10 Years of Poverty Proofing© Conference
Poverty Proofing© is a consultation method created by Children North East as a powerful tool to identify the barriers children living in poverty face, and to make recommendations on practice and policy to enable equal access to services and opportunities.
We believe systemic change should always be fuelled by the voices of those with lived experience, which is why we work directly with the families affected, faculty and leading experts to identify these barriers and find ways to overcome them. Our dedicated teams work with these voices to create bespoke plans, provide training on what poverty is and how it affects people, and encourage people to rethink and reframe how to tackle poverty.
Since 2014, we have worked with schools through our Poverty Proofing© the School Day programme to create equal learning opportunities for all, and since then we have expanded into healthcare, culture, Early Years and Family Hubs. Our goal is to continue to develop this work and our reach, and continue to drive policy and system changes.
We are marking our decade milestone with a full day conference at Newcastle’s Discovery Museum, where we will be presenting keynote speeches, panels and fireside chats alongside our collaborators and partners. This is an opportunity for all of us to learn and reflect, explore new ways forward and build our networks for the next 10 Years of Poverty Proofing©
