Housing Charities That specialise in Homelessness
Discover 251 Housing charities that specialise in homelessness. Use the search below to filter within these results.
Notable charities in this sector
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Chinese Information And Advice Centre
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, Housing, Social welfareImmigration and asylum laws advice, women victims of domestic violence support and advocacy, support to children affected by domestic violence, benefit advice and advocacy, tackling homelessness, asylum seeker and refugee support, health and wellbeing advice, disseminate information to the Chinese community, campaign for policies change, cultural exchange and raising cultural awareness.
The Simon Community
Charitable activities, HousingWe support and campaign for people who are homeless, or rootless and particularly those for whom no other provision exists.
Churches In Reading Drop-In Centre
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareCIRDIC runs two day Centres. One caters for the spritual emotional and practical needs of adults who are homeless or in poor accommodation by providing food, clothing and warmth as well as medical and practical advice and art therapy. The second Centre caters for women with special physical and emotional needs by providing warmth, food, companionship and advice.
Cheadle And District Animal Welfare Society
Animals, HousingThe Society provides accommodation at private boarding kennels and catteries together with veterinary treatment for dogs and cats abandoned or unwanted by their owners within the Staffordshire Moorlands. Help is also provided for animals who have become homeless due to the ill health, hospitalisation or the death of their owner. Healthy animals are not put down.
Exousia Trust
Economic and community development, Housing, Religion, Social welfareSupporting the Christian Ministry of Sean Stillman and Associated initiatives.These initiatives include: - Zac's Place which is both a facility supporting homeless and other disadvantaged individuals in the Swansea area and also a mission church community.- Rough Edges which is a social enterprise in Swansea www.Rough-Edges.org.uk
The Abbeyfield Deptford Society Limited
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareWe provide very sheltered accommodation and meals provided by a live in housekeeper for single lonely or homeless older people.
The Spencer Charitable Trust
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareThe SCT addresses social inequality and poverty. We create grants with agencies and projects that provide shelter and material assistance, improve social mobility, and fight prejudice. The SCT focus is on rights and welfare of: women, children / young adults, the mentally ill, ethnic communities and the homeless. It is also an aim to empower through encouraging access to education and the arts.
Garston Animal Rescue
Animals, HousingWe rescue sick, stray and abandoned animals in the Merseyside area. We trap and neuter feral cats to keep the population of unwanted homeless kittens trying to survive on the city's streets. We are restricted to the resources we have.
Derwentside Detached Youth Project
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, HousingWe provide youth workers to meet young people on the streets with the aim of engaging with them and introducing them to diverse worthwhile activities. We provide advocacy advice and support in terms of sexual health, well-being, drug and alcohol misuse and parenting. We facilitate activities promoting healthier lifestyle and physical wellbeing.
Victory Outreach U.k.
HousingProviding Christian homes for people in need or those through social disadvantage have become homeless. Victory Outreach runs supported housing which includes a holistic approach to rehabilitation , health and well-being .
Fountain Of Life Pentecostal Holiness Church
Beneficiary group, Housing, ReligionIN LINE WITH OUR MISSION STATEMENT, WHICH IS `LOVING JESUS LIFTING PEOPLE-LAUNCHING MINISTRIES, . WE WORKED WITH FAMILIES AND CHILDREN AROUND LEYTONSTONE ASHVILLE ROAD AREA IN SHARING THE GOSPEL AND PUTTING ON DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES ON SATURDAYS AND DURING THE HOLIDAYS FOR THE CHILDREN THE CHURCH ALSO PROVIDE HOT MEALS FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE IN FOREST ROAD WALTHAM FOREST 1ST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH
Housing The Homeless Central Fund
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareThe trustees fulfil the charity's objectives by processing applications only from accredited social work agencies supporting clients in need, hardship and distress in three categories: those who are in danger of losing their homes or essential services; those caring for children in impoverished circumstances; those who have faced some personal setback and are being encouraged to start again.
Open Door - St Albans
Charity and VCS support, HousingOpen Door supports a homelessness night shelter and daytime drop-in for vulnerable people in St Albans. Set up in 1992, the charity aims to ensure that no-one needs to sleep rough in St Albans and generally to improve the life chances of homeless people. Our main activities are to raise funds, primarily from the local community, to support and improve the service and to promote volunteering.
Queen Mother's Clothing Guild
Housing, Social welfareQMCG buys and sources new clothing, sleeping bags and linen and distributes these items once a year to British charities, operating only in the United Kingdom, to help vulnerable and homeless people.
Copperdale Trust
Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Facilities, Housing, Social welfareCopperdale provides a home for homeless young people aged between 15 - 24, providing 24 hour a day support and aims to empower marginalised young people to gain better life chances. An additional project, The United Estates of Wythenshawe, provides an alternative community centre which is open to all ages including young people who are at risk of becoming involved in gangs and poor life choices.
Fund For Human Need
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, HousingMakes grants of up to £200 each to refugees, asylum seekers, the homeless and others suffering personal distress. Makes limited number of grants to projects working amongst the poorest communities from restricted funds received for those specific projects.
Nightwatch
Housing, Social welfareNightwatch provides food, clothing and resettlement goods to homeless and otherwise very poor and vulnerable people.
God's Church Of Peace
Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Health, Housing, Religion, Social welfareHelping the homeless within the borough of SouthwarkHelping orphan institutions in GhanaProviding secondhand clothing / hospital uniforms to Hospitals in GhanaProviding hospital pastoral care the sickOrganising soup kitchens for the homeless during the Christmas period, fund raising for kidney research foundations both here and abroad.Provide food to the needy under UK lockdown
Wise Music Foundation
Arts, Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareProviding financial support for people experiencing hardship, distress and illness, with a focus on children, the homeless and people living in poverty.
The UK Turkish Islamic Trust
Facilities, Housing, ReligionReligious & cultural education. Religious prayers/activities. Funeral servicesESTABLISHED SHACKLEWELL COMMUNITY CENTRE HELPING HOMELESS
The St Michael's Housing Trust
Beneficiary group, HousingAdministers and manages several properties in Leicester accommodating homeless families.
Mustard Seed Christian Ministries
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Education, Facilities, Housing, ReligionAlongside selling Christian books, we run a cafe in which we offer a relaxed welcoming atmosphere where customers can talk together and with our staff and volunteers, some of whom have additional needs. We seek to support the elderly, disabled, vulnerable and homeless. We welcome secondary school pupils for work experience. Profits make grants to children and young peoples' organisations.
The Congregation Of The Sisters Of St Brigid
Beneficiary group, HousingMembers of the Society undertake work in community based programmes and local parish work, providing family support,helping the homeless and giving religious and material assistance
First Stop Centre (mid-Essex Branch)
Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Social welfareTo relieve the condition of disadvantaged persons in mid-Essex experiencing difficulties with homelessness, joblessness, substance misuse, physical and mental health problems, learning difficulties by the provision of support services to assist them in maintaining normal relationships with and within their community.
The Arnold And Dorothy Denman Charitable Trust
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareWe support small charities working in Bristol, BANES and South Gloucestershire with a focus on pump priming the development of small charities and also helping with initial seed funding for larger appeals.We support charities working with disadvantaged children and young people, rehabilitation, severe poverty and homelessness, the elderly. We do not normally support large national charities.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many homelessness housing charities are there in the UK?
There are 251 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 £8.8bn 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 90.6%. 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 £2.3m. 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.