Church Action on Poverty (CAP) is a national ecumenical Christian social justice charity, committed to tackling poverty in the UK. We work in partnership with churches and with people in poverty themselves to find solutions to poverty, locally, nationally and globally.
The Northern Irish Branch of CAP was set up following an inital meeting of interested individuals on Monday 15th June 2009.
Please take a few minutes to watch our video 'Poverty in Northern Ireland & the Necessity of a Christian Response' below:
You can also download a copy of our 'poverty in NI statistics' file.
He, your brother, was redeemed as you were by the blood of Christ; he is hungry, in need, perhaps pressed by a creditor, and you have plenty of this world’s goods. You say, ‘That’s no affair of mine. Am I expected to rescue him from distress with my money?’
If that is your attitude, your heart is empty of God’s love; you are not a child of God.
You glory in being a Christian – yes, that is what you are called, but not what your deeds answer to. If you don’t live like a Christian, what is the point of being called one?