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CARIS
stands for Christian Action and Response In Society. A
non-proselytising organisation, CARIS Haringey is committed to
expressing God's love through social action. Our services are equally
available to families of all faiths and none. Our
most recent Annual Report is available on this site by going to
the About Us page.
Who we are and what we do
We exist to help homeless families in
Haringey, of which there are at least 6,000—that’s twice the number in
most London boroughs, and proportionately many more than elsewhere in
the UK.
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These are
among London’s poorest and most deprived families.
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Families
become homeless for many reasons. They may be asylum seekers or
refugees, mentally or physically ill, fleeing domestic violence,
etc.
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Homelessness causes poor health and
depression in parents and children and disrupts schooling. The
average homeless child loses 55 school days a year.
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Homeless
families live in temporary accommodation, which rarely “feels like
home”.
They
often need legal advice to secure basic rights, for example to receive
benefits or force landlords to repair faulty heating or water supply.
CARIS is not celebrating the fact that its
services are needed more now than ever. The number of families
presenting as homeless in Haringey has not reduced and their needs are
as complex as ever.
To understand more about
us...
...go to our About
Us page, including where we operate, who supports us, our plans for
the coming year, our "Vision & Mission" and for links to our accounts,
reports and so on, go to our About Us page for an interesting and
inspiring read!
CARIS has
Quality Mark through the Community Legal Service for general help
and case work in welfare benefits, casework in Housing, and in
immigration, a field in which we are also authorized by the
Office of Immigration
Services Commissioner to provide immigration advice at Level One.
CARIS also has the Investors In People standard. You may be a
prospective client, and putative volunteer, or a potential trustee!
Whoever you are we hope you enjoy your visit to our website and find the
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Haringey has the third largest number of
asylum seeking families in London, with high proportions supported by
NASS. The national organisation
Shelter -
recent figures on homelessness shows that Haringey has a total of 8,700
children living in temporary accommodation. There
are many reasons why people become homeless, e.g. mental ill-health;
domestic violence; economic deprivation; cash flow crisis, caused by
delayed benefits payments; redundancy; bankruptcy; worklessness, as well
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CARIS continues to invest in its
staff and volunteers, by enabling them to access training opportunities
to keep abreast of changing legislations, good practices and for
collective and personal development. As a voluntary organisation,
serving the community, we would like to acknowledge and thank each of
our volunteers. |
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