The network, launched by London Councils and the Government Office for London, aims to share good practice, discuss local issues and to support pan-London approaches to tackling child poverty.
It will link policy makers with frontline staff from local authorities, primary care trusts, Jobcentre Plus and housing associations, through quarterly meetings and a website.
James Kempton, London Councils' executive member for children and young people, said: "By bringing these people together we should be able to establish what works across the capital - and in differing local circumstances - and by doing so, develop robust solutions to London's child poverty crisis."
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