Our lives…inspiring change

It started with a question…

What if the people who have directly faced

poverty were involved in decisions about

poverty?

and led to a conversation

“Nothing about us, without us is for us”

Voices of Impact

“I’ve felt my voice was meaningless, that no one wanted to hear my ideas or even my wellbeing, but now, I am able to talk

more openly and know I am able to contribute well and my voice means

something”

“I didn’t have a home for me and my children or a settled school for

my children, but now I have a beautiful home and my kids are

very settled at brill schools”

“I didn’t think I could affect change, but now I can and I did - it has given me hope for the future”

“I never thought that my experiences would make a difference to others or change things, but now I’ve helped

people; I am setting up a peer support group and have helped make changes”

How We Live

Organisational impacts

“I’ve met brave and determined people who have inspired me to look for ways of making positive changes”

“I had poor work-life balance which was affecting my health, but now I

have better balance including less time in the office – and I am more aware of

this with my own staff and helping them to set a better balance”

A Fairer Future for all