Housing Charities That specialise in Temporary or emergency housing
Discover 412 Housing charities that specialise in temporary or emergency housing. Use the search below to filter within these results.
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Paws For Kids
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfarePROVIDES EXTRA SUPPORT SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ESCAPING AND RECOVERING FROM DOMESTIC ABUSE. THE 2 MAIN AREAS OF SUPPORT ARE:A BESPOKE SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY SERVICE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES HELPING THEM IN THEIR RECOVERY FROM DOMESTIC ABUSE.A PET FOSTERING SERVICE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST, TO AID FAMILIES IN THE ACCESS OF EMERGENCY ACCOMMODATION.
Birmingham Crisis Centre
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareCharity offers a safe haven by way of the provision of temporary refuge and support to women and children who are the victims of domestic violence.
Waltham Forest Churches Night Shelter-Wfcns Limited
Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Education, HousingWaltham Forest Churches Night Shelter provides short-term accommodation, support and resettlement services for former rough sleepers and street homeless people in its hostel, known as 'Branches'. We provide advocacy, and access to life-skills development, employment, training and volunteering opportunities to give individuals a better chance of successful independent living after they move on.
Nene Valley Christian Family Refuge Limited
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareProvision of refuge accommodation and community support for women and children fleeing domestic abuse. Provision of education and support to the abusive partners and ex-partners of men and women fleeing domestic abuse.
Asia Pacific Childrens Fund
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social care, Social welfareAPCF is committed to the diminution of all forms of poverty and deprivation in Bangladesh. Our focus is on orphans, primarily in the Laxmipur district of Bangladesh. Our Goals are to build and maintain an Orphanage that will look after all their needs and provide refuge, education and a chance to shine in life.In future we aim to replicate this project around Bangladesh and other parts Asia.
Carmarthen Domestic Abuse Services LTD
Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Social welfareSUPPORT TO WOMEN,MEN AND CHILDREN AFFECTED BY DOMESTIC ABUSEServices we provide: Refuge accommodation, Floating support, Drop-in/outreach serivice, Childrens services, courses, counselling
Sebby's Corner
Beneficiary group, Crime and Justice, Housing, Social welfareSebby's Corner believes no child should go without the basic essentials they need to thrive. We support families living in poverty, families in temporary accommodation, women and their children who have fled domestic abuse, refugees, asylum seekers and victims of modern slavery and human trafficking.
Peterborough Women's Aid
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareProvide safe temporary accommodation for women and children fleeing domestic abuse. Provide an Outreach Service whose objectives are to give advice and support to victims/survivors of domestic abuse
Room At The Inn
HousingTo relieve the needs of people who are homeless, in threat of homelessness or otherwise marginalised in Warrington for the public benefit by providing emergency accommodation, daytime services and information, support and activities to enable them to lead more settled lives.
Cornwall Refuge Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, Housing, Social welfareCornwall Refuge Trust provides refuge accommodation for women, men and children who have escaped domestic abuse, offering them a safe and supportive environment in which to recover from their experiences and build a safer and happier future for themselves. We also provide a 24-hour domestic abuse helpline and a domestic abuse community counselling service, the Waves Project.
Stockport Without Abuse
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareRefuge and dispersed property accommodation for victims of domestic abuse including women, men and children. Floating Support Service, Community Support, Children and Young Peoples Service, Education and Training.
Hull Women's Aid
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareHWA supports women, children & young people that are suffering or have suffered domestic abuse to establish safe independent lives. Core work is delivered in a secure refuge for women & children. Support is also delivered on outreach basis to women, children & young people. HWA delivers training and awareness raising programmes and also works in partnership with statutory and voluntary bodies.
Kiran Support Services
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareTo relieve the distress and suffering of particularly but not exclusively Asian women, children and young people who have suffered or are exposed to domestic violence and abuse, and who have suffered in necessitous circumstances by the provision of refuge, outreach and aftercare support.To educate the public in the causes and effects of domestic violence and the prevention thereof.
International Youth Hostel Federation
Beneficiary group, Environment, Housing, LeisureYouth Tourism, Outdoor Education and Recreation and Environmental Conservation. On behalf of its parent charity, the International Youth Hostel Federation (IYHF), provides International Marketing and Information Technology Support to all member National Youth Hostel Associations, a global Online Booking Service @ www.hihostels.com, monitors Hostel Standards and offers International Training.
Sunderland Jewish Boys' Hostel And Talmudical College
Education, Housing, ReligionThe charities objectives are to promote theological and talmudic research, provide such educational facilities as will enable the students to become Rabbis, Ministers, Readers and Hebrew teachers for the Jewish Community. The college also helps necessitous students pursue their studies by means of scholarships and grants.
Al-Hijrah Trust
Beneficiary group, Education, Housing, ReligionAl-Hijrah Mosque was established in 1995. Al-Hijrah Evening School hosts over 300 children who come to learn more about their faith and Islamic spirituality. The charity also runs a tuition centre for children and hostel accommodation.
The Spinal Unit Action Group
Charitable activities, HousingSupport patients and former patients of the Southport Regional Spinal Injuries Centre by provision of grants or equipment and to provide a hostel care facility at 6 Weld Road Southport
Lighthouse Women's Aid Limited
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareTo provide safe and supportive refuge accommodation; to develop innovative community services that deliver effective interventions and preventative programmes; and delivering emotional and therapeutic support to women and children who are experiencing, or at risk from, domestic abuse or violence. To raise awareness of domestic abuse and violence.
West Cornwall Women's Aid
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, Housing, Social welfareRefuge accommodation for women and children who have experienced domestic violence, provision of an outreach service for women affected by domestic violence, domestic violence helpline, counselling service, therapeutic group work.
Haven Domestic Abuse Service
Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Social welfareThe provision of refuge accommodation for the female victims of domestic abuse and their children. Also for male and female victims, telephone help lines, counselling and support services and community outreach and development workers.
Havering Women's Aid
Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Social welfareProvision of advice, support, counselling and/or temporary accommodation for women who have been exposed to domestic violence (mental or physical), and for their children. To preserve and protect the mental and physical health of such women and their children in such ways as shall relieve their need. To educate the public in the causes and effects of domestic violence and the prevention thereof.
Wycombe Women's Aid Limited
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareWycombe Women's Aid provides independent, specialist services to women and children experiencing the effects of domestic violence.We provide safe, temporary and emergency accommodation as well as practical and emotional support within the refuge and through outreach in the local community.Our services are underpinned by an equal opportunities approach & shaped by a feminist, trauma informed ethos.
Christian Missions Charitable Trust
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social carePrime objects are uplifting the poorest in Chennai by medical, dental, orphanage, hostel, handicraft centre, education, wheelchair distribution, self help training in a leprosy settlement, providing rations on regular basis where needed. Social work among street children. The spread of the Christian gospel and the nurturing of the Christian faith are all integral to all these activities.
Wycombe Homeless Connection
Charity and VCS support, HousingWycombe Homeless Connection serves people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in south Bucks, working with volunteers, partner organisations and local authorities.Motivated by our Christian faith, we provide free advice and support to prevent homelessness and to reduce the harm it causes. We help people find a home and defend the rights of people who are homeless or facing homelessness.
West Lancashire Women's Refuge Limited
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareThe key objectives and activities of the charitable company are to relieve the distress and suffering of women and their children staying at the refuge.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many temporary-or-emergency-housing housing charities are there in the UK?
There are 412 registered temporary-or-emergency-housing housing charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.
Which is the largest of the temporary-or-emergency-housing 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 temporary-or-emergency-housing housing charities?
Temporary-or-emergency-housing 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 temporary-or-emergency-housing housing charities?
Across all temporary-or-emergency-housing 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 temporary-or-emergency-housing housing charities?
Temporary-or-emergency-housing 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.