London is a shameful tale of two cities. In the richest capital in Europe almost half our children live below the poverty line. These children and their families - the Dispossessed - are cut off from the life most Londoners take for granted. The London Evening Standard believes it is important to champion their cause, and so do we. We have done our bit and donated to the fund that the UK Government has pledged to match.
Donate now! http://dispossessedfund.communityfoundations.org.uk/ Hundreds of incredible charities across London are fighting the causes of The Dispossessed. Together they are tackling the grinding poverty that blights the city. But these charities need help. The Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund has already raised it’s initial target of £1million to support the local heroes who lift people out of poverty by targeting education, crime, health, and unemployment. Even better, the value of your donation will be doubled using a unique Government matching scheme. If you care about London, dig deep and donate!
Donations to the Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund are being collected by Community Foundation Network (CFN), registered charity No 2651777. CFN will distribute monies received from the appeal to their partner charities in proportion to their capacity to match the donations with funds from the Government’s Grassroots Grants programme to be applied for the Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund. The partner charities have agreed to use these donations to address issues identified by the Evening Standard’s Dispossessed Campaign and to grant fund community organisations undertaking charitable work in London.