
Beyond Innovation Event: Tacking Child Poverty in Liverpool City Region
Join the VS6 partnership’s next Beyond Innovation event: Tackling Child Poverty in Liverpool City Region
With 100,300 children in Cheshire and Merseyside living in poverty, many in working households, the need for
Hear insights on key findings and recommendations from the Champs Public Health Collaborative’s 2024 report on child poverty in Cheshire and Merseyside and learn about the vital role of the VCFSE sector in tackling poverty from:
Ruth du Plessis, Director of Public Health, St Helens Council
Eustace De Sousa, Champs Public Health Collaborative
Stuart Dunne, CEO, Youth Focus NW
Louise Vernon, Population Health Programme Manager, Champs Public Health Collaborative
There will be an opportunity for interaction and sharing your insights into the future of child poverty strategy and services.
The event is part of the series of assemblies to develop our thinking on key LCR policy issues, linked to the VS6 Beyond Innovation work.
This event will be held online via Microsoft Teams and is open to anyone working in the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector in Liverpool City Region.

Housing and Homelessness in Liverpool City Region
VS6 would like you to join us to start a conversation about housing and homelessness in the Liverpool City Region. We want to explore the role of the local VCFSE sector in future models of delivery and hear from you to enable us to contribute effectively to policy and plans for the LCR going forward. We will be joined by Justin Hill, Chief Executive of YMCA St Helens who will co-host the session with us.
There will be an opportunity for interaction and sharing your insights into the future of housing and homelessness strategy and services.
The event is the start of a series of assemblies to develop our thinking on key LCR policy issues, linked to our Beyond Innovation work, and we hope you can join us for the first in the series.
This event will be held online via Microsoft Teams. It is open to anyone working in the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector in Liverpool City Region.