David Cohen is the Evening Standard's award winning Investigations Editor and Campaigns Editor, as well as the founder of the Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund
David Cohen is the Evening Standard's award winning Investigations Editor and Campaigns Editor, as well as the founder of the Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund
Our Skill up Step Up campaign delivers job-winning skills for 400
David Cohen talks to some of the young Londoners who have reaped the rewards of our campaign
‘I have to do my sums just to take my children on the bus’
When mother-of-three Christina found herself in a refuge she lived in fear of running out of cash. Now she is back on her feet thanks to one of the beneficiary charities of our appeal.
On The Breadline: Another £1m giveaway in our cost of living appeal
Total given out to charities through our campaign has hit almost £4 million
Free meals for secondary school children from hard-up families
Southwark’s initiative is another victory for the Evening Standard’s special investigation into school hunger
Sadiq Khan: extend free meals scheme across whole of the country
Free meals will make the crucial difference, say head teachers
Free school meals for all primary school pupils in London
Exclusive: Mayor to announce £130m package after the Evening Standard’s School Hunger Special Investigation
Our £4 million to ease breadline crisis
On the Breadline: £2.78m handed out to over 200 charities as parents hail our appeal as godsend
‘Tensions at home aren’t just battles over bread and milk’
Children often bear the brunt of their family’s cost of living crisis. David Cohen talks to two beneficiaries of our appeal who give vital support
Generosity of readers swells our appeal by £100,000 in four weeks
Donations take our total raised to more than £3.6 million
On the Breadline appeal hits £3.5million as Rita Ora gives backing
New milestone reached as Rausings make huge donation and singer calls on people to ‘get behind’ campaign
More stars back our appeal to help families struggling this winter
The £3.3 million raised so far will go to organisations in London and across the country working to help people on the breadline cope with the cost of living crisis
Help make a difference, says Andy Murray as our appeal hits £3.3m
Two-time Wimbledon champion says: ‘It has never been more vital for us to come together and make a difference’
Thank You! Five-figure gifts boost our appeal past £3.2 million mark
On the final day of our partnership with The Childhood Trust, we can announce that this alliance has raised £1.2 million
On the Breadline: ‘We make happy memories for traumatised kids’
Sean Mendez tells David Cohen how young lives can be transformed at Solidarity Sports, the charity he helps runs in west London
Standard’s On the Breadline appeal hits £3million mark
Christmas cost of living appeal passes incredible milestone
On the Breadline: Art centre dishes up breakfast for hungry children
Parents worried about putting food on the table are often too anxious to play with their children, so funding for one centre is crucial. David Cohen reports
Do what you can to help struggling Londoners, says David Morrissey
Backing from The Walking Dead and Sherwood star comes as the amount raised rose to over £2.65 million