director Eli Gardner
06/02/2018
Executive Director Eli Gardener looks back on 2017 while casting her eyes ahead to the new year.
Congratulations Dr Gardner!
29/01/2018
We are incredibly proud of our Executive Director Eli Gardner, whose doctorate has gone to publication after many (MANY) hours of hard work and persistence.
“Missing Dad” – CBBC documentary reveals the heartache of children with fathers in prison
16/01/2018
CBBC’s most recent “My Life” episode is an empathetic, raw and sensitively-produced exposé on the lives of two children (Tala and Flynn) whose dads are currently serving time in prison.
Research highlights the importance of the church in reaching families
18/12/2017
A report by the Family Matters Institute reveals the essential role played by the Christian Church in non-commissioned, early intervention services.
Kids Matter in the news!
11/12/2017
We are pleased to report that our very own Fuzz Dix, Kids Matter facilitator and church leader at St Luke's Millwall on the Isle of Dogs, has been acknowledged by local website press for her invaluable contribution to Kids Matter.
Kids Matter wins award!
20/11/2017
Kids Matter is pleased have won the SILVER AWARD for Best Replicable Project at the Christian Funders' Forum Awards.
CSJ poll supports the strengthening of family as an essential agenda
08/11/2017
Almost 72 per cent of British adults think that family breakdown is a serious problem in Britain today more should be done to prevent families breaking up.
Why including dads is essential to the strengthening of families
09/10/2017
Experts say that parenting interventions designed for both parents have a stronger effect than interventions for fathers only or mothers only.
A manifesto to strengthen families
02/10/2017
While children from every social background experience family breakdown, it hits the poorest the hardest, as suggested by a spout of new statistics highlighted in a recent article by Fiona Bruce MP.
How to become a church of and for the poor
01/09/2017
Bishop Phillip North's seven step solution to how the church might live out its mandate to reach the poor.