How fiction can help children understand poverty

I WAS lonely. Papa was a preacher and we lived and travelled in a painted wooden wagon, pulled by Jessie, a large and docile shire horse. We had few possessions; there was no room for what Papa called

Last year, Big Issue partnered with Cardboard Citizens to showcase a series of bold short films that shone a spotlight on the various ways people can become homeless – and now it will be taking both t

MARIE peered out of the front room window, wondering if people would be on time. And not only that – what if nobody showed? She let the net curtain drop, listening to the kettle whistling in the kitch

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