about us
Two senior local government practitioners with over 35 years' combined experience delivering practical responses to poverty, hardship and community vulnerability in complex urban systems
TOM BARRETT
Co-founder | Programme Director
23 years in local government, including 15 years leading major transformation programmes.
Former Programme Director (Cost of Living and Community Partnerships) at LB Lambeth, leading borough-wide responses to Covid, cost-of-living pressures and community resilience.
Specialises in:
Programme mobilisation and delivery
Multi-agency system leadership
Crisis response and community resilience
Data-driven targeting of support
Currently supporting an inner-London Borough with the design and delivery of their anti-poverty strategy alongside its Crisis and Resilience Fund delivery plans.
LAURA STOKER
co-founder | Strategy & commissioning
Strategic programme leader specialising in poverty reduction, financial resilience and homelessness services.
Head of Service (Tackling Poverty) and Strategic Commissioning Manager at LB Lambeth, where she developed borough-wide anti-poverty strategies and secured over £5m external funding.
Anti-poverty strategy development
Service design and commissioning
Evaluation and impact frameworks
Community co-design and engagement
Free School Meal opt-out advice to local authorities across England
Convenor of London Anti-Poverty Leads group