FIRST CHOICE HOUSING

Registered charity 1219657 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We provide supported accommodation to adults aged 18 and over who are at risk of or experiencing homelessness including those who are leaving prison, individuals recovering from drug or alcohol addiction, those experiencing mental ill health, and people who have recently been granted refugee status. The vast majority of beneficiaries are referred to us by Swindon Borough Council.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE • TO RELIEVE POVERTY, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS, EXPERIENCING MENTAL ILL HEALTH, SEEKING ASYLUM, OR WHO ARE REFUGEES, BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION, SUPPORT, ADVICE AND RELATED SERVICES; • TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF BENEFICIARIES, EQUIPPING THEM WITH THE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND CONFIDENCE NEEDED TO PROGRESS IN LIFE AND TO SUPPORT THEIR REHABILITATION AND INTEGRATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

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Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• RUTH DEACONchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Archibald Patrick Newall · trustee of 1 other charity
• Christine Obiero · trustee of 2 other charities
• Nelson Mandela · trustee of 1 other charity

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England