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Pontypridd Town Council invests in Purple Shoots (Extract from a press release)
Posted on 14th June 2021 | Uncategorized
Pontypridd Town Council have invested funds into Pontypridd-based charity Purple Shoots.
Purple Shoots tackles poverty, disadvantage, unemployment and social isolation through encouraging entrepreneurship and independence. One of the things it does to achieve this is “microfinance” – offering small, ethical loans to aspiring business owners to enable them to start or …
June 2021 Newsletter
Posted on 7th June 2021 | Company News
Dear Friends and Supporters
It's just over 6 months since our last newsletter and when I wrote that one, I didn't expect that we would still be in a lock.down, and still struggling with all the restrictions that involves. However, the end could be in sight now and there is definitely …
TACKLING CHILD POVERTY THROUGH TACKLING FAMILY INCOME
Posted on 20th April 2021 | Uncategorized
The Bishops have been preparing a policy ask for Government on the topic of tackling child poverty and they asked a number of charities, including us, to identify issues and suggest solutions which they could include in their proposals. This is what Purple Shoots suggested.
Much has been written about tackling …
First 100 days Manifesto 2021
Posted on 23rd March 2021 | Uncategorized
What is the 100 day manifesto?
Our country is in crisis. We need to plan big, but we also need to act right now.
This is the 100 day manifesto for our economy, it asks, What can we do right now?
Using resources we already have, what will have the biggest impact on …