Gateshead Poverty Truth Commission
Nothing about us without us is for us
What if people living in poverty could take the lead on tackling poverty in Gateshead? Would it make a difference to the decisions that are being made? Would new solutions to poverty be discovered? Would people listen and, if they did, would they better understand the challenges that poverty brings?
Gateshead Poverty Truth Commission exists to ensure that people who have experienced poverty first-hand are at the heart of how Gateshead thinks and acts in tackling poverty and inequality.
We are made up of ‘experts by experience’ of poverty, and people who make decisions around poverty in Gateshead.
Together we build relationships, listen to one another and work together to tackle the causes and effects of poverty in Gateshead.
Image of angel: By David Wilson Clarke [CC BY 2.5 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons
Find out more
Poverty Truth Commissions
We are part of a family of Truth Commissions across the UK, all working together so that the voices of experts by experience are heard and can influence how people in poverty are treated. Find out more about the Poverty Truth Commission network here:
Get involved
Are you someone with a story to tell about your experience of poverty? Or perhaps you are a business or civic leader who is open to listening to experts by experience? Maybe you simply live in Gateshead and want to support the work of the commission. Drop us an email and let us know.