This is the first review by the Charities Commission of regeneration charities. At a time when the Government is reviewing the role of the third sector in social and economic regeneration, the report looks at the 250 organisations which adopted regeneration as a purpose since it was first recognised as charitable in 1999, and analyses the performance of these charities against the charitable sector as a whole.It finds that although regeneration charities may be the newest kids on the charity block, they are streets ahead in terms of performance, effectiveness and best practice. The total annual income for regeneration charities is 519 million pounds which is about 1.3% of the total for all registered charities. 17% of regeneration charities have income of over 1 million pounds, against an average of 3%, and are more likely to be charitable companies, 87% compared with 15% across the Register as a whole.
PATHFINDER PROJECT LOOKS AT BOARDING PLACES FOR VULNERABLE CHILDREN
Ten local authorities are involved from this week in the next stage of a project looking at how the provision of boarding school places might be used to improve life chances for some vulnerable children and young people.
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COALITION SEES KEY ROLE FOR COUNCILS IN CUTTING RE-OFFENDING RATES
Local councils and their partners have an essential role to play in keeping down rates of re-offending, according to the Coalition on Social and Criminal Justice. In a report it says local organisations with local knowledge are best placed to work with the prison and probation services to help ex-offenders to stay out of trouble.
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