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How we’re supporting families in poverty in Birmingham 

Family Action works in Birmingham’s Ladywood and Hodge Hill, the two parliamentary constituencies with the highest child poverty rates in…

The National School Breakfast Programme is now supporting 2500 schools

The National School Breakfast Programme (NSBP), funded by the Department for Education and delivered by Family Action, has reached its recruitment…

Investing in Futures Fund launches on International Single Parents Day

The Investing in Futures Fund will provide hundreds of single parents in London with grants to purchase essential items for…

The Westminster Foundation appoints Family Action CEO to Board of Trustees

The Westminster Foundation has announced Family Action CEO, David Holmes CBE, will join its Board of Trustees. The Westminster Foundation…

What would our founder Octavia Hill think of Family Action today?

Today is International Women’s Day, which recognises the vast societal, cultural and political contribution women make across the globe. To mark…

Response to the Government’s SEND and Alternative Provision Improvement Plan

The Government states that their SEND and Alternative Provision Improvement Plan will provide children and young people across England, with…

Why is reading important for young people? with Phil Earle

Family Action directly supports young people who have experienced trauma and survived challenges that many adults would find it hard…

2022 and how we’re helping families in 2023

Family Action Chief Executive David Holmes CBE looks forward to 2023, while also considering how far we’ve come to get…

Family Action to Deliver the National School Breakfast Programme for an Additional Year

Family Action is set to be the delivery partner for the National School Breakfast Programme (NSBP) for an additional year,…