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Commission seeks examples of successful initiatives to tackle child poverty

Call for evidence

The London Child Poverty Commission, an independent body set up by the Association of London Government and the Mayor of London, is monitoring progress in London against the Government's target to halve the number of children in poverty by 2010. To support this aim the Commission has launched a call for evidence to identify effective initiatives to tackle child poverty at local and regional levels in the capital.

The Commission is seeking examples of good practice of projects and initiatives to address some of the key factors contributing to London's high levels of child poverty. These include problems accessing employment opportunities, limited access to affordable, good quality childcare and also, for those in employment, difficulties in making work pay due to the capital's high living costs.

It is looking for initiatives that demonstrate innovation and creativity in their approach to tackling the causes of child poverty, including good examples of voluntary and community sector activity and effective partnership working between the public and private sectors.

The Commission is particularly interested in projects that are working to improve access to employment and training opportunities, those addressing housing-related issues, projects working to improve life chances for children affected by poverty and also initiatives looking at mental health needs.

How to make a submission

Submissions should be no longer than 500 words long and can be sent by email to info@childpoverty.org.uk, or posted to:

The Secretariat
London Child Poverty Commission
59 1/2 Southwark Street
London SE1 0AL

The deadline for submissions to the Commission is 5pm on Monday 31 July 2006

For further information visit the Commission's website www.londonchildpoverty.org.uk