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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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.
Safe Foundation
Beneficiary group, Social welfareSupports all affected by trauma and abuse:a) providing practical, emotional support: information b) empowermentc) supporting access for children and young people to relevant services d) acting as advocates e) raising awareness: providing education and trainingf) working in partnership with other agencies
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.
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.
Worthing Women's Aid
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Social welfareThe provision of safe accommodation and advocacy to women and their children experiencing domestic abuse.The facilitation of peer support groups to women who have or are experiencing domestic abuse. The delivery of healthy relationship educational programmes into both primary & secondary schools.
Eva Womens Aid LTD
Beneficiary group, Social welfareEVA women's aid deliver a range of quality services to support women and their children affected by domestic and sexual 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.
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.
The Northern Counties Horses And Smaller Animals Protection Society
Animals, Housing, Social welfareThe protection of horses and smaller animals from ill usage, cruelty and suffering by the provision and maintenance of an animal refuge and such other facilities.
Cambridge Women's Aid
Beneficiary group, Social welfareProvision of services to women and children affected by domestic abuse. Services include advice, support and safe accommodation.
Women Acting In Todays Society
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Crime and Justice, Health, Housing, Social welfareWomen Acting In Todays Society (WAITS) supporting women affected by domestic abuse, with specialism in supporting Global Majority women and offenders. Providing advocacy, refuge, counselling, development workshops that aim to increase skills and confidence. Empowering women, building the leadership skills of women to engage more effectively with networks, policy makers and service providers.
Amadudu Women's Refuge
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareObjective is to work for the promotion of any charitable purposes for the benefit of women and children experiencing domestic violence, by the advancement of education, the protection of health and the relief of poverty, sickness and distress. The Charity provides temporary accommodation and is specialised primarily but not exclusive to needs of Black and Ethnic Minority women and children.
Saheli
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareSaheli is an asian women's refuge that provides safe temporary accomodation to asian women and children fleeing domestic violence.
Aanchal Women's Aid LTD
Beneficiary group, Social welfareThe companys objects and principal activities are to: To provide support, assistance and advice to women and children who have experienced or who are experiencing domestic violence; andThe advancement of education and other charitable purposes which help and benefit the community.
Bury St Edmunds Women's Aid Centre Limited
Beneficiary group, Health, Heritage, Housing, Social welfareWe provide support and accommodation for people affected by Domestic Abuse. We offer temporary accommodation in a safe and supportive refuge where women and their children can recover from the traumatic effects of Domestic Abuse and make informed choices. We also offer a range of community services, courses and counselling to support women to rebuild their lives after abuse.
Salford Women's Aid
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareSWA's objective and principle activity centres on the provision of temporary accommodation for women and children escaping domestic abuse. This is achieved operationally via the two refuges one of which has disabled access and both have dedicated play areas for the children. In total there are 14 bedrooms across the two sites. Families have there own bedrooms but share all the other facilities.
Welwyn Hatfield Women's Refuge And Support Services
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareCrisis accommodation, advice, information and trauma informed and responsive support for women and children fleeing or recovering from domestic violence including high risk of domestic homicide or serious harm.
Pneuma Church
Arts, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Housing, Leisure, Religion, Social welfareGathering groups: Wine club, community choir, book clubs, toddler group, coffee club, breakfastclub,sewing clubs.Compassion projects: Homeless and vulnerable meals, Meals for new Mums, provision of baby andchildren's clothing, Women's Refuge, XLMentoring, Practical help e.g. gardening, painting anddecorating
South Essex Wildlife Hospital
Beneficiary group, Education, Environment, Health, Housing, Social welfareThe charity provides rescue, veterinary care and rehabilitation to sick, injured and orphaned wild animals. it often provides refuge and treatment to abandoned and ill treated domestic, farm and exotic animals. The charity also provides advise and training to the community and veterinary staff and work placements to students.
Nottingham Central Womens Aid
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareNottingham Central Womens Aid aims to promote the protection of Women and children who have experienced or are experiencing domestic abuse. We provide safe temporary accomodation on request to women and their children who are fleeing domestic violence.
Rehome Repurpose
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare1. Reducing landfill locally by providing a site for people to deposit their recyclable household waste.2. Through sale of donated items and realisation of benefits, the provision of financial grants to local charities and voluntary organisations - e.g. - Stafford Free IT providing computers to disadvantaged families, Women's Aid Stafford, House of Bread and others
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.