About the charity
An independent charity providing practical, direct support to people from disadvantaged backgrounds in the UK and USA.
Remove the practical barriers that hold people back.
Poverty is rarely one big problem. It is a chain of small, urgent ones.
A furnace that fails in January. A laptop needed for a college course. A pair of boots and a club fee that keep a kid in the game. We exist to break that chain with fast, targeted, dignified support, founded and core-funded by the New York Jets, backed by official partners The Home Depot and Mailchimp and by individual donors, and delivered with local organisations that know their communities.
How we work
Dignity
People are experts in their own lives. We ask only what we need to, and never make anyone justify their poverty.
Speed
A crisis grant that arrives in six weeks is not a crisis grant. We measure and publish our decision times.
Transparency
Accounts, grant criteria, policies and outcomes are public. If we would be embarrassed to publish it, we do not do it.
Partnership
Local organisations reach people we never could alone. We fund them, learn from them and share credit with them.
Milestones
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| Year | Milestone |
|---|---|
| YYYY | Charity founded and registered with the Charity Commission for England & Wales. |
| YYYY | First Hardship Fund grants awarded through pilot referral partners. |
| YYYY | US entity incorporated and granted 501(c)(3) status by the IRS. |
| YYYY | Safe Homes programme launched with founding corporate partners. |
| YYYY | First annual impact report published. |
Board of Trustees
Unpaid volunteers responsible for the charity's strategy, finances and compliance.
Grants Committee
Reviews every application above the caseworker threshold and samples 10% of all awards for quality.
Finance, Audit & Risk
Oversees budgets, reserves policy, independent examination or audit, and the risk register.
Safeguarding Lead
A named trustee and staff member hold safeguarding responsibility. safeguarding@newyorkjets.com
Two entities, one charity
UK charity
Registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
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US charity
501(c)(3) public charity. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
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Want to work with us?
We welcome partners, volunteers and trustees who share our values.