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Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Housing and homelessness
Changemakers 2025

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Housing and homelessness

The charities, grassroots organisations and individuals tackling housing insecurity
Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Learning and employment
Changemakers 2025

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Learning and employment

How does The Big Issue help homeless people?
Big Issue Winter Support Kit launch at Christmas
Activism

How does The Big Issue help homeless people?

Something radical is happening in Hastings. It might just tell us how to solve Britain’s empty homes problem
Activism

Something radical is happening in Hastings. It might just tell us how to solve Britain’s empty homes problem

There's a letting agency actually trying to fix the housing crisis. Here’s how
Housing

There's a letting agency actually trying to fix the housing crisis. Here’s how

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Cafe that finds work for adults with learning disabilities appeals for help amid cost of living crisis
Cafe Van Gogh
Small businesses

Cafe that finds work for adults with learning disabilities appeals for help amid cost of living crisis

The musicians helping to change young people's lives in Reading
Readipop
Charity

The musicians helping to change young people's lives in Reading

These people quit their jobs to help neurodivergent adults get the support they need
Activism

These people quit their jobs to help neurodivergent adults get the support they need

Landmark fund to help diverse entrepreneurs change society announced
Growth Impact Fund
Social enterprises

Landmark fund to help diverse entrepreneurs change society announced

How a group of Essex lawyers turn things around for those facing homelessness
Cost of Living Heroes
Activism

How a group of Essex lawyers turn things around for those facing homelessness

Yoga for cooped-up kids gets a boost with Big Issue funding
Big Issue Invest

Yoga for cooped-up kids gets a boost with Big Issue funding

Big Issue draws big names to £25m fund to help marginalised people become entrepreneurs
Big Issue Invest

Big Issue draws big names to £25m fund to help marginalised people become entrepreneurs

Social investment could create '36,000 jobs in our most deprived communities'
Lord Victor Adebowale at Corporate Challenge Year 1 impact event.
Social enterprise

Social investment could create '36,000 jobs in our most deprived communities'

Tips and tricks for success in getting funding for your social enterprise
social enterprise funding
Social enterprise

Tips and tricks for success in getting funding for your social enterprise

How The Big Issue supported more than 180 other social enterprises during the pandemic
Wolverton Community Energy Stony. Stratford Library
Big Issue Invest

How The Big Issue supported more than 180 other social enterprises during the pandemic

BAME social entrepreneurs are booming but struggle for funding
Two black women look at a laptop together
Activism

BAME social entrepreneurs are booming but struggle for funding

Big Issue Invest backs scheme getting ex-offenders into work
Activism

Big Issue Invest backs scheme getting ex-offenders into work

Big Issue Invest's Power Up gives social enterprises a £600,000 boost
Power Up
Activism

Big Issue Invest's Power Up gives social enterprises a £600,000 boost

Big Issue Invest has committed £1.5 million to support hospices and charities
St Helena Hospice
Activism

Big Issue Invest has committed £1.5 million to support hospices and charities

Big Issue-backed rugby charity is world record holder after marathon match
SOHK
Activism

Big Issue-backed rugby charity is world record holder after marathon match

Hey Girls products are now available on the shelves at Co-op
Hey Girls Power Up Scotland
Activism

Hey Girls products are now available on the shelves at Co-op

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Helping girls be the best they can be: Hey Girls fights period poverty
Activism

Helping girls be the best they can be: Hey Girls fights period poverty

Big Issue Invest's £400k boost to help 1,700 ex-addicts find jobs
Big Issue Invest WDP
Activism

Big Issue Invest's £400k boost to help 1,700 ex-addicts find jobs

VR social enterprise and Big Issue investee Viarama victim of £20k break-in
Viarama virtual reality
Activism

VR social enterprise and Big Issue investee Viarama victim of £20k break-in

Social enterprises pitch for the chance to be next Big Issue-backed success
Activism

Social enterprises pitch for the chance to be next Big Issue-backed success

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