Resources
Free tools, events and research to help you put your faith into action
Resources
Free tools, events and research to help you put your faith into action
Prayer Diary
Join us in prayer for the work of churches, community groups and volunteers, and CUF-supported initiatives that address poverty and social justice in England.
Look Up Tool
Get a clear picture of poverty in your community and how it compares across England. And use our guide to help you plan how to respond.
Growing Good Toolkit
Six sessions to help your church grow new connections and make a difference where you lie. Including bible study, discussion, films and prayer.
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Web Of Poverty
Tools | Research and Policy | Research Reports
Poverty extends far beyond lack of financial resources. It can be helpful to imagine poverty as a web of interconnected challenges that significantly impact an…
Our Impact
Impact Reports | Research and Policy
Our annual impact reports demonstrate how, together with our supporters and partners, we are helping to build stronger communities and tackle complex…
Research
Research and Policy | Research Reports
We commission research that explores social issues including homelessness, financial resilience and isolation, and that examines the impact and distinctiveness…
Growing Good Impact Report 2024
Impact Reports | Research and Policy
Our evaluation report highlights how the Growing Good Toolkit is helping churches to grow in confidence, relationships and hospitality.
Places of Welcome snapshot survey 2023
Impact Reports | Research and Policy
Dive in to the 2023 snapshot survey to find out what happened and what we can learn.
Refugee Small Grants Report 2023
Impact Reports | Research and Policy
In 2022 and 2023 we worked with churches and Christian organisations to disperse over 70 small grants funded by The Benefact Trust. The grants supported…
Relational Approaches to Addressing Homelessness
Research and Policy
Commissioned by CUF and the Centre for Housing Policy at the University of York this report explores what it means to take a relational approach to addressing…
GRA:CE Project Report
Research and Policy | Research Reports
Based on three years of extensive qualitative and quantitative research, including over 350 interviews in over 60 parish communities across England and new…
Faith in Society
Research and Policy | Publications
Faith-based social action has a long and glorious history - indeed it is faith that was the motivator of many institutions and their approaches today. From…
Church in Action Survey 2020
Research and Policy
The year 2020 was like no other in living memory, dramatically affecting the way churches engage with members and the wider community. This special survey in…
CUF Response to APPG Enquiry
Research and Policy
Based on insights and stories from our Near Neighbours, Together Network, and Just Finance Foundation teams on the ground, we created an evidence submission…
Project Evaluation Tools
Research and Policy
In partnership with the Benefact Trust (previously Allchurches Trust), CUF have developed an Impact & Evaluation Toolkit for churches and small Christian…