Family Action

Family Action
Formation1869; 155 years ago (1869)
FoundersOctavia Hill, Lord Shaftesbury, William Gladstone, John Ruskin, Cardinal Manning and Beatrice and Sidney Webb[1]
Founded atLondon
Registration no.264713
Legal statuscharity
Websitewww.family-action.org.uk
Formerly called
Family Welfare Association
Charity Organisation Society

Family Action (previously Family Welfare Association and the Charity Organisation Society) is a charity in England founded in 1869.[1] It provides support for families, including financial and mental health issues relating to them.[2][3]

The stated aim of the charity is to "provid[e] practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation across England".[4]

The charity is registered with the Charity Commission as charity number 264713.[5]

  1. ^ a b "1800s". Family Action: About Us. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Family Welfare Association (formerly Charity Organisation Society)". The National Archives. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  3. ^ National Children's Bureau (2009). Building Resilience in Families Under Stress. JKP. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-905-81885-3.
  4. ^ "Who we are". Family Action. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Family Action, registered charity no. 264713". Charity Commission for England and Wales.