News - Helping people in poverty access the support they need

Challenge Poverty Week, taking place from 14 to 20 October, provides an opportunity for everyone to say what needs to change to enable communities to thrive.

The theme for 2024 is let’s end poverty.

The awareness week aims for voices that are too often ignored to be heard loud and clear, showing that it’s possible to build a better, more compassionate society where everyone can live life to the full.

Challenge Poverty Week is also the ideal time to highlight some of the services available locally to support people in need.

CWVA has a live interactive map that showcases some of the food support available across west Cheshire.

• Visit the live map

The West Cheshire Food Partnership, hosted by CWVA, brings together food groups in the area so we can all work together to tackle food poverty and insecurity.

• Find out how your organisation could get involved

The Council has a section on its website dedicated to the cost of living, signposting to a wide range of different services, including Council Tax reduction, money and debt advice, keeping warm and well during winter, and more.

• Visit the cost of living section

As part of Challenge Poverty Week, there are numerous activities taking place and resources available.

• Food poverty and insecurity training through the Beans on Toast Group, supported by CWVA
• Lunch and learn session, hosted by the Council, with West Cheshire Credit Union
• Walking Further Together on Tour exhibition with community inspirers and Social Justice Chester Research team – 14 to 18 October – Winsford Library
• How We Live training, focused on a film of the lived and living experiences of young people in west Cheshire