Welcome

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is one of the largest social policy research and development charities in the UK. We spend over £10 million a year on our research and development programme.

For over one hundred years we have been searching out the causes of social problems, investigating solutions and seeking to influence those who can make changes. We do this by:

• gathering evidence from research and from practice, including the work of the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust;
• communicating the messages widely and impartially;
• working in partnership with others.

Our mission

To search, demonstrate and influence, providing evidence, solutions and ideas that will help overcome the causes of poverty, disadvantage and social evil.

Our aims

JRF has three inter-connected aims:

• Poverty: to examine the root causes of poverty and disadvantage and identify solutions. Read more...
• Empowerment: to find ways in which people and communities can have control of their own lives. Read more...
• Place: to contribute to the building and development of strong, cohesive and sustainable communities. Read more...

Our principles

• We are an independent organisation.
• We work in partnership with all sectors.
• We ensure that there is strong evidence for everything we say.
• We communicate openly and transparently, presenting the evidence in a balanced and unbiased way.
• We look for practical and realistic solutions, learning from success as well as failure.
• We focus on the needs of the most disadvantaged people whose voices and experiences inform all our work.
• We are committed to ensuring that our work reflects the diversity of the UK population.
• We work across all parts of the UK, drawing lessons from, and communicating across, the whole country.


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Visit our website for more information

www.jrf.org.uk/