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Eaves Housing for Women
Posted by Administrator (admin) on May 19 2009
Charities >> Identity politics

UK Charity Number: 275048

Website: http://www.eaves4women.co.uk/

Stated Aims

EAVES PROVIDE:
—ACCOMODATION, ADVICE AND SUPPORT DIRECTLY TO WOMEN AND CHILDREN ESCAPING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, WOMEN TRAFFICKED INTO PROSTITUTION AND DOMESTIC SERVITUDE.
—LOBBYING AND RESPONDING TO GOVERNMENT PAPERS ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ISSUES.
—RESEARCHING AND HIGHLIGHTING ISSUES AROUND VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN INCLUDING PROSTITUTION, TRAFFICKING AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

Context

Eaves was first noticed on a BBC News story, in May 2009, regarding the redrafting of the prostitution laws, and was highlighted in detail on The Devil's Kitchen.

Summary

Eaves' accounts for 2007/08 show that it—and its various projects—received voluntary donations of just £116,321 on total funding of £5,220,203. Mor than 69% of its funding came from the taxpayer—over £3.6 million.

Detail

Eaves runs its accounts under several project headings: Supported Housing, Domestic Violence, Lilith Project and POPPY Project.

Supported Housing:

• Supporting People Grants [this is run by the Department for Communities and Local Government]—£740,693
• Home Office—£1,200,000
• Total— £1,940,693

Domestic Violence:

• Supporting People Grants—£1,116,826
• Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea—£20,000
• London Councils Children's Project—£45,023
• London Councils Legal Project—£14,000
• Sure Start: Westminster—£60,661
• Westminster City Council—£59,772
• London Borough of Barking and Dagenham—£23,116
• Total—£1,339,398

The Lilith Project:

• London Councils—£150,000
• Criminal Justice—£30,104
• Total—£180,104

The POPPY Project:

• London Councils—£148,200
• Total—£148,200

So, Eaves and its various projects receive a grand total from the taxpayer of:

• Grand Total—£3,608,395
• Out of the total funding of £5,220,603, the taxpayer provides 69.12%.

So, Eaves is most definitely belongs on fakecharities.org because, not only does it receive substantial amounts of funding from the taxpayer, but it is also lobbying for more bad law.

Last changed: May 19 2009 at 10:36 PM

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