Charities and Campaigning

Albert Kennedy Trust

http://www.akt.org.uk/



The Albert Kennedy Trust's aims are "to improve attitudes within society towards lesbian and gay young people, to promote greater understanding of lesbian and gay young people wherever they live, and to provide accepting, supportive and caring homes for lesbian and gay young people who would otherwise be homeless or in a hostile environment". Featuring a simple but effective design, the site is a useful resource with advice, news, jobs and links. [MG/RS/GAS, 13 Sep 2006].



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COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
PRIMARY GATEWAY LISTING: Housing » Organisations
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Emmaus

http://www.emmaus.org.uk/



Emmaus Communities - located throughout the UK - "offer homeless men and women a home, work and the chance to rebuild their self-respect in a supportive, community environment". Boasting an engaging and intuitive interface, the Emmaus site has sections covering 'news', 'stories', 'giving', 'jobs' and 'volunteers', together with an excellent resources section featuring newsletters, research and reports. A small page of links to other housing related sites is also included. [MG/RS/GAS, 20 Jun 2006].



ENTRY NUMBER: hou-141198-01
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
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The Empty Homes Agency

http://www.emptyhomes.com/



Established in 1992, the Empty Homes Agency is an independent housing charity in the UK. The Agency exists to highlight what it calls "the disgrace of empty, wasted and under used homes and property throughout England", and "to devise solutions and disseminate good practice on how to tackle the empties." The site has plenty of helpful information, including national statistics about empty homes, press releases, project information and campaign details. [GAS, 8 May 2006].



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COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
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Friends of the Earth

http://www.foe.org.uk/




Friends of the Earth is an environmental campaign group, seeking "a world where protection of the environment and meeting everyone's needs go hand-in-hand". The site features full coverage of FOE's campaigns in relation to climate, global trade, corporates, real food, waste, transport and biodiversity, as well as news, an excellent links page and a useful publications section. An impressive resource, awarded a Sapling Commendation. [GAS, 29 May 2006].



ENTRY NUMBER: sus-290506-01
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
PRIMARY GATEWAY LISTING: Sustainability » Organisations
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Habitat for Humanity Great Britain

http://www.habitatforhumanity.org.uk/




Habitat for Humanity is an international Christian housing charity that builds houses with volunteers, and families in need of decent homes - regardless of race or religion. The houses are sold to homeowner families for no profit, on an interest free mortgage, and the homeowner's mortgage repayments are then used to build more homes around the world. Habitat for Humanity aims to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. Well organised and attractively laid out, the site contains statistics to demonstrate the need for decent housing around the world, with a 'Where we build' section showing how a new home is built every 27 minutes, and 'Faces and Places' explaining Habitat for Humanity's approach to eliminating poverty housing. In addition, the site features opportunities to become directly involved in Habitat for Humanity's work in the UK and overseas. The less adventurous can become involved through donating online or by following the latest developments in the 'Newsroom' section. Awarded a Sapling Commendation. [GAS, 29 Apr 2006].



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Homeless International

http://www.homeless-international.org/



Homeless International is "a UK based charity that supports community-led housing and infrastructure related development in partnership with local partner organisations internationally". Benefiting from a neat and attractive interface, Homeless International's site includes news and background about the organisation and its work, including downloadable reports. [MG/RS/GAS, 2 Jun 2006].



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Homeless Link

http://www.homeless.org.uk/




Working to bring about an end to homelessness, Homeless Link was formed in 2001, taking over the work of Homeless Network and the National Homeless Alliance. The site provides comprehensive background about the organisation's campaigns and projects, news, publications, and information from the UK regions. The site's design is bold and modern, though the dropdown menus on the main navigation panel are a little on the unwieldy side. Awarded a Sapling Commendation. [GAS, 4 Jul 2010].



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Joseph Rowntree Foundation

http://www.jrf.org.uk/




The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is one of the largest social policy research and development charities in the UK. It spends about £7 million a year on a research and development programme that seeks to better understand the causes of social difficulties and explore ways of better overcoming them. The Foundation does not carry out the research in-house, but works in partnership with a large variety of academic and other institutions to achieve its aims. This is a comprehensive, nicely designed and regularly updated site with background information about the Foundation, press releases, details of current research priorities and project funding opportunities, a very good section of related links, and an online bookshop selling the Foundation's publications. Awarded a Sapling Commendation. [GAS, 5 Jun 2006].



ENTRY NUMBER: reg-151202-01
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
PRIMARY GATEWAY LISTING: Regeneration » Organisations
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Scottish Council for Single Homeless

http://www.scsh.org.uk/



The Scottish Council for Single Homeless (SCSH) seeks to promote awareness of the causes, nature and extent of single homelessness, working to highlight and tackle homelessness by generating practical and viable solutions. As well as background about SCSH, the site includes features on homelessness in Scotland, a series of briefing documents, press releases, an events diary, publications to download and a very good page of related links. [MG/RS/GAS, 20 Jun 2006].



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Shelter

http://www.shelter.org.uk/




Shelter describes itself as "the UK campaigning charity for homeless and badly housed people", and its site is well-designed and packed with information, with separate subsites covering England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Highlights include full information about Shelter's projects and campaigns; housing advice, including an excellent series of guides; and a useful 'policy and practice' section with downloadable statistics and factsheets. Elsewhere, a comprehensive bookshop section provides an online ordering facility for Shelter's books and guides. Overall, this is an impressive site, awarded a Sapling Commendation. [GAS, 29 Apr 2006].



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The Simon Community

http://www.simoncommunity.org.uk/



Working across London, The Simon Community describes itself as "a partnership of homeless people and volunteers living and working together in a spirit of acceptance, tolerance and understanding". Featuring a clear and attractive interface, the site includes information on Simon's background, services, campaigns and volunteering opportunities, as well as a useful list of other sites relating to homelessness. [MG/RS/GAS, 7 Jul 2006].



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Sustainable Homes

http://www.sustainablehomes.co.uk/




Sustainable Homes is based at Hastoe Housing Association in Kingston-upon-Thames and "promotes awareness of sustainable development issues and good practice, and encourages housing associations to adopt sustainable policies and practices". As well as background about Sustainable Homes' work, the site includes links, a news stories section, details of forthcoming events, and an excellent 'Library' section featuring coverage of sustainable projects and illustrated case studies of environmental good practice. Awarded a Sapling Commendation. [MG/RS/GAS, 17 Jul 2008].



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Walter Segal Self Build Trust

http://www.segalselfbuild.co.uk/



The WSSBT is a UK trust that helps people to build their own homes and community buildings. The Trust's services (such as advice, information, training and support) are available to everyone, especially those in housing need or on low incomes, including local authorities, housing associations and any other body interested in building. The site includes information about the Trust; an excellent archive of housing and community projects; a resources section with articles and news; details of publications; and a useful page of self-build links. The site's insistence on shrinking the browser window is an unnecessary irritation though, particularly as it then has to add horizontal and vertical scroll bars. [GAS, 8 May 2006].



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