Cambridge House (organisation)

For the mansion in central London, England, see Cambridge House. For the grammar school in Northern Ireland, see Cambridge House Grammar School.
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Cambridge House (Cambridge House and Talbot) is a voluntary organisation in Southwark, London.[1]

Cambridge House in 2010

The charity’s mission is to tackle poverty and promote social justice, providing specialist services supporting individuals with multiple and complex needs. Cambridge House offers a variety of direct and indirect services to residents of Southwark and the wider London area. Direct services include free legal advice & representation and professional advocacy. Cambridge House also provides arts & sports services for people with disabilities, youth empowerment projects, and 'Sports for Social Justice' programmes. Cambridge House's indirect services promote social innovation and systemic change through research and knowledge exchange, and by providing work and service spaces to other charities and civil society organisations.[2]

Cambridge House is a founder member of Locality and International Federation of Settlements, and part of a national and international networks of building-based and community-asset owned practitioners tackling poverty. The charity particularly focuses on tackling multiple deprivation, working to break cycles of disadvantage and crisis by providing a portfolio of specialist services which tackle the network of risk factors which maintain poverty and social marginalisation.

Operating from a refurbished Grade II listed building in Walworth, the charity houses a number of other charities and community groups. In the financial year 2014-15, the charity's work reached 105,000 people.[1]

  1. ^ a b Charity Commission. "Cambridge House Annual Report & Accounts 2014-15" (PDF). Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  2. ^ Cambridge House website. "Our Work and Impact". Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.