Informative and engaging articles from across the Race Equality Foundation, as well as external contributions.
How online SFSC courses support the Race Equality Foundation’s anti-racist mission
For 25 years, the SFSC team at the Race Equality Foundation has delivered its evidence-based and inclusive Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities parenting programme. The programme recognises that the communities around families can [...]
Why Stronger Families, Not Stricter Bans, Are the Key to Children’s Wellbeing
As calls grow to ban under-16s from accessing social media, the debate is increasingly shaped by a sense of moral panic, one that risks obscuring the deeper pressures facing children, young people, [...]
Spotlight on… Litter Heroes: SFSC and the power of community engagement
In a society that can feel fractured and divided, many of us find ourselves asking, what does it take to be part of a strong and resilient community? A community may [...]
Black Care Leavers on Support, Care Services and Racial Identity
Turning 18 is a big step for anyone, but for young people in the UK who've been in care, the milestone often means having to face adult life and its responsibilities [...]
Local elections 2026: Making sure all have the opportunity to shape local government
This year on Thursday 7 May 2026, voters across the UK are expected to vote to elect councillors to their local government. Some local elections have been temporarily postponed due to [...]
Statement on Women and Equalities Committee report: Discrimination, harassment and abuse against Muslim women
The Race Equality Foundation welcomes the publication of the Women and Equalities Committee report ‘Discrimination, harassment, and abuse against Muslim women’. The report provides powerful evidence of how Muslim women face a [...]
Warm homes won’t reduce inequality unless equity is built in
The government’s new Warm Homes Plan has been described as the biggest home upgrade programme in British history. At a time when millions of people are living in cold, damp and unsafe [...]
Protecting young people begins with rebuilding community, not banning platforms
This week, debates about young people and social media have flared up again in the UK, with renewed calls to ban access to platforms for under‑16s – following in the footsteps of [...]
The violence of climate inaction: why racial equity must be central
Within days of the new year, Oxfam research revealed that the world’s wealthiest 1 per cent had already exhausted their fair share of carbon emissions for the entire year – emissions that [...]
Anniversary of Race Equity Maturity Index: a Critical Tool in Driving NHS Reform and Race Equity
As we mark the one-year anniversary of the Race Equity Maturity Index (REMI), its relevance to the future of the NHS could not be clearer. Developed by the Race Equality Foundation in [...]
Race Equality Foundation urges Government to centre racial equity in rollout of England’s first Men’s Health Strategy
Historic Men’s Health Strategy acknowledges ethnic disparities, implementation must deliver targeted action to address systemic racism or risk leaving most vulnerable men behind (20 November 2025, London, UK) The Race Equality Foundation [...]
Why 25 years of ‘Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities’ matters to what comes next for parenting support
This 2025, the Race Equality Foundation celebrated 25 years of our flagship, evidence-based parenting programme. In this blog, Ben Lewing reflects on the highlights and insights from the SFSC 2025 Conference.Ben Lewing [...]
Strengthening policy impact through collaboration: reflections from the Alliance from Racial Justice away day
In November, the Alliance for Racial Justice brought together 32 participants for a two-day residential away day in Birmingham, with all but two member organisations represented. Over the two days, members reflected [...]
Race Equality Foundation evidence submission: response to the NHS 10-Year Workforce Plan Consultation
The Race Equality Foundation has submitted evidence to the NHS 10-Year Workforce Plan consultation, calling for race equality to be placed at the centre of workforce planning and culture change, to [...]
Jabeer Butt OBE on Radio France Internationale Grand Reportage
From tragedy to division: lessons to be learnt for a more inclusive Britain (13 November 2025, London) Today marks the tenth anniversary of the devastating terrorist attacks at the Bataclan concert venue [...]
‘Knowledge is Power’ campaign: co-producing myeloma awareness with Black communities
Black people in the UK are two to three times more likely to develop myeloma, a type of blood cancer, than White people. Despite an increased risk, awareness of the disease remains [...]
Race Equality Foundation awarded Youth Endowment Fund grant for Safer Lives project
We’re delighted to share that the Race Equality Foundation has been awarded funding from the Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) through its Supportive Homes programme to deliver the Safer Lives project. This new [...]
Reflections from the SFSC 25th year anniversary conference
On Friday 19 September 2025, parents, practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and community leaders gathered at SOAS Brunei Gallery to mark a major milestone: 25 years of Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities (SFSC). Created with [...]
Latest report: establishing housing services that work for everyone
Everyone deserves to age with dignity in a home that is safe, accessible. Yet for too many older people of Black, Asian, and minoritised ethnic communities, this is out of reach. To [...]
New Report centres experiences of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Parents and Parents in Cases of Alleged Child Sexual Abuse in private law cases in the Family Courts
The Ministry of Justice has today published a research report authored by the Race Equality Foundation in partnership with We Stand (formerly known as Mosac). The report explores how the presumption of [...]
Health justice is climate justice
Sickle cell disease and climate change affects Black and minoritised ethnic communities disproportionately - the connection must be recognised to fight effectively for equity. Despite Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) being the UK’s [...]
Why Communications is key to dismantling racism
Introducing new Communications and Public Affairs Manager, Lauren Golding It sounds like a bold claim, but I genuinely believe that strategic communications is a key tool in the dismantling of racism in [...]
25 Years of SFSC: Equity, inclusion, and lasting change for families and communities
Leandra Box reflects on the last 25 years of the SFSC programme In 1999, as an early career researcher at the Race Equality Unit (now the Race Equality Foundation) I set out [...]
Lived experience matters: tackling myeloma awareness in Black communities
Myeloma is the third most common blood cancer in the UK, yet awareness remains low in Black African and Black Caribbean communities. This is despite a higher risk of developing it, often [...]
Delivering SFSC in Newham: Practical lessons in inclusive support for families with diverse needs and building community
When the team in Newham set out to deliver Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities (SFSC) they were drawn to the programme’s holistic approach, one that speaks directly to the everyday realities of parents [...]
