NO ONE LEFT BEHIND
No One Left Behind: working together towards a poverty-free York is a new initiative recently launched by One Voice York, with the aim of contributing to a significant reduction of all forms of poverty in York over the next 10 years by harnessing the resources, volunteers and ministries of local churches and Christian charities. As churches together we’ve embarked on this as we want to play our part alongside civic authorities and voluntary sector organisations in tackling poverty and its root causes. The project is a partnership between One Voice York, Gather Movement (the network of church unity networks in the UK), and the national charity Christians Against Poverty (CAP).
In 2025, we’ll be laying the foundations for the project, working with Gather Movement to learn more about poverty in York, and about the social and economic development of the city through a Place Review called ‘Understanding York’, led by Dr Paul Hildreth.
We’ll also be carrying out work to map all the social action and community work done by churches and faith organisations across York, to build up a picture of the support already being offered.
Alongside this, we’re delighted that CAP will be offering their ‘Church and Community Transformation (CCT) course in York. Through 10 transformative sessions designed specifically for local church leaders — this course will equip and inspire your team to more deeply understand the spiritual and social heartbeat of your local area, and to respond with clarity, compassion, and conviction.
“We envisage a city where great strides have been made in reducing poverty in all its forms; where root causes of poverty are being addressed; where people in the community are aware of the support offered by churches and able to access this when they need to; where the church is growing in unity, a trusted partner working with civic authorities and a voice that can speak truth to power; where people believe that transformation is possible because they have seen it; where they are coming to faith in Jesus; where the learning from this project can be used to inspire change in other places in the UK.”
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No One Left Behind vision
More information on No One Left Behind will be coming soon.
For any questions about No One Left Behind, please contact Alison Dawson, Project Director, at alison.dawson@onevoiceyork.org.uk.