Social welfare Charities That specialise in Refuge or shelter
Discover 218 Social welfare charities that specialise in refuge or shelter. Use the search below to filter within these results.
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Bromley And Croydon Women's Aid
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareTo provide safe and secure temporary refuge accommodation, support and other related services to women and their children fleeing domestic violence. These services are confidential, non-judgemental and aim to empower women so that they are able to make informed choices and decisions about their future.
Latin American Women's Aid Refuge
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfareWe provide refuge space for Latin American women and children in the UK who flee domestic violence. Our Advice and Information Centre provides advocacy and support for women who are not ready yet to leave abusive relationships or might not be eligible to live in the refuge. We recently took on floating support and we are part of the Islington BME Outreach Project.
Oak Tree Animals' Charity
Animals, Housing, Social welfareOak Tree Animals' Charity is at the heart of the community. Helping hundreds of animals each year, we find loving new homes for cats, dogs and horses, promote responsible pet ownership through education and outreach activities and work with individuals who need our support.
Nottinghamshire Women's Aid Limited
Associations, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Housing, Social welfareNottinghamshire Women's Aid was established to support women, children and young people who had experienced domestic abuse be it physical, emotional and/or sexual. This includes emergency refuge accommodation, supported housing, IDVA , floating support and sanctuary schemes. There is a women, children and young people's centre offering information, support, OFSTED creche and social activities.
Cheshire Without Abuse
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareGiving Refuge and Support to families fleeing Domestic Abuse
The Elm Foundation LTD
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareProvision of advice, support and safe temporary accommodation for women and their children ( men on an outreach basis) who are or have been experiencing domestic abuse.
Coventry Haven
Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Social welfareRefuge,advise, and support services provided to women and children fleeing all forms of Domestic Violence and Abuse including Forced Marriage, Honour Based Violence and FGM. Support & advise includes Counselling, Legal, Community Outreach Support, IDVA service and Specialist FGM service.
Staffordshire Women's Aid
Beneficiary group, Social welfareProvision of support, advice and accommodation to women and children living with, escaping or recovering from the effects of domestic and sexual violence. Support also provided to male victims of domestic and sexual abuse. Also educate, research and raise awareness on issues related to domestic and sexual violence.
Women's Aid Leicestershire Limited
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfareTo provide housing or other accomodation and any associated amenities, services and assistance for the beneficiaries. To relieve any other need of the beneficiaries primarily by providing support, training and advice and to advance the education of the public in the subject of domestic, relational and sexual violence and related issues and the prevention and treatment of the same.
Port Talbot And Afan Womens Aid
Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Housing, Social welfareWe provide a range of support services for women and children who have experienced domestic abuse. This includes emergency refuge accommodation and supported housing at our move-on . We also provide a range of specialist services for children affected by domestic abuse, including after school clubs.
Threshold Das Limited
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareThe object of the charity is the relief of poverty, mental and physical distress among individuals and children who have been, or are being maltreated by their partner with whom they live providing appropriate support including where required temporary accommodation.
Living Without Abuse
Beneficiary group, Social welfareTo provide support to anyone suffering from abuse in Leicestershire & Rutland
Your Sanctuary
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareWe are a charity based in Woking, Surrey, using a trauma-informed, needs-led approach to support and empower survivors of domestic abuse. We provide a domestic abuse helpline, a community-based outreach service for survivors living or working in North West Surrey, the specialist male survivor service for Surrey, two refuges for survivors and their children, and a specialist children's service.
Berkshire Women's Aid
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareProvision of support, information and refuge accommodation to people, adults and children, who have experienced domestic abuse.
North East Lincolnshire Women's Aid
Beneficiary group, Social welfareThe charity has the general aim of improving the lives and safety of women, men and children particularly those affected by domestic abuse.
Rct Domestic Abuse Services Limited
Beneficiary group, Research, Social welfareThe Charity's main objectives are to relieve the distress and suffering of women and children caused by exposure to domestic abuse.
Northamptonshire Domestic Abuse Service
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, Housing, Social welfareThe charity provides immediate safety and support to victims and their children who have experienced domestic violence or abuse. This is done primarily through the provision of an advice centre and telephone helpline, refuge accommodation, including a substance misuse refuge and group work for victims and perpetrators.
I Choose Freedom Charity
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareI Choose Freedom is a charity that provides refuge and a path to freedom for survivors of domestic abuse. We have three refuges that house women and children. As part of our Refuge for All project, we also offer self-contained units to support any survivor.
Hopian
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareWe provide support to women and children who have experienced domestic or sexual abuse. This includes safe, confidential accommodation for those that need it; and support to survivors living in the Rotherham area. We provide practical help with resettlement, referrals to other agencies and emotional support to aid recovery from the trauma and loss associated with domestic and sexual abuse.
Jewish Womens Aid Limited
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Health, Religion, Social welfareOnly UK charity supporting & empowering Jewish women & their children affected by domestic abuse & sexual violence. We offer a confidential freephone helpline; a domestic abuse advocacy & advice service, specialist therapeutic services for children, a counselling service for women; training and education programmes for professionals and Safer Dating education in schools & on campus.
Blackburn And Darwen District Without Abuse Limited
Beneficiary group, Social welfareProvision of support, advice and accommodation to adults and children who have suffered or at risk of suffering domestic abuse.
Milton Keynes Womens Aid
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareMKWA provides a holistic domestic violence service in MK, the name of the service is MK-ACT as we support women and men- emergency refuge accommodation for up to 28 families,- specialist service for Asian families - resettlement service for families leaving accommodation - Crisis Intervention Service from families in the community
The RSPCA Danaher Animal Home
Environment, Housing, Social welfareThe ownership and operation of an animal shelter to provide a temporary refuge for companion animals rendered homeless, to rehome such animals and to arrange veterinary treatment as necessary. To act as a holding station for sick or injured wildlife until they are fit to return to the wild
Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service
Beneficiary group, Education, Health, Housing, Social welfareSupport, advice, counselling and therapy for women and children exposed to Domestic Violence. Raising awareness among others in the community to relieve and educate about the impact of Domestic Violence through talks and training. Developing and delivering relating to Domestic Abuse schools programmes across county to offer safe relationship information to secondary school young people
The First Step LTD
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareProvision of information, advice, support services and refuge to any resident of Knowsley Borough affected by domestic violence including victim/survivors and children
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many refuge-or-shelter social welfare charities are there in the UK?
There are 218 registered refuge-or-shelter social welfare charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.
Which is the largest of the refuge-or-shelter social welfare charities by income?
Change, Grow, Live is the largest by latest reported annual income (£339.7m). 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 refuge-or-shelter social welfare charities?
Refuge-or-shelter social welfare charities reported a combined annual income of £14.6bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.
What is a typical program ratio for refuge-or-shelter social welfare charities?
Across all refuge-or-shelter social welfare charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 86.5%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.
What is the average annual income of refuge-or-shelter social welfare charities?
Refuge-or-shelter social welfare charities have an average annual income of £515k. 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.