- Refuge (United Kingdom charity)
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Refuge 
Founder(s) Erin Pizzey [1] Type Registered UK charity (number 277424) Founded 1971 Location International House, 1 St Katharine’s Way, London E1W 1UN Coordinates 51°30′01″N 0°07′34″W / 51.5001524°N 0.1262362°WCoordinates: 51°30′01″N 0°07′34″W / 51.5001524°N 0.1262362°W Origins Chiswick women's shelter Key people Sandra Horley OBE, chief executive. Patrick Stewart OBE, patron Area served National Focus Domestic violence prevention Method Provision of safe houses, outreach services and a 24 hour free helpline Revenue £10,284,785 Employees 156[2] Motto For women and children. Against domestic violence. Formerly called Chiswick Women's Aid (1971-1979), Chiswick Family Rescue (1979-1993) Website http://refuge.org.uk This article is about charity in the United Kingdom. For other related topics, see Outline of domestic violence.Refuge is a United Kingdom charity providing support for female victims of domestic violence. Its main service is to maintain a national network of safe houses (refuges) to provide emergency accommodation for women and children, while it also provides outreach services for victims in the home, and operates the Freephone 24-Hour National Domestic Violence Helpline in partnership with Women's Aid.[3]
The organisation was founded in 1971 as Chiswick Women’s Aid, by Erin Pizzey.[4][5][1] It opened the world’s first refuge for women and children escaping domestic violence, in Chiswick, west London.[3] In 1979 the organisation became a registered charity, changing it's name to "Chiswick Family Rescue".[6][7] In 1993, the charity changed its name to Refuge, reflecting its growing national status.[3] This followed a funding crisis in 1992 when the charity faced closure, before Sandra Horley made a personal appeal to Diana, Princess of Wales who made a donation and several private visits to the charity's shelters, raising its profile.[4]
In 1997 three of the charity's trustees resigned in a controversy over one of their number's links to a group associated with false memory syndrome.[4] In 1999, Sheryl Gascoigne launched a campaign for Refuge, after her high profile divorce in 1998 following domestic violence at the hands of footballer Paul Gascoigne.[8]
In 2007, English actor Patrick Stewart was appointed the charity's patron, having witnessed his own mother fall victim to domestic violence during his childhood.[9] In 2009 Refuge conducted a television campaign titled 4 Ways To Speak Out in partnership with the cosmetics company Avon.
In 2010 Refuge had an income of £10,284,785.[10]
References
- ^ a b BBC News - Weymouth women's refuge sale is suspended
- ^ http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=277424&SubsidiaryNumber=0
- ^ a b c "35 years of Refuge". Refuge. undated. Archived from the original on 05 January 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5mXlJ2XBi. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- ^ a b c Daly, Emma (22 May 1997). "Women from a broken home?". London: The Independent. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5mXnbac9K. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- ^ BBC News - Weymouth's women's refuge plan deadline extended
- ^ http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityFramework.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=277424&SubsidiaryNumber=0
- ^ "History". Refuge. undated. Archived from the original on 05 January 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5mXmHqhl9. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- ^ Julia, Stuart (27 November 1999). "My Week: Sheryl Gascoigne Former Wife Of Paul Gascoigne". London: The Independent. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5mXorJBtY. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- ^ Stewart, Patrick (27 November 2009). "Patrick Stewart: the legacy of domestic violence". London: The Guardian. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5mXk94jCN. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- ^ http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/FinancialHistory.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=277424&SubsidiaryNumber=0
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See also
Categories:- Charities based in the United Kingdom
- Domestic violence
- Organizations established in 1971
- Organisations based in London
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