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London Mayor’s own experience of free school meals inspires him to help today’s youngsters
As a child, Sadiq Khan was one of many youngsters who benefited from him receiving free school meals. Several decades later, as Mayor of London, he has vowed to help children and their families living...Read more![povertyUKpanews](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/povertyUKpanews-128x128.png)
Can we do more to support children and teenagers living in poverty?
Children and adolescents are struggling to receive mental health support and treatment for range of reasons. It is even more difficult to get help when young people come from a background of poverty.Read more![Screenshot 2020-09-24 at 09.25.34](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-24-at-09.25.34-128x128.png)
Inequalities widening, poverty increasing, for children in cities of northern England – report
Poverty levels among children growing up in the north of England are getting increasingly worse compared to many of their peers across the country.Read more![Festival of EuropeOpen day 2012 in Brussels Esplanade Solidarnosc Festival of EuropeOpen day 2012 in Brussels Esplanade Solidarnosc](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/EU-UK-flags-128x128.jpg)
Fighting child poverty in European cities
Children are the future, so they say. Well, the future is looking bleak. The COVID-19 pandemic has already had a devastating impact on children: disrupting schooling, affecting well-being, social contact and even nutrition. As more...Read more![Screenshot 2020-06-22 at 08.34.12](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screenshot-2020-06-22-at-08.34.12-128x128.png)
Free school meals: the lifelong impact of childhood food poverty
The coronavirus pandemic has had a devastating impact on household food security in the UK. Five million families have encountered food insecurity, and 200,000 children are missing meals every day.Read more![Dont reuse again Around three quarters of participants in the Multicultural Youth Australia Census had engaged in at least one civic or political activity in the last year. Picture: Daniel Lee/Flickr](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Screen-Shot-2018-06-20-at-14.51.08-128x128.png)
‘Poverty in childhood leads to poverty in adulthood’
Poverty and socio-economic disadvantage more broadly, continue to be important public policy issues for Australia.Read more![Screenshot 2020-01-21 at 10.57.04](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Screenshot-2020-01-21-at-10.57.04-128x128.png)