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When you first arrive in Singapore, you’ll probably be distracted by the various impressive structures around you (such as the world’s largest man-made indoor waterfall found in Changi Airport) and the amazing opportunities for food found in stalls filling the sprawling ‘hawker centres’. But if […]

Faith groups working in partnership play a unique role in helping people access the support they need. But why? Participants and volunteers at some of the organisations running Creative English give some powerful examples from their experiences: Trusted spaces, trusted people Accessing support in a […]

As we come to the end of Faith in Partnership Week, we’ve seen some fantastic examples of where faith and statutory bodies have worked together, and where they could work together in the future.

From the Faith Covenant—which solidifies relationships between faith groups and local authorities—to Family Hubs and social prescribing—which both use the unique relationships of faith groups to link people into wider support, these opportunities, and many like them, provide faith groups the ability to do what they do best: support and build up those around them and those they serve.

On day four of Faith in Partnership Week, we are excited to hear from the ChurchWorks Commission, who are running an online webinar this afternoon, about the fantastic work faith groups could play partnering with statutory bodies in the Family Hubs programme and through social prescribing. We’re at a pivotal moment for local faith groups, community centres, and grassroots organisations. With the new Labour government promising to devolve power from Westminster and invest in preventative services, the spotlight is firmly on “community power.” But these structural shifts will only succeed if government partners effectively with the organisations already rooted in local communities – the ones who have built trust and delivered change on the ground. Encouragingly, this is being recognised through the adoption of the civil society covenant, which commits both national and local government to listening to the voices of frontline organisations.

On day three of Faith in Partnership Week, we are excited to launch a brand new stream of work for the APPG on Faith and Society, ensuring the voice of faith is heard as part of Baroness Casey’s review of adult social care. This Faith in Partnership Week we are delighted to announce a brand-new stream for work for the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Faith and Society, looking at faith and adult social care. On October 15th, the APPG will be holding a parliamentary roundtable to explore how faith and social care meaningfully intersect.

On day two of Faith in Partnership Week 2025, FaithAction’s intern Suranne, who has been helping us organise the week, reports back from yesterday’s exciting event, which saw the FaithAction team and the APPG on Faith and Society launch a fantastic piece of work evaluating the Faith Covenant.

In our first Faith in Partnership Week 2025 blog, we hear from the Disclosure and Barring Service about how faith groups can help strengthen safeguarding. Faith in Partnership Week is an opportunity to celebrate the important ways faith groups and statutory bodies are working together to strengthen communities. Safeguarding is a vital part of this, and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is committed to supporting faith organisations to build safe and welcoming environments for all.

Here at FaithAction, the team are excited as we get prepared for #Faith in Partnership Week, celebrating the fantastic work that is being done up and down the country between faith groups and statutory services. We wanted to share with you what we’ll be doing […]

I must admit I still get excited by Christmas Eve. My family gathers, there are presents being put by the tree, there is the whiff of food being prepared – but I recognise it’s the anticipation of the day that is the best part of […]

The Covid-19 pandemic represented a defining moment in joint working, highlighting the necessity of faith organisations in providing vital support to their communities – whether that be through being a source of solace or delivering food parcels. Yet partnership has always been a constant force […]