Housing Charities That specialise in Homelessness
Discover 1,839 Housing charities that specialise in homelessness. Use the search below to filter within these results.
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Cornerstone Evangelical Church
Arts, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Housing, ReligionChristian celebration on Sundays with music & teaching, children's classes & creche facilities.Involvement in Community activity and support for the homeless.Finance, prayer & care support for overseas workers and their families.Provision of Christian youth & other age groups.Support for Christian students (home & overseas).Outreach and teaching for people investigating Christianity.
Rush House LTD
Beneficiary group, HousingThe company is a registered charity and its principal object is the provision of support, advice and accommodation for homeless young people.
Emmaus Hertfordshire
Housing, Social welfareThe charity's objects are the alleviation and relief of poverty, hardship and distress in the Hertfordshire area. The policies adopted in furtherance of these objectives are the provision of accommodation, assistance and meaningful work for homeless people in the Hertfordshire area within a community run in accordance with the concepts and principles of Emmaus and the international manifesto.
Congregation Of The Ursulines Of Jesus
Beneficiary group, Housing, Religion, Social welfareRelief of poverty,Care for the Elderly & Homeless,Social & Pastoral work,Missionary work in communities,Assisting people with learning difficulties.
Genesis Trust Bath
Education, HousingTHE GENESIS TRUST OPERATES WITHIN THE CITY OF BATH PROVIDING SERVICES TO THOSE IN NEED; PARTICULARLY THE HOMELESS AND VULNERABLY HOUSED. ITS ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE PROVISION OF MEALS, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS (FURNITURE), ADVICE AND SIGNPOSTING, LIFESKILLS ACTIVITIES AND WORK PLACEMENTS.
The Harbour Foundation
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareThe principal activities of the company and the charity are those of providing relief of poverty, suffering and distress among refugees and other homeless people, the homeless, advancement of education, learning and research, and to make donations to any institution established for charitable purposes according to the law of England and Wales.
Freedom Community Alliance Limited
Charitable activities, Housing, Social care, Social welfareFreedom Community Alliance Ltd provides a range of services to homeless, vulnerable and disadvantaged individuals. Current activities include:-Provision of an open access Day Centre & multi agency hubA range of supported accommodation for men and women.Support Services and advocacy for vulnerable people. Gym facilities promoting health & Wellbeing.Temp accommodation rough sleeper pods
Northampton Hope Centre
Charitable activities, Health, Housing, Social welfareHope is a progressive anti-poverty charity helping anyone affected by poverty and exclusion, through services, campaigning and advocacy.We alleviate the immediate and ongoing impact of poverty, through providing basic services like food, clothing and shelter, alongside work to help those experiencing homelessness, mental health and addictions to overcome these and make lasting life changes
Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of The Most Holy And Undivided Trinity, Hull
Housing, ReligionHoly Trinity is a large church in the centre of Hull. We provide spiritual activities for the benefit of the community. We minister to people from the whole of the area but also provide specific material help to homeless people in the city centre
Hospitality And Hope
Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfareWe are a leading food insecurity, homelessness, and community well-being charity. Our main services aim is to reduce food insecurity by providing a foodbank and network of community shops. Reduce homelessness by providing supported living accommodation. Improve our community's wellbeing by delivering evidence-based interventions and advocating and campaigning alongside our community.
Streetsmart-Action For The Homeless
HousingThe Trust arranges primarily but not exclusively for restaurants to ask their customers in the months of November and December to provide a voluntary ?1 (one pound) per table contribution. This has been extended to Hotels asking customers for ?1(one pound) per stay contribution
C.a.s.t.
Beneficiary group, HousingWe assist asylum-seekers and refugees and new members of our community, offering advice and support and signposting them to appropriate services; and liaise with local community and statutory organisations and are active in night shelters and the Southend Homeless Action Network. At the same time, CAST is an activist organisation that challenges existing structures.
Direct Help & Advice Ltd.
Charity and VCS support, Housing, Social welfareDirect Help & Advice (DHA) is an independent charity established in 1995 which promotes community cohesion and helps people out of debt, poverty, homelessness and into work and volunteering.
Kingston Churches Action On Homelessness
Charitable activities, HousingThe provision of housing and welfare benefits advice and advocacy for those who are homeless or threatened with homelessness. We also provide temporary housing for motivated single homeless people.
Gillingham Street Angels
Charity and VCS support, Education, Environment, Housing, Social welfareWe support people living in Medway affected by homelessness, financial hardship & food poverty. We deliver our support holistically through free foodbanks, community soup kitchens & school uniform banks on top of a wide range of other food initiatives & services. We have charity stores, recycling programmes, inclusive volunteering schemes and a selection of other free health & wellbeing services.
The Faith Hope & Enterprise Company LTD
HousingProviding supported accommodation for homeless people at risk of long term homelessness.
Emmaus Norfolk And Waveney
Economic and community development, HousingThe Emmaus Norwich community offers a home and meaningful work to 25 men and women, many of whom have been homeless. Emmaus Norwich is a social enterprise and everyone living in the community signs off benefits to work within their ability in the community's charitable business.
Caring In Bristol
Beneficiary group, HousingCaring in Bristol empowers people to move back from a homelessness crisis. Working with those at risk of or facing homelessness, public, and partners, we create lasting change. We provide early prevention support, advice, handbooks and community-based initiatives. Our work reaches thousands annually, and includes food-led projects, youth support and emergency shelter, and our Christmas project.
Jamal Edwards Self Belief Trust
Beneficiary group, HousingThe organisation will provide one or more properties which will be available to house youngpersons (who are in or around the ages of 16 to 21), who are in, have recently left or are in the process ofleaving the care system. These young people may otherwise be at risk of facing homelessness or evenimprisonment.
The Sobell Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfareThe Sobell Foundation is a grant-making trust. Funding is generally restricted to charities working in the following fields: medical care and treatment; care and education for physically and mentally disabled people; homelessness; and care and support for the elderly and children from disadvantaged backgrounds. In Israel only the Trustees support coexistence and immigrant absorption projects.
Harrogate Homeless Project LTD
Housing, Social careWe provide short term emergency accommodation for homeless adults and some further longer term supported housing. We also provide a day centre with access to various services including food provision.
Emmaus Greenwich
Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfareEmmaus Greenwich provides a home and work for formerly-homeless men and women (our Companions). To help fund our community and to give our companions meaningful work, we collect and sell second-hand furniture, clothes etc and sell them in our shops in London. Our goal is to help homeless people regain their self-respect and help them move on to independent living.
Wintercomfort For The Homeless
Housing, Social welfareThe relief of poverty, sickness and distress among people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, and who are suffering from social, economic and emotional distress.
Emmaus Gloucestershire
Economic and community development, Education, Housing, Social welfareThe charity provides homeless and unemployed people with the security and companionship of living in a Community home, the dignity of working for the Community and for other disadvantaged people, and the chance of recovering the ability to live a successful, independent life outside the Community should they choose to do so.
Greater Change Foundation
HousingThe Greater Change Foundation provides flexible financial support to people experiencing homelessness, helping them take big long-term steps out of homelessness.We work with partner charities and their support workers to empower our clients to create a plan for how they want to get out of homelessness; and work to enable this plan by helping them to overcome the financial barriers they face.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many homelessness housing charities are there in the UK?
There are 1,839 registered homelessness housing charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.
Which is the largest of the homelessness housing charities by income?
Nuffield Health is the largest by latest reported annual income (£1.5bn). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.
What is the combined annual income of homelessness housing charities?
Homelessness housing charities reported a combined annual income of £15.9bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.
What is a typical program ratio for homelessness housing charities?
Across all homelessness housing charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 89.6%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.
What is the average annual income of homelessness housing charities?
Homelessness housing charities have an average annual income of £1.5m. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.