Independent People provide housing, support and advice to young people aged between 16 and 25 in Bristol and South Gloucestershire.

We exist to support young people to build independent lives. We do this by helping them find (and keep) a safe, stable home. We also offer non-judgmental support and advice on counselling, training and help finding jobs. Most young people are referred to us by the Local Authorities having presented themselves as homeless, we run Bristol's only emergency 24 hour accommodation for young people at St George's House.

We are doing more and more work in trying to prevent homelessness through projects such as Inside Out which helps young people resettle after prison, and our through our peer education project which invites young people who have experienced homelessness to go into schools and talk to their peers about the realities of leaving home in an unplanned way.

We are a Charity working in the local community providing food for the Homeless. We also work in offering support to counselling, medical services, housing and benefit agencies. We seek to bring a greater understanding and accepatance of clients in the wider community and makee all welcome.

Alone In London not only restores stability in the lives of vulnerable young people, who are homeless or are at risk of becoming homeless, but also commits considerable resources to a range of prevention programmes. Its projects raise awareness amongst school pupils of what homelessness is about, how to defuse conflict - the biggest cause of young people running away from home, and where they can get help if difficulties become too much. On average, each year, over 3,000 young people benefit from Alone In London's support and advice.

Alone in London is a division of the registered charity EPIC Trust, charity number 1107432

Anchor House is a Homeless Centre that helps our residents rebuild their lives by providing support and a focus on personal development through improved health, physical fitness, education and training. We have achieved international recognition and we where awarded the Michael Whippman Award for Service User Involvement.

Arc Light is a charity that provides accomodation and support to homeless men and women in York. It has been operating since 1999, and has just opened a new signature facility, in private grounds close to the city centre. This welcoming and inspirational building offers our clients not only a place to stay, but also the chance to make positive changes in their lives.

The ARC-Addington Fund started in 2001 as the churches’ response to FMD, distributing £10.3m to 22,000 applicants. It now provides housing for those leaving a rural business, keeping families within their communities. It responds to changing needs and is currently running a Flood Relief Fund. No donation goes into administration.

Arch is a local charity based in Stoke-on-Trent which helps homeless people in North Staffordshire. It also helps people who are at risk of homelessness. Services include housing, support in the community, two women's refuges and domestic violence services. The charity works with around 2,000 people each year.

ASF is making community and international development issues, in particular those impacting on disadvantaged and vulnerable people, integral to the practice and teaching of architecture.

Our motivation for establishing ASF stems from an ambition to make architectural practice more relevant to the majority of the world?s population who are living in marginalised or poverty situations (both in the UK and worldwide). At architecture school students are taught to provide solutions to complex issues, however, often people in communities benefit more from being involved in the process of development than by being disempowered recipients of more often inappropriate solutions. It was these frustrations that lead a small team of dedicated volunteers to create ASF and in doing so establish an organisation that supports architectural education by teaching (and working with) the essential participatory tools and techniques required when working as a professional in community or international development projects.

The Artemis Charitable Foundation was set up on behalf of Artemis Investment Management Ltd to undertake a range of charitable activities, including the sponsorship of several charitable sporting events to generate donations for Cancer Research UK, CHAS and Mercy Corps, the designated charities of the Foundation.

The relief of those who are seeking refuge and are in conditions of need, hardship or distress. The advancement of the education of the public, and organisations (statutory and voluntary) to assist the inclusion of such inhabitants into the wider community

ATD Fourth World works in partnership with people living in poverty, supporting their efforts to build a better future for their children and family. By ensuring that their voice is heard and their views taken on board, the charity aims to bring real and lasting change to people's lives.

Bench is a Crisis Recovert UK project, working with alcoholics, drug users, ex-offenders and homeless people in South East London. Based in Deptford. the Mission of the charity is to provide immediate and ongoing support to vulnerable and disadvantaged people.

Bethany Christian Trust is a Scottish Charity with an aim to relieve the suffering and meeting the long-term needs of homeless and vulnerable people. Bethany provides a wide range of care services, including street work, accommodation and housing support, to empower people to live independent, hope-filled lives.

The Big Issue Foundation aims to enable people affected by homelessness to achieve self-confidence, self-esteem and independence by providing access to a unique range of services that help homeless people take control of their lives and find permanent homes and jobs.

The Big Issue in The North Trust provides support to vendors to help them make steps towards improving their lives. It offers social activities, help with accessing services, ESOL classes and a general shoulder to lean on in times of hardship.

Birmingham City Mission is a Christian charity established in 1966. It strives both to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and express God?s love through many caring projects, including work with the homeless, those in poverty, the elderly and children & young people.

The Boaz Trust is a Christian charity supporting destitute asylum seekers in Greater Manchester. They provide accommodation, food, individual advocacy and support, alongside campaigning for justice in the asylum system.

To provide a range of housing and support services in a manner that promotes self-esteem, respect and independence to people disadvantaged by housing circumstances or social needs.

We provide a warm safe place to stay for young homeless people of the Bradford district and surrounding areas on a one night at a time basis, within the homes of volunteers. On over 7000 occasions we have offered a bed in one of our homes. It isn't posh, it isn't for long but it is safe and it is really appreciated...

The Bridge Trust is a local charity providing support and action for the single homeless people across West Kent. It works closely with statutory/other voluntary organisations to provide a bridge between both. It works for the needs of homeless people and to find real solutions for the provision of affordable housing.

Brighton Housing Trust's Mission, delivered through its services, is aimed at “combating homelessness, creating opportunities, promoting change.” Since the 1960s BHT has developed a comprehensive range of services to meet the needs of homeless, insecurely housed and vulnerable men and women. Our services aim to tackle both the causes and effects of homelessness and poverty.

Broadacres assists a number of different needs groups. It is a housing Association with a large Care Services Division. Charity events are undertaken throughout the year to raise money for the projects we support.

Broadway is a London based homelessness charity. Our vision is that every person finds and keeps a home. In 2009 we worked with 3,463 people on their journey from street to home. We provide a full range of services to help people get accommodation, improve their physical and mental health, gain training and employment and to live successful, independent lives. We are not about hand outs and we are not just about housing, we believe in giving people the skills to find a job and keep a home. We support people's ambitions to turn their lives around, however long it takes. Charity Registration No 274403

BYHP exists to support and assist Young People in finding and maintaining a safe home from which they may be assisted to determine their own opportunities in life.

CAP seeks to help relieve the want and poverty in the Wakefield District and beyond. Anyone in need can access the service which provides food, clothing housewares, furniture, as well as providing shower facilities, advice, counselling an signposting to other providers.

The Cardinal Hume Centre's enduring purpose is to work with homeless young people, badly housed families, refugees, asylum seekers and migrants to break out of the cycle of homelessness and social exclusion through obtaining employment.

Caring For Life is a Christian charity which strives to ?share the love of Jesus? with those in desperate need. CFL fulfils its aims through core areas of ministry. Providing supported homes for particularly vulnerable men and women. Providing housing support through the Floating Support team. Providing therapeutic daytime projects

Carr-Gomm provides high quality housing, care, and support and for some of the most disadvantaged people in England. Whether vulnerable through mental ill-health, disability, substance misuse, or escaping violence in the home or as a refugee, Carr-Gomm enables individuals to create a valued future of their choice.

The Cathedral Archer Project works with the homeless and vulnerable in Sheffield to help them move towards achieving lifestyles from which exclusion can be addressed.

We work with disadvantaged young people often, but not exclusively, in a housing context. We provide access to services for the excluded, support and advice for the vulnerable, and offer safe accommodation to those in housing crisis.

It is a drop-in centre in St Albans providing support for the homeless or socially deprived. It offers its visitors food, showers, shelter and clothing. It is run and funded entirely by volunteers through gifts of money, food and clothing. In 2009 it served 7,500 meals to over 300 individuals.

Centrepoint is the national charity helping homeless young people. Whether they have run away from neglect or abuse to sleep rough, or been thrown out at 16 to fend for themselves, young people are vulnerable on the streets and need help. At Centrepoint we offer safe accommodation and a chance to turn things around with counselling, education and training for life.

Our mission is the alleviation of homelessness in Ceredigion.We run a night shelter, emergency accommodation, bond scheme, support schemes and social lettings scheme.

Chapter 1 provides accommodation and related support services to help vulnerable people enjoy a more fulfilled life. It is a charity, based on Christian principles, which offers human compassion and practical support to meet people's needs respecting their faith, culture and social background. Currently Chapter 1 works in partnership with 29 local authorities and has a growing network of 40 projects across England.

Chapter 1 is the trading name of Christian Alliance Housing Association Limited. Charity No. 293232. Company No. 1937003. TSA Regulator of Social Housing Registration H 3658

Helping homeless people to help themselves

Church Army trains and deploys evangelists across the British Isles. We aim to make a difference in people?s lives by sharing our Christian faith through words and action. Church Army also operates a centre of excellence for evangelism training and a specialist research centre focused on evangelism and church planting.

It advances the views, needs and ambitions of people with mental health challenges. It challenges discrimination and promotes inclusion. It influences policy and promotes equal rights through campaigning, education and the development of innovative and quality services.

The Clock Tower Sanctuary is the only voluntary day centre for young homeless people in Brighton and Hove. It provides young homeless people with information, advice and sign-posting to essential services; food; access to a telephone and the internet and crisis support.

St Judes is involved with ministering to to the local community in Earl's Court, London. Its aim is to be of service to those in need. The foundation of its work is a community engaged in prayer and hospitality.

The Connection at St Martin?s helps homeless people by providing specialist services - including a day and night centre, outreach for rough sleepers, skills training and career advice, activity programmes and specialist support for complex needs ? to 200 people in central London every day. We offer advice, care and support in a welcoming and friendly environment. By encouraging each person to address the issues which caused their homelessness, we help them to gain the skills and confidence to make lasting changes in their lives.

CRASH is a practical charity addressing homelessness by harnessing the skills, products and goodwill of the construction industry to improve buildings and premises for frontline homelessness agencies working with homeless people, throughout the UK.

CRASH is a unique charity. Due to the way our core funding is covered by our generous Patron companies, all donations received from our fundraising events go directly to projects that help individuals damaged by the experience of homelessness. Thanks to the generosity of the companies and individuals who support us, homeless people throughout the UK are helped to gain the confidence and skills they need to integrate back into society and achieve an independent way of life.

Crisis is the national charity for single homeless people. We are dedicated to ending homelessness by delivering life-changing services and campaigning for change.

Our innovative education, employment, housing and well-being services address individual needs and help people to transform their lives.

We are determined campaigners, working to prevent people from becoming homeless and advocating solutions informed by research and our direct experience.

We have ambitious plans for the future and are committed to help more people in more places across the UK. We know we won?t end homelessness overnight or on our own. But we take a lead, collaborate with others and, together, make change happen.

The Crookstone Adventure Trust is a charitable organisation set up to provide accommodation as a base for outward-bound activities in the Peak District to be used by young people, under the age of 25, from all over the UK and internationally to develop their physical and mental capacities.

At The Cyrenians we help people make lasting positive changes in their lives. We are innovative, progressive and courageous in our work. We work with vulnerable, disadvantaged and homeless people; their needs are our foremost concern. We have a 'total acceptance policy' .We work holistically - combining appropriate services and support for each individual. Our support ranges from emergency intervention to training and employment.

The Cyrenians aim to meet the needs of people who are homeless, at risk of homelessness or affected by homelessness in any way. They listen to difficulties, understand needs, share burdens, provide professional care and strive to identify permanent solutions. Established in 1968, The Cyrenians have been supporting people in the Aberdeen area for the past 40 years.

Depaul UK helps young people who are homeless, vulnerable and disadvantaged. We are passionate about what we do, working in the very heart of local communities.

We protect young people who become homeless by finding them a place to call their home. Each year we provide over 100,000 bed nights and we are open every day and night.

Depaul UK is the new name for Depaul Trust. We prevent young people from becoming homeless by rebuilding family relationships and offering through the gate support to young offenders.

We provide young people with the chance to fulfil their potential in the community through education, volunteering, training and jobs.

Since we started in 1989, we?ve made a difference to over 45,000 young people.

Doorway is a charity drop-in centre in Chippenham providing a friendly, safe place for adults who are homeless or who have complex issues, such as debt, mental health problems, substance use or poor life skills which are likely to affect their ability to acquire or sustain a tenancy.

The Drugs and Homeless Initiative aims to help those in need out of the cycle of homelessness and drug/alcohol abuse by providing a range of practical and emotional support services with particular regard for those who are socially excluded as a result of poor housing, lack of employable skills or other means.

Emmaus tackles the problems of homelessness through a network of self-supporting Communities, where people are offered a home, work and a sense of belonging. Emmaus residents (or "Companions" as they are known), each have a room of their own and work together, refurbishing and selling donated goods. Each Emmaus Community aims to become self-sufficient through raising income in this way. In an atmosphere of practical support, Companions have an opportunity to gain new skills and regain their self-respect while working to support other people in greater need. Emmaus UK is the national charity which supports existing Communities and assists the network of Groups which are working to develop new projects.

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Emmaus Hampshire is not just another homelessness charity! Far from just providing a safe place to stay, the Emmaus Hampshire Community provides Companions (as residents are known) with a home and with opportunities to learn new skills and make new friends. In return Companions agree to sign off benefits and commit to a 40-hour working week within the Community. Emmaus Hampshire provides the wider community with an invaluable resource - a place to come to donate and buy quality second-hand furniture and household goods; a place to chat with friends and Companions over a cup of coffee; a place to learn more about environmentally-friendly living ... and, of course, a place where they can feel that they are really making a difference!

We exist to help homeless people to rehabilitate themselves, by providing accommodation, education and skills training, advice and support, plus some practical work experience. We operate in the East Midlands, and our base is in Loughborough

FareShare is the national charity working to relieve food poverty by providing quality food and other support services to organisations working with disadvantaged people in the community.

The Five of Hearts is a fundraising consortium allowing donors to support five amazing Birmingham charities - Acorns Children's Hospice, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham Foundation, Focus Birmingham and St Basils.

Food Bank provides emergency, short term food supplies to individuals and families who hit a crisis situation for whatever reason. Food Bank aims to fill the gap of days, or sometimes weeks, until the professional care services can come into play.

Four Square is a Scottish Charity, aiming to prevent homelessness and promote social inclusion for severely disadvantaged people, including abused teenagers, rough sleepers, drug addicts, alcoholics, ex prisoners and mentally ill individuals. It offers 24 hours access emergency accommodation, day centre, supported tenancies, employment training, prison outreach, furniture and clothing.

TACKLING HOMELESSNESS in Nottinghamshire is what Framework does ? either by preventing homelessness or helping people who are homeless. Framework are a leading homelessness charity - opening doors to homeless and vulnerable people by providing housing, support, day centres, street outreach, training and resettlement services.

Grow is Watford based charity providing accommodation and care for the homeless and disadvantaged. Grow hostels are staffed and run by ordinary people who make a difference by doing extraordinary work. GROW understands that people don't care how much a charity knows until they know how much a charity cares. GROW cares!

A cafe for homeless and other vulnerable people in the centre of Oxford. Open six days a week in the early evening. Activities and clothes as well as simple, nutritious food. In other words, a community centre for those who have no community.

The Genesis Trust is a Bath based Christian charity that runs a range of services for the homeless and those on low incomes. These projects help clients move towards greater independence, improved quality of life and integration into the local community. It provides free/cheap food and furniture and sustained support.

Glasgow City Mission is a Scottish Christian charity. Since 1826, it has been showing compassion to vulnerable people and fighting against poverty and disadvantage. They believe everyone that needs their help has real value and they want to support them on a journey of life transformation.

The Graham Fulford Charitable Trust is dedicated to raising Prostate Cancer Awareness in men aged from 45 (40 if they have a family history of prostate or breast cancer). We have so far PSA Blood tested 4560 men and have identified 99 known cancers over 41 events, which have cost us around £90,000. Our 2009 programme is filling up nicely and we hope to reach our target of testing 10,000 men, when we will then submit our detailed stats in the hope that a national screening programme can be implemented in the not to distant future.

Habitat for Humanity was founded in 1976, with the sole aim of ridding the world of poverty housing. Using donated money, materials and labour we work in partnership with people in need of shelter to build safe, decent homes in over 90 countries around the world. Today we have built, repaired or renovated over 300,000 homes, helping over one and a half million people in more than 3,000 communities.

Habitat for Humanity is a worldwide Christian housing ministry. Habitat seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. Building in over 90 countries, the average cost of a Habitat for Humanity house in the developing world is £1,235. In Northern Ireland we support global Habitat for Humanity projects by raising funds and sending Global Village volunteer teams. Habitat also works locally, bringing together thousands of volunteers to help regenerate and reconcile divided communities.

We work with housing providers, so we can improve the wellbeing and living conditions of poor and marginalised people. Our projects deliver lasting change, by harnessing the energy and enthusiasm of local people, housing providers and other organisations. We provide the expertise, know-how and the resources to make change a reality.

Visit our website for more information: www.hact.org.uk

The Harrogate Homeless Project is the only direct access hostel in Harrogate and the District, providing emergency accommodation and support for those who are homeless. Only 65% of our running costs are met through statutory funding and other grants, so we constantly need to raise money in order to continue.

Have a Heart Appeal - helping the homeless. Derbyshire Housing Aid working to prevent homelessness and poverty

It helps homeless and those threatened with homelessness with advice, support and will try to find emergency accommodation and permanent accommodation. It assists households with furniture or other essential goods such as food and clothing. It provides a mediation service for young people and their families.

Homeless Link is the national charity supporting organisations working directly with homeless people in England. We provide one to one support to our members and other homelessness organisations that work directly with homeless people. We look for good practice in the sector then share it with others to boost the quality of work they do. We represent the homelessness sector among local, regional and national government, advocating policy change that will help end homelessness in England. Through every aspect of our work, Homeless Link seeks to end homelessness in England.

The aim of HOPE worldwide is a simple one - to bring hope to the world. The charity works in the UK, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Nepal and focuses on the areas of health, orphans, HIV, education, homelessness, drug and alcohol addiction and education.

The House of St Barnabas has been helping homeless people change their lives for 160 years. The charity is transforming from a hostel for homeless women to a state of the art service offering essential life skills, training, personal development and career paths for London's homeless people and those in crisis.

Housing Justice supports practical housing projects and provides advice and training for churches and other voluntary and community groups who work with homeless people. It also undertakes campaigning work as the national voice of the churches on housing and homelessness.

Huggard develops people out of homelessness by providing an open door to comfort, companionship, help and advice. Huggard provides an open access day centre in Cardiff, hostel accommodation, a winter night shelter, supported housing and tenant support. It also provides volunteering, development, advocacy and substance misuse services for homeless people.

Instant Neighbour aims to allieviate poverty in the North East of Scotland by providing support to those on low income and benefit. The main support is in the form of enabling people to furnish their homes, through a furniture redistribution project.

The Ireland Fund of Great Britain raises funds to support the vulnerable and elderly Irish in Britain. The Forgotten Irish Campaign launched by patron Peter Sutherland in 2007, aims to provide much needed financial support for the Irish that migrated to Britain in the decades following WWII.

If you would like to make a donation towards our Forgotten The Irish Campaign, please follow the link below:

www.justgiving.com/forgottenirishappeal

Jimmy's is a Cambridge-based charity that provides emergency accommodation for 31 homeless men and women. Jimmy?s is open every night, welcoming guests to a place of warmth and safety. Jimmy's aims to provide a homely environment where there is the opportunity for both community and restoration.

is a registered charity set up by 55 churches in the Borough of Kingston upon Thames. It aims to relieve the distress of homeless and potentially homeless people by the provision of services and resources and to promote awareness of the issues surrounding poor housing and homelessness in our area.

LandAid is the UK property industry charity. Using the industry's combined resources and expertise we give young and disadvantaged people access to the support, facilities and opportunities they need to succeed.

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Launchpad Reading provides affordable accommodation and support for people who, having experienced homelessness, are vulnerable and socially excluded. Many of the people helped by Launchpad Reading have mental health problems, drug and alcohol dependency issues and need help to re-build their confidence and self-esteem.

It outreaches to young woman in a hostel in Tunbridge Wells. The project helps girls (16-30) to realise they are special despite many of the horrible circumstances they have been through. It also takes school assemblies and teaches children Christian morals through dramas and stories.

Habitat seeks to eliminate housing poverty and increase access to home ownership Liverpool Habitat for Humanity (LHfH) is locally run and self-funded affiliate of Habitat for Humanity, the non-denominational Christian charity dedicated to eliminating poverty housing worldwide. LHfH is delivering 32 homes for people in housing need and on low incomes in Toxteth.

Llamau provides specialist support services including family mediation, training and supported accommodation to over 830 homeless young people and women in South Wales each year. Llamau helps them regain control of their lives and develop skills to live independently within their community, supporting them to reach their true potential.

The London Business Action on Homelessness Client Support Fund gives small grants to homeless clients who are struggling to get back to employment and stable living. Most will have secured a job but are waiting for their first pay cheque so urgently need help with travel, food or similar essentials.

Loughborough Women's Aid provides outreach support or safe accomodation for all women, with or without children who are suffering any form of domestic abuse, including physical, economic, emotional, spiritual, sexual and mental abuse. Loughborough Women's Aid also provides outreach support to men who are suffering from domestic abuse.

Marsha Phoenix Trust is a project providing support and housing for young homeless women . The Trust has helped hundreds of young women overcome a negative start in life to fulfil their full potential. This is achieved through education, personal support and learning the skills to be independent within a caring environment.

Mayday Trust provides specialised support, accommodation and life-skills training for vulnerable adults. The Trust manages schemes across Warwickshire, Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire. Through social-skills training and confidence-building programmes, Mayday prepares clients for a successful move into mainstream, independent accommodation.

This grant giving Fund commemorates the life of Michael Varah, and the work he was prevented from finishing by his early death. It supports the causes that Michael believed in and worked to alleviate: disadvantage and social exclusion, homelessness and poverty, crime prevention and rehabilitation of offenders, human rights.

The YMCA supports children and young people at every stage of their lives, providing accommodation to homeless young people and offering vocational training and programmes to help children and young people stay active and healthy. Approximately 140 young people spent last night in accommodation provided by Milton Keynes YMCA.

The Mustard Tree helps rebuild the lives of the homeless and marginalised across Greater Manchester. It does this through the provision of food, clothing, furniture and a range of training and social activities.

The Nehemiah Project is a London based Christian charity that helps rehabilitate those with addictions, especially from the streets or prison. An amazing 75 per cent of graduates remain drug and alcohol free.

Borderline supports homeless and insecurely housed Scots in London, seeing one new client every day. Offering a range of services including information, advice and advocacy, Borderline helps clients obtain birth certificates to access housing benefits, helps find hostel rooms, and can access referrals to alcohol, drug and mental health services

It sells quality re-used furniture at affordable prices with special discount prices to those in need. As well as helping the environment by saving unnecessary landfill, it also provides a range of volunteering and training opportunities and works with community groups and local businesses.

NOAH is a Luton-based charity offering hope and support to people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Our support ranges from a hot meal and medical care to work experience, counselling and NVQ accredited training Although an important aspect of our work is finding permanent accommodation, simply putting a roof over someone's head is rarely enough to correct the chain of events that led them into homelessness in the first place. NOAH works with the whole person to find permanent and individually tailored pathways out of homelessness and we continue to provide this support long after permanent accommodation has been found.

Norcare provides a range of support services and accommodation for vulnerable people aged 16 and over in the North East.

Norfolk Community Law Service is a registered charity dedicated to providing access to justice and equality in Norfolk. It provides free legal advice include housing repossession support, debt advice, discrimination advice, a Free Legal Advice Rota on general, employment and family matters.

Northampton Hope Centre began back in 1974 when local man Michael Mulligan started a free food handout for rough sleepers from the back door of Bishop?s House in Marriott Street. This grew over the years into the Northampton Soup Kitchen and finally developed in the Hope Centre, a Day Centre offering a wide range of services and practical support to Northampton?s homeless.

35 years later, we are still offering life?s basics such as hot meals, showers and clothes. We now also offer a range of life skills workshops and activities to improve our clients self esteem and enable them to move on. Our client group include the street homeless and vulnerably housed along with those who are settled but have ongoing complex needs including drug, alcohol and mental health issues.

We offer practical support, friendship and a sense of community. Without the Hope Centre, many of our clients would have no-where to turn and no hope of improving their future. We see approximately 60 clients each day and it costs £12,500 each month just to keep our doors open.

We are a small friendly charity that relies heavily on the generosity of local people, churches, schools and businesses. Thanks for looking at our Just Giving page and thank you for your support ? it makes a huge difference to the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in Northampton.

Northamptonshire YMCA is a leading Christian charity helping young people to feel a sense of Value and Purpose, belong and trust growth and development, they achieve this by offering a range of programmes that encourage people to develop in body, mind and spirit, and enable them to participate fully in family and community life.

Notting Hill Housing Trust houses approximately 50,000 people in 17 London boroughs. The Trust provides homes for the homeless, support vulnerable people in their own homes, develop innovative projects which give homeless people a real prospect of independence and offer people the chance to contribute to the life of their neighbourhood.

Off The Fence Trust is a Brighton-based registered charity founded on a Christian vision and driven by Christian values. The charity provides vital services to the most vulnerable and marginalised in our community. The charity works in the four areas of street homelessness, women at risk, education, and supported accommodation for vulnerable young people. Off The Fence staff are supported by an enthusiastic and committed group of more than 50 volunteers.

It exists to help homeless and vulnerable young people aged 16-25 in West Lothian by providing an emergency short stay hostel, supported accommodation and an outreach support service.

openingdoors (north west) limited is a Warrington based registered Charity that aims to assist vulnerable and homeless people aged 16 years and over to improve their quality of life and support them to independent living. openingdoors provide a direct access accommodation unit for young people, a supported lodgings scheme whereby people in the community offer a room to a young person, an emergency night shelter for homeless people and a ?drop in? service which offers information and guidance to vulnerable, homeless people.

Oxford Homeless Pathways provides a range of services for people who have been homeless in the Oxfordshire area. Principally direct access, emergency accommodation for 56 homeless people aged 25+ at O'Hanlon House. Resettlement support and advice is given, to enable clients to move successfully to sustainable accommodation. Oxford Homeless Pathways also runs Julian Housing, a second stage move-on project providing 87 former homeless people with accommodation in dispersed housing with support. All money fundraised will go towards emergency welfare items and a variety of training, education and activities for homeless people.

Specialising in supported housing, support for people recovering from mental ill health, link worker schemes, outreach teams and prison in reach, P3 has a long track record of operating services for young people. P3’s youth services provide support to young people through its advice and recruitment centres and supported housing.

Derby based charity working with some of the most deprived and socially excluded people in the local community. We work with street homeless, people with mental health problems, learning disabilities, drug and alcohol addiction, long-term unemployment and a past they are struggling to move on from.

Parish Action raises money for a number of charities supported by St Mary's Church and All Saints' Church Putney. The key charities we support are Spires, Vulindlela Guardians, Christian Aid, Newpin Roehampton and the Wandsworth Refugee Network. For more information visit our website www.parishofputney.co.uk.

The Passage helps homeless people in the Victoria area of London, providing both basic care and the means to make a fresh start in life. Over 200 people use its day centre every day and its 48 bed hostel is full every night. 100 professional staff are assisted by a pool of 200 volunteers. The Passage depends on voluntary contributions as only half its costs come from statutory sources.

It helps people with different needs; drugs & drinks problems; homelessness, mental health problems, learning disabilities; domestic violence etc. Offering free training to charities enabling them to work with people from different cultures who live in our communities, it supports local government & councils in an advisory capacity.

The Porch runs The Steppin' Stone Centre providing day long support for homeless and vulnerably housed people wanting to move forward in their lives, away from street-life and addiction. We are a Christian based organisation whose mission is to help, in a totally non-discriminatory way, homeless, recently housed or vulnerably housed people

Positive Action in Housing is a Scottish wide charity working with communities and others to enable everyone to have an equal chance to live in good quality, affordable and safe homes, free from discrimination and the fear of racial harassment and violence.

Since 1860 Providence Row has been helping homeless people in London.

We have changed over the years, but we have not wavered from our key aim of helping homeless people. We work to match our services to a changing homeless population and changing environments. Our core services are: breakfast, assessment and follow up for housing and benefits, providing a postal address, IT café, showers and laundry facilities, substance misuse and mental health support, needle exchange, legal advice, emergency short-term accommodation and meaningful occupation activities.

Quartet Community Foundation works across the West of England to build strong communities and improve the lives of local people. We connect individuals, companies, trusts and statutory agencies with the causes that matter to them and manage charitable funds on their behalf. Grants are awarded from these funds in line with each donor's wishes.

It serves the people in need in Reading and overseas. There are projects in the UK to help young and disabled people.Overseas in Kenya there is an ongoing support for Nyambi an aids orphanage in Nairobi which rescues very young children who are abandoned in the slums.

Refugee Survival Trust (RST) is a volunteer-led charity which makes grants to alleviate destitution experienced by asylum seekers and refugees in Scotland. In 2008 RST destitution grants helped keep 1158 asylum seekers and refugees, including 393 children, from destitution. We also work to tackle the causes of destitution, for example by lobbying the government to change their practices and policies. We depend upon the generosity of our supporters to continue this important work.

Rhythms of Life International is a registered charity dedicated to helping the homeless in London. We operate an office and a charity shop, as well as collect, cook and distribute food in Dalston, East London 365 days a year. We work entirely through part-time volunteers.

It provdes winter night shelter for homeless people in Southwark and Lambeth and works with them to access permanent accommodation

The Rotary Club of Canary Wharf primarily raises money to support other charities and good causes for the local and international communities. In recent years it has supported, amongst others, Mercy Ships, Little Haven, Children Hospice, Riding for the Disabled, and Queen Victoria Seamen?s Rest.

ROUNDABOUT has been working with young homeless people in Sheffield since 1977. Roundabout has an emergency Direct Access hostel, a Dispersed Housing Scheme and is also the lead agency for a city-wide tenancy support scheme (Stencil) . Roundabout puts the needs of young people first.

The Salvation Army is a registered charity and church working in 120 countries worldwide and is one of the largest and most diverse providers of social welfare in the world. In the UK and Republic of Ireland this work includes more than 800 Salvation Army social service centres and community churches. We provide unconditional friendship, support and very practical help to people in crisis and need and work with children, older people, homeless people and those dealing with drug and/or alcohol addiction. Alongside our work in the UK, The Salvation Army International Development (UK) is part of a world-wide team supporting the battle against poverty in developing countries. The projects we work with are designed by the poor for the poor and we are about enabling and empowering people to build a better future for themselves.

A unique charity providing emergency accommodation and life-skills training to vulnerable homeless families with children. Working to keep families together at times of severe stress and aiming to integrate them back into the community; where continued support and encouragement is provided to ensure a better future for the families.

SVR is a national charity supporting independent living for the ex-Service community and their spouses in need. SVR provides full board, en-suite, single-room accommodation and provides emotional and practical assistance when required. It is dedicated to the residents and works towards enabling them to live with privacy, dignity and independence

A national charity that fundraises and gives grants to organisations that help serving or ex-serving seafarers from the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Merchant Navy or fishing fleets, and their families.

Shelter is a national campaigning charity working to improve the lives of homeless and badly housed people. Shelter is the national organisation with local solutions.

SHP provides accommodation and support services across London to help people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness

Supporting independence from alcohol and tackling homelessness.

Big Herts Walk - Helping Local Hertfordshire Charities Watford Mencap, The Peace Hospice, and Watford New Hope Trust

The charity promotes sports awareness amongst children and provide assistance to the needy. It is arranging for golf events day at local school to introduce children to the game of golf. It has recently provided food for the homeless. It has raised funds through golf towards the school construction project.

The Simon Community brings street homeless people and volunteers to live and work together as a supportive community. For over 40 years the Simon Community has worked to alleviate the isolation of rough sleepers, provide a place where they can gain a sense of belonging and foster the skills they need to move towards independent living.

Simon On The Streets provides emotional and practical support to people with complex needs who cannot or will not access other services. Within that group it focuses on people who are homeless and rootless, especially those with issues related to rough sleeping.

Social Firms UK is a charity that encourages the setting up of Social Firms. Social Firms are market-led businesses that are set up specifically to create employment for disadvantaged people, such as those with mental or physical disabilities or those who are homeless.

South London YMCA works in the London Boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth and Sutton. Its main work is with homeless young people, providing them with housing, support and guidance to empower them towards independent living and to building a better life. It also has specialist services offering accommodation and advice. It offers support to all communities, regardless of religious belief.

The Spitalfields Crypt Trust a charity offering a range of high-quality support, rehabilitation and training services, to people facing problems of homelessness, alcohol, drugs, poverty or social isolation. We run a daily drop-in centre, a rehabilitation hostel, two second-stage move-on homes, a life skills training centre, and five charity shops.

We are the national charity committed to helping and supporting those who serve in our Armed Forces, those who used to serve, and the families of both. We provide a reliable, caring and trusted service to more than 50,000 people each year through a network of professionally trained staff and volunteers.

We provide accommodation and resettlement services to single homeless men over 25 years of age.This may include the provision of basic and life skills training,signposting to other counselling or support agencies and the opportunity to make worthwhile choices in the future.

St George's Crypt provides care, support and shelter for homeless, rootless and disadvantaged people from Leeds and the surrounding areas. It runs a drop-in centre, provides crisis accommodation for rough sleepers, and runs two hostels for residents with a history of alcohol dependency.

RAG stands for ?Raise and Give? and that?s exactly what we do. Every February St George?s goes into fundraising mode and we hold tonnes of events to raise money for a huge number of charities.

St Giles Trust helps offenders and other disadvantaged people rebuild their lives through providing education, training, support into employment and housing. We help around 15,000 people a year working both in prisons and in the community. Our services focus on providing practical support to help people maximise their potential and break free from disadvantage, crime and social exclusion. We equip our clients with the skills and training to help others through high quality peer services, enabling people to make the journey from client to professional worker, using their first hand experiences to benefit others.

St Martins Housing Trust has a 30 year history of striving to address the needs of single homeless people in Norwich & Norfolk. We offer emergency direct access accommodation, residential care, support and personal development to enable everyone to achieve their full potential and a greater level of independence.

St Mary's is a charismatic Anglican Church based in Marylebone, London W1.

St Mungo's is London's largest charity for homeless people. We open our doors to homeless and vulnerable people, enabling their recovery, and work to prevent rough sleeping in the first place. We run over 100 projects and help thousands of people make life changes every year.

St Theresa's exists to help the homeless, poor and socially excluded in the City of Peterborough. It aims to do this through its Day Centre which provides material help, skills training and psychological and emotional support.

Street League helps disadvantaged people, many of whom are homeless, into work. It uses sport and football as a hook to engage with, and inspire its participants. It aims to raise motivation, and improve self esteem through its sports programme, and its educational scheme helps participants gain sports based qualifications, and improve their chances of employment.

Streetlife works with vulnerable young people ages 16-25 in Blackpool.

Streetlytes aim engages and befriends the homeless by providing food, clothing, mentoring and referral. Our mission is advocate for the homeless on behalf of their seeking assistance for drug and alcohol, housing, mental health and employment issues.

Streetwise Opera produces a national programme of weekly workshops and cutting-edge, professional operas involving homeless and ex-homeless people in order to support their personal development and engender respect and understanding of homelessness in the public eye. A company of national and international standing, awarded 5-stars from The Times .

Streetwork supports homeless people, or those at risk of becoming homeless. They are out on the streets 365 days a year, whatever the weather, finding those in severe crisis and offering not only immediate crisis support like finding a bed for the night or handing out a sleeping bag, but the longer term support that makes the lasting changes.

SCDT helps homeless and vulnerable people in Surrey, Sutton and the Wokingham area in Berkshire. Our aim is to provide accommodation and support to people with a variety of support needs to assist them to develop their confidence and daily living skills so they can move on and live as independently as possible. Our work is mainly funded by government; however, there are always funding gaps and a growing shortfall, which makes it difficult to provide the ?added extras? which maximise the effectiveness of the housing and support we provide, such as move-on grants for residents to help them move-on successfully to more independent accommodation (funding such items as cookers, fridges, carpeting or furniture). We support homeless people, lone-parent families with domestic violence issues, people with mental health problems, older people, people with physical disabilities, people with learning disabilities and those recovering from drug/alcohol dependency. We help over 1,000 people and families every year and has helped over 15,000 since 1972. Please support our important work.

Sussex Central YMCA (formerly known as Hove YMCA) is a registered charity offering a range of services for children, young people and families in Sussex. Sussex Central YMCA's main areas of expertise include: housing, youth and family support, sport, counselling and advice.

Tackling youth homelessness one night at a time, Sussex Nightstop Plus supports a community of volunteer host families. These families provide a safe bed for the night for homeless young people, helping to keep the young person within their community and usual routine of school or work.

Thames Reach is a London-based charity helping homeless and vulnerable people to live in decent homes, build supportive relationships and lead fulfilling lives. Our vision is to end street homelessness. We assist rough sleepers on the street, house people in a range of hostels and supported accommodation projects, and help isolated or vulnerable people to develop new skills, take up training and work, and build meaningful relationships within their communities. Industrial & Provident Society Register No. 24377R

THL is a resettlement agency for single homeless people. It provides quality caring services and supportive hostel accommodation with resettlement programmes for Swindon's homeless. The organisations mission is to improve homeless people's lives by providing opportunities for personal development and help them attain the skills needed for independent living.

Tomorrow's People is a specialist national employment charity which helps long-term unemployed people out of unemployment and welfare dependency and into jobs and self-sufficiency. Since 1984 Tomorrow's People has helped over 400,000 people on their journey back into work, 90% of the people the charity helps find a job are still there after three months and 76% are still working after a year. Tomorrow's People works with hard to reach groups directly in their communities, providing free and confidential support such as confidence and motivation building, job-search support and help with CV writing and interview techniques. Once someone finds a job, Tomorrow's People sticks with them and their employer to ensure that success is permanent. The impact of getting back to work literally transforms lives. When people who haven't been able to work find a job, it puts them and their families on a secure financial footing and enables them to move forward with their lives.

Training for Life aims to promote a more inclusive society by contributing to the regeneration of communities and to the lives of individuals within those communities. By helping people and communities to fulfil their potential, it is possible to tackle and prevent difficulties including unemployment, worklessness, deprivation and disadvantage and community conflict.

The principle activities of our organisation aim to promote positive fulfilling lifestyles, emotional wellbeing, and long-term changes for better outcomes. We give practical and emotional support to those experiencing the effects of homelessness and vulnerable housing, substance misuse, mental ill health, poverty, domestic violence, unemployment and social isolation. Our charity benefits those who have been out of employment for many years, young people leaving care, people on low incomes and people needing support with literacy, numeracy, parenting and basic living skills.

The Tunbridge Wells CAB answers over 17,000 queries per year from the residents of Tunbridge Wells and the surrounding areas, on topics ranging from financial planning to consumer rights. 2009 is the 70th anniversary of the Tunbridge Wells Bureau, which opened on the 4th September 1939.

We are committed to help the homeless, and other socially deprived people, empower themselves to become more self reliant and integrate into society by giving them an avenue into homes, jobs and a source or support.

The Unicorn School is a unique co-educational day school helping children with severe learning difficulties aged between 6 and 13 years. The school serves the counties of Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire and receives no government funding.

Since 2005, Vital Regeneration has been working to reduce deprivation in London?s inner-city neighbourhoods. We believe that people should have equal access to life opportunities, regardless of where they live. We work with community centres, schools and employers to promote education, employment and enterprise. Our projects break down barriers, enabling people to engage, create, participate, learn, develop and aspire. Your donations will help us to deliver our projects within London's deprived neighbourhoods. To learn more about our projects please visit us on: www.vitalregeneration.org

Watford New Hope Trust is a Christian charity whose mission is to help the homeless and vulnerable in our community by providing shelter, food and opportunities to rebuild damaged lives.

The Wellspring supports homeless people with a range of services including housing, health, education, jobs, CV's, advice, alcohol & drug support.

It provides practical help and emotional support to refugees and asylum seekers in a friendly, safe and welcoming environment

Last night over 450 young people a night had a safe place to sleep in West London. Last week over 1,000 children and young people benefited from programmes developing body, mind and spirit. West London YMCA puts Christian faith in action by helping young people move on to independent living.

The Whitechapel Centre is Liverpool's largest homeless charity. For over 30 years it has worked to reduce the city's homeless population and support the vulnerably housed. It does this by providing services and opportunities to help individuals obtain and sustain a home and the support to positively change their lives.

From its foundation in 1876, The Whitechapel Mission continues caring for the poor and homeless of London regardless of race or religion, in their struggle against hunger, poverty, disease, prejudice and exclusion.

Winchester Churches Night Shelter offers an essential lifeline to the homeless, providing high quality food and shelter and a secure support network offered to address problems and re-develop life skills. We are the only direct access accommodation for the homeless in Hampshire, and a vital first port-of-call for our guests.

Our team of professional support workers and staff is focused on helping guests move into sustainable, long-term accommodation and escape the homelessness cycle for good. We rely on generous donations from individuals and groups, as well as funding from the Supporting People programme, for our survival.

Thank you very much for your support and donations for our work helping the homeless in Hampshire. Please also see further details at: www.wcns.org.uk

It is a charity that helps homeless people and people that are vulnerably housed in Cambridge. It offers basic amenities, opportunities for educational development and recreation through a day centre that is open every day of the year.

The Worthing Churches Homeless Projects started as a direct response from the people of Worthing Community in 1991 to the needs of those homeless and vulnerable by provision of a soup run. Its vision for the local area is that no local person needs to sleep out and everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential.

Lancaster and District YMCA work to improve the quality of life for young people in crisis. Our current work includes work with homeless young people, ex-offenders, and young people experiencing family breakdown. We also run a community radio station and manage the Ridge Community Centre.