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t CIO Foundation Constitution |
t CIO Foundation Constitution |
t CIO Foundation Constitution |
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| How the charity is constituted | CIO Foundation | |||||||||
| Trustee selection methods | Nominated and seconded by a current Trustee voted for by the Trustee board. |
in aTrustee meeting | and | |||||||
| Additional governance issues (Optional information) |
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| You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about: |
The governance is divided Shelter, run by the Winter the Charity which is led by |
into the operational running ofthe Winter Night Shelter Group, and the administrative running of the Trustees. |
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| ~ | policies and procedures adopted for the induction and |
The Finance Committee Treasurer to account. |
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| ~ | the charity's organisational |
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| ~ | relationship with any related |
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| ~ | trustees' consideration of |
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| TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFITOF THE | |||
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| PUBLIC BYTHE PROPAGATION OF CHRISTIANITY ACCORDING TO |
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| THE BIBLE.TO REUEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE IN CAMBRIDGE | |||
| Summary ofthe objects ofthe | AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS WHO ARE ROUGH SLEEPING, |
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| charity set | out in Its | HOMELESS OR VULNERABLY HOUSED, AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT | |
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WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) | ||
| BYPROVIDING, OR ARRANGING FOR EMERGENCY, TEMPORARY |
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| AND LONGER-TERM ACCOMMODATION WITHIN A CHRISTIAN |
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| The primary purpose ofthe charity has been to run a Winter Night Shelter |
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| for up to 17Homeless Guests (the capacity ofour smallest venue) from | |||
| December until the end of March, working in collaboration with the local |
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| statutory authonties, other Charities and individuals to bring in homeless |
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| guests and offer services to aid them in gaining employment and longer- |
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| term housing. We offer a warm welcome, a hot meal, a bed for the night | |||
| and a hot drink in the morning. This is all made possible through a |
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| database ofover 400 different volunteers provided by mors than ten |
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| Churches and one Synagogue involved in hosting the Winter Night |
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| Shelter, with the shelter hosted at a different location each night. | |||
| Summary ofthe main ac5vlties undertaken forthe public benefit In relation to these objects include within |
In addition, in the case ofa particularly vulnerable Guests, we aim to facilitate short&arm Bed &Breakfast accommodation while the statutory services arrange long-term accommodation. |
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| declaration | that trustees have | ||
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| Issued by the Charity | |||
| Commission | on public | ||
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| Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity during the year |
Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity during the year |
There are many reasons why someone becomes homeless. The Cambridge Churches Homeless Project (CCHP) offers anyone with a liNe time and compassion a way to offer practical support tothe local homeless community. Many ofour guests face difficulties that include |
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| addiction, poor mental and physical health, debt problems and exposure |
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| to abuse including domestic violence. For some of our guests, English is |
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| not their first language, and some have no access to public funds so |
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| have fewer housing options available tothem. |
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| The CCHP model is simple- a warm welcome, a hot cooked meal and 8 | ||
| clean, warm bed in a safe and welcoming environment. Together our |
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| guests and volunteers create a relaxed and friendly atmosphere each |
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| evening. CCHP provides a listening ear where volunteers and guests alike can each be a blessing to the other. Guests and volunteers talk over |
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| a meal, sharing as much oras little as they want, without expectafion or |
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| agenda. These conversations —often banter, sometimes touching or |
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| profound —can be a catalyst for change. | ||
| CCHP is dear about the role it plays within the homeless sector and does | ||
| not offer counselling or therapy. Rather we signpost guests to appropriate |
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| services, such as those offered by lit/inter Comfort, CGL Drug & Alcohol |
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| Service orto their GP. All volunteers undertake safeguarding training and |
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| CCHP works within Ely Diocese Safeguarding guidelines. |
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| CCHP gained the Housing Justice quality mark accreditation in 2020 and works with other agencies from the homeless sector to support those |
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| known to be rough sleeping on the streets ofCambridge. | ||
| With the consent ofour guests, CCHP provides vital information for other |
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| services and contributes to the 'Inform' database used by the city's | ||
| homeless sector and provides anonymous data for the national winter |
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| night shelter network and the MHCLG. |
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| Unfortunately, since the start ofthe Covid pandemic, the charity has been unable to operate its usual church-based night shelters to comply with government guidelines, under which all winter shelter provision was provided by local authorities. However, afew ofthe charity's volunteers were able to provkfe some limited support to the local authority shelter |
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| over the winter of 2020-21, where permitted to do so in a personal |
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| capacity. | ||
| However, there remained homeless people with no recourse to public |
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| funds (NRPFs) and therefore ineligible for local authority support and those who were for various reasons, often ofpersonal safety, unable to |
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| use the local authority provision. Forthese people, the charity was able to continue to provide support in the form ofemergency accommodation in hotels or bed and breakfast accommodation. In addition, itwas able to |
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| provide short-term emergency accommodation for those awaiting local |
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| authority provision. |
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| From July 2021 CCHP has also employed the Bishop of Ely's Officer for the Homeless. This is an honorary part-time position with no direct |
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| funding from the Diocese but is considered an essential role in providing pastoral support to the homeless community in Cambridge. By undertaking to employ the incumbent CCHP is providing physical and administrative resources to enable her to undertake her vital roki. |
| D CHARtfy CpMM/85lphl QP EptEEhtGEA/foaH01//Ass |
Cambrld eChurches Recei ts Forthe period |
Homeless and a |
Pro ect 1174788 ments accounts |
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| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | |||||
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to the nearest t. | to the neereet 9 | tothe nearest 8 | to the nearest f | ||||
| A1Recei ts Grants Do flail oils Cheiitebte Ac5vieee |
7,825 39,704 |
6,787 | 7,825 39.704 6,794 |
53,547 1,997 181 |
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| u ota ross income or AR) |
47,536 | 6,787 | 54423 | 79.909 | |||||
| 2 set and investment sa es |
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| Total receipts | 47,536 | 6,787 | - | 54,323 | 79,909 | ||||
| A3 Pa ants Winter Shelter for Homeless Housing Provision Homeless Support Activity Charity Admintetmeon 8 Govemence Other Sub total |
774 12,281 3,598 43 16,676 |
1,080 9,465 1,649 12202 |
21.728 1,649 3,606 43 28,878 |
30,272 13,984 5,487 197 49,940 |
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| Total payments | 16,676 | 12,202 | - | 28,878 | 49,940 | ||||
| Net ofreceipfsl(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
30,860 -876 62,909 92,893 |
5415 876 13,803 9,264 |
25,445 76,712 102,157 |
29,969 ,74 76,712 |