Hi John

Today is #GivingTuesdayNow. We often ask for your support to help us in our mission to end child poverty and, rather than ask again, we thought we’d turn the day on its head and show you what your support is making possible instead.

We understand how difficult things can be: right now, the everyday is difficult, overwhelming and uncertain, for all of us. Just a few short months ago there was an election and we knew the government's agenda. We had published our own strategy and knew what we needed to do to push for a more secure future for children and families. Then everything changed 43 days ago, on 23 March.

Since then, we have been overwhelmed by your support. Whether you have shaved your head to raise funds, have shared our campaigns or given what you can, your contributions have been sincerely heartening for our whole organisation.

With your contributions, we’ve been able to fund some free, comprehensive and accessible materials in this time of crisis through our new support platform, AskCPAG. Whether you need help or just want to understand your own situation a little better, it is thanks to your support we have been able to produce informative guides and templates that frontline advice workers can use. Our teams have also been busily adjusting to the new normal: our advice line has been responding to the multitude of calls and enquiries as many people find themselves at the mercy of a benefit, in universal credit, that is still under-trialled and under-funded. The team works hard to make sure they are responding to every query and call that comes through with dedication and accuracy. As Emily, a frontline advice worker told us:

‘It is so useful, at this time of big changes to the benefits system, to have CPAG to turn to for guidance’

You have been instrumental in sharing our latest briefings, making sure our campaigns have enough voices behind them to really effect change: with your support, we can continue to push the government to scrap the two-child limit and benefit cap, as well as increase child benefit by £10 a week.

There is still a lot to do, but we are in awe of the support you give us and thanks to it, we will continue to campaign, question and challenge so that we can bring about an end to child poverty.

Wishing you a restful bank holday weekend, 

Carmen and everyone at CPAG

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