Refuge (United Kingdom charity)

Refuge (United Kingdom charity)
Refuge
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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°W / 51.5001524; -0.1262362Coordinates: 51°30′01″N 0°07′34″W / 51.5001524°N 0.1262362°W / 51.5001524; -0.1262362
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

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

  1. ^ a b BBC News - Weymouth women's refuge sale is suspended
  2. ^ http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=277424&SubsidiaryNumber=0
  3. ^ 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. 
  4. ^ 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. 
  5. ^ BBC News - Weymouth's women's refuge plan deadline extended
  6. ^ http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityFramework.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=277424&SubsidiaryNumber=0
  7. ^ "History". Refuge. undated. Archived from the original on 05 January 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5mXmHqhl9. Retrieved 5 January 2010. 
  8. ^ 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. 
  9. ^ 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. 
  10. ^ http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/FinancialHistory.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=277424&SubsidiaryNumber=0

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