TreeHouse takes to the streets to end child poverty

10 October 2008

On Saturday 4 October, TreeHouse joined more than 10,000 campaigners to remind the Government of their promise to halve child poverty by 2010 and to eradicate it completely by 2020.

The large TreeHouse contingent joined the Every Disabled Child Matters march, alongside our colleagues in the disabled children’s sector and three Secretaries of State – Ed Balls, James Purnell and Ed Miliband. We rallied in Trafalgar Square and made lots of noise to remind the Government to keep their promise to end child poverty.

TreeHouse is a member of the Campaign to End Child Poverty because the UK has one of the highest incidences of child poverty in the developing world and child poverty disproportionately affects children with disabilities and their families. Many parents and carers of children with autism are unable to work and consequently have to make financial compromises that affect their whole family. If the Government are serious about halving child poverty then they will have to consider the particular needs of families of children with disabilities and what they can do to make sure that they are not disadvantaged.

Campaigning on a national level is a central part of what TreeHouse do, and rallies such as this are a great opportunity for us to raise the profile of issues relating to autism education. The Campaign to End Child Poverty is collecting signatures for a petition which they will present to the Prime Minister shortly.

Sign the petition to End Child Poverty

Visit their website for more information about the Campaign to End Child Poverty.

Visit their website for more information about the Every Disabled Child Matters campaign.

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