Housing & Homelessness Community & Social Justice 2024
Hope into Action

Hope into Action Annual Report and Accounts

Hope into Action is an award-winning UK charity that mobilises churches to house people experiencing homelessness. Founded in Peterborough in 2010 with a single house, it has grown to 128 homes across 35 towns and cities, with 486 tenants receiving professional support alongside weekly church befriending. By combining good quality housing with genuine community relationships, the charity addresses both the practical and relational dimensions of homelessness — with 94% of tenants improving their family relationships.

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Report snapshot
128 homes across 35 towns and cities in the UK, with 486 tenants receiving the love and support of the local church in their homes Key Metric 1
£27 million investment capital invested in homes for people experiencing homelessness Key Metric 2
94% of tenants improving their family relationships through church-based friendship and support Key Metric 3
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📋About

Church-enabled supported housing in good quality properties; church volunteer befriender programme; professional tenancy support; investor and donor mobilisation; franchise model enabling churches to replicate the model in new locations; annual Empowered conference bringing tenants, investors and churches together

📊Key Metrics

128 homes across 35 towns and cities in the UK, with 486 tenants receiving the love and support of the local church in their homes Key Metric 1
£27 million investment capital invested in homes for people experiencing homelessness Key Metric 2
94% of tenants improving their family relationships through church-based friendship and support Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 486 people in temporary supported accommodation receiving weekly church befriending alongside professional support — addressing both housing and relational poverty simultaneously
  • Model expanded to 35 towns and cities from a single house in Peterborough in 2010; tenants supported through addiction, rough sleeping, domestic violence, refugee status, mental health and prison release
  • £27m of Christian investment capital mobilised to purchase homes; over 88 churches actively engaged as housing and befriending partners across the UK

📍Geography

UK-Wide

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