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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) is a British social policy research and development charity, that funds a UK-wide research and development programme. It seeks to understand the root causes of social problems, to identify ways of overcoming them, and to show how social needs can be met in practice.〔(Joseph Rowntree Foundation website )〕 JRF works by funding research and taking forward the lessons learned, engaging with policy-makers and practitioners to develop better solutions. It is politically neutral and independent from all UK political parties. The current Chief Executive of JRF is Julia Unwin.〔http://www.jrf.org.uk/about-us/contact/julia-unwin〕 JRF works in partnership with the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust (JRHT).〔(JRHT website )〕 JRHT provides housing, care homes, retirement and supported housing, and demonstrates new approaches in these areas. It manages more than 2,000 homes, roughly half of which are in New Earswick, York. The remainder are in the City of York and surrounding areas. JRHT also provides retirement and supported housing services in York and other parts of north-east England. ==Current programme areas== *Poverty: examining the root causes of poverty, inequality and disadvantage and identifying solutions.〔(JRF's poverty homepage )〕 For example, work on the annual ''Minimum Income Standard for the UK'' - working with members of the public and experts to find out what income people need to live on.〔(JRF's Minimum Income Standards page )〕 *Place: contributing to the building and development of strong, sustainable and inclusive communities. For example, the ''Housing and Neighbourhoods Monitor'' - identifying key housing and neighbourhoods statistics across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.〔(JRF's HNM page )〕 *Ageing Society: how people and communities can have control of their own lives. For example, research into ''A better life'' - What needs to change so that older people, especially those with high support needs, can have a better quality of life?〔(JRF's Better Life page )〕 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「Joseph Rowntree Foundation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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