Case studies

Rough Sleeping in Coventry was a project commissioned by CCC who wished to co-create their rough sleeping strategy with those who have lived experience of homelessness and rough sleeping. Partnering with Arts Homelessness International and Katy Rubin - Legislative Theatre practitioner, they worked to integrate co-production across CCC’s work.

Inclusive Homework Club is a charity located in Glasgow that provides educational support to ethnic minority groups, refugees and people seeking asylum. Their core project is the Homework support for families who live in the South of Glasgow, matching tutors and students. They also deliver ESOL and IT Skills for Integration Project to support the parents overcome the different challenges of langua…

Equipped for Learning has provided digital devices for learning for all pupils and classrooms in Midlothian. Key to this project is the support that goes alongside this provision. This includes the installation of assistive software and literacy support on each device, safeguarding technology, and assistance for teachers, pupils, and families to help them use their devices effectively. The project…

The Salford Tackling Poverty Strategy takes a systematic approach to tackling poverty and inequality, highlighting poverty as a societal rather than an individual issue. The strategy recognises the importance of a cooperative approach and coordinating the city-wide efforts in tackling poverty. Developed in extensive cooperation with the Salford Poverty Truth Commission and other local organisation…

Star Project is a holistic community development project in Paisley that takes a person-centred approach to deliver a range of services to tackle poverty. The services include for example counselling, a Befriending Scheme, workshops, Men’s Shed for mental health support, targeted activities for children, a community fridge and a pantry. Community members with lived experience of poverty are involv…

Urban entertainment poverty project community cinema aimed at strengthening the sociocultural experiences of a low percentile SIMD ranked community. Providing a free at point of access, fixed community base within Forgewood’s Community Centre, the project provides a venue for social interaction, education, and social activities. Free snacks and drinks enhance the cinema experience for service user…

The Fun and Food programme by Dundee Bairns works to reduce food insecurity during holidays by delivering cold packed lunches across Dundee during April, Summer and October school holidays. The project delivers the food out to community groups, schools, and family support teams. Fun and Food also helps to support other community provisions such as community fun days in areas of high multiple depri…

The Financial Services, Education and Mentorship Hub seeks to reduce the gender, socioeconomic and ethnic minority talent gap within the financial services sector by providing individuals from multiple deprived areas with the right skills and knowledge to compete within the sector. Through providing a free Mentoring, Internship, Networking and Training (MINT) initiative, the project enables indivi…

Midlothian Reheatable Foods Service was a meal delivery service administered by the Midlothian Council and the British Red Cross. Ready-made meals were delivered to those struggling with the cost-of-living crisis. The pilot primarily targeted low-income people who needed short-term support and could not afford to cook or struggled for various reasons. Supplied by ParsleyBox, the well-balanced, vac…

Changing the Rules initially comprised four participatory policy-development workshops that took place across the UK in 2022/23. The workshops were collaboratively designed in an intensive session in Manchester in October 2022. This was facilitated by Legislative and Forum Theatre practitioners, respectively - Katy Rubin and Dan Boyden, and co-facilitators from Together for Change, a panel of live…