# Funding & housing offered to nonprofits tackling social injustices

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2022/02/11/funding-housing-offered-to-nonprofits-tackling-social-injustices/
- Published: 2022-02-11T10:11:26+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Social justice charity Commonweal Housing is offering not-for-profit organisations
funding, support measures and property in an effort to find housing-based solutions
to social injustices.**

This is particularly focused on organisations working to support vulnerable women
and those involved in the criminal justice system.

It is offered through Commonweal’s partnership programme, [Call for New Ideas](https://www.commonwealhousing.org.uk/partner-with-us/call-for-new-ideas),
which is entering its third year. The organisation has already supported several
organisations in developing original housing solutions to social injustices, including
supported housing for women in contact with the criminal justice system and their
children, and affordable accommodation for those excluded from both the social housing
and private rented sectors.

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The charity, which has previously worked with charities including St Mungo’s and
Solace Women’s Aid, has identified three priority focus areas where high rates of
homelessness occur and housing support and provision is lacking:

 * The criminal justice system
 * Violence against women and girls (VAWG)
 * Systemic injustices that occur at points of transition in people’s lives, such
   as exiting the asylum system

Amy Doyle, Deputy Chief Executive at Commonweal Housing, said:

> “As the housing crisis deepens, the already marginalised are often hit the hardest,
> doubling their disadvantage. We know how crucial housing can be in helping people
> overcome the barriers they face, but because of these barriers, its often housing
> they lose out on. Forward-thinking housing projects are needed more than ever.
> Commonweal is privileged and proud to have the freedom to test and explore new
> ideas for housing solutions to social injustice and inequalities. Sharing that
> freedom with frontline organisations is at the heart of who we are.”

Commonweal is allocating funding, housing and support to frontline organisations
from inception through to full project development. It will also support partners
in sharing learnings through media, policy work and project replication.

Successful applicants will be supported to carry out a short-term study to establish
the feasibility of their proposed model for a property-based pilot project. Those
who have already completed a substantial amount of feasibility research will instead
be invited to share this research with Commonweal, and to discuss what steps would
be needed to develop the idea into a pilot project. If there is scope for a pilot
to go ahead, Commonweal would look at ways to support the organisation to initiate
and run their own pilot later this year or in 2023.

Prospective applicants can email [ap***@************rg.uk](https://fundraising.co.uk/2022/02/11/funding-housing-offered-to-nonprofits-tackling-social-injustices/ap***@************rg.uk)
to find out more. **Applications close at 9am on 3 May 2022.**

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