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Cambridge House is a voluntary organisation in Southwark, London.〔(【引用サイトリンク】Cambridge House Annual Report & Accounts 2013-14 )〕 The charity’s mission is to tackle the injustice of poverty, providing specialist services supporting individuals with multiple and complex needs. Cambridge House offers a variety of direct and indirect services to residents of Southwark and the wider London area. Direct services include: specialist legal and advocacy services, youth-led campaigning and awareness projects to end street violence & intensive intervention projects supporting severely disadvantaged young people, and disability & equalities learning programmes. Cambridge House's indirect services promote social innovation and systemic change through co-produced research, knowledge exchange, and by supporting other charities and civil society organisations by providing work and service spaces. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Our Work and Impact )〕 Cambridge House is a founder member of (Locality ) and (International Federation of Settlements ), and part of an national and international networks of building-based and community-asset owned practitioners tackling poverty. The charity particularly focuses on tackling multiple deprivation, working to break cycles of disadvantage and crisis by providing a portfolio of specialist services which tackle the network of risk factors which maintain poverty and social marginalisation. Operating from a refurbished Grade II listed building in Walworth, the charity supports children and adults, families and communities and houses a number of other charities and community groups. In the financial year 2013-14 the charity supported 79,000 people. 〔 == History == Cambridge House began life in 1889 as part of the Settlement Movement.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About Us )〕 Founded by graduates and undergraduates from Trinity College Cambridge and Magdalene College Cambridge, it was set up to tackle poverty and deprivation in the poorest parts of South London. By 1897 Cambridge University as a whole was involved. University graduates and undergraduates lived at Cambridge House and performed voluntary work for the local Southwark community. The residents were involved with the direct relief of poverty; "the provision of country holidays for city children; the organisation of boys clubs; educational and recreational activities; a free legal service; involvement in a range of public bodies." In 1900 a women's settlement called Talbot was set up nearby, focusing on helping women and children. The two settlements worked side by side until 1972, when they joined to form Cambridge House and Talbot. In 1894 Cambridge House and Talbot established the UK’s first free legal advice service (now called the Law Centre). In the early 20th century they set up the UK’s first Labour Exchange in response to mass unemployment and by the 1930s were providing skills workshops for the unemployed. In 1963 they set up the first Adult Literacy Scheme, which led to the Right to Read Campaign for adults.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About Us: Timeline )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cambridge House (organisation)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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