Pack to school: Hackney Youth Parliament appeal gives helping hand to new starters
Residents donate 150 back packs and school equipment to help families struggling with the cost of living
child poverty
Winter Toy Appeal returns for ninth year – with organisers expecting it to be ‘toughest yet’
Initiative distributes thousands of toys to children in poverty across north-east London
Winter Toy Appeal: Organisers in desperate plea for donations as demand soars
‘Keep the magic of Christmas alive for every child,’ asks team of volunteers
Hackney’s stark child poverty figures becoming ‘new normal’, warns Sem Moema
Hackney’s London Assembly Member says new figures should be ‘yet another wake-up call for ministers’
Town Hall urged to ensure greater uptake of free school meals
Families boss vows to spend on promoting information after local headteacher says ‘not enough is being done’
‘Having a special toy means everything’: Former Hackney social worker raises over £2,300 for the Winter Toy Appeal
Cat Taylor, who used to work in child protection in the borough, has teamed up with her best friend to fund gifts for children in poverty
The Winter Toy Appeal is back to bring ‘Christmas magic’ to families in need
Organisers urge residents to drop off gifts across Hackney with referrals from agencies already ‘coming in thick and fast’
Borough now fifth worst in UK for child poverty, new report finds
Council says its work to tackle the issue is being ‘put at risk’ by government cuts
Children living in ‘Dickensian conditions’ on the rise in Hackney, says Winter Toy Appeal charity
Appeal founder calls for community help
Scrapping poverty targets will make children ‘invisible’, charity warns
Department for Work and Pensions plans to stop measuring child hardship in favour of measures tackling ‘root causes’
Christmas toy appeal makes final plea for donations
With one week to go, Stokey Parents are half-way to reaching target
Hackney fourth worst in UK for child poverty
Child poverty in Hackney is falling, but the borough still has a worryingly high proportion of children living below the breadline
Hackney child poverty is one of the highest in the country, charity reveals
New figures from Save the Children show that more than one in five children live in unacceptable conditions