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Joseph Rowntree Foundation

The JRF's purpose is to search, demonstrate and influence, providing evidence, solutions and ideas that will help to overcome the causes of poverty, disadvantage and social evil.

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.

Find out more about:

our mission, aims and principles;
what we do, how we do it, and where;
our work in 2008.

Download our corporate leaflet:

An introduction to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (PDF, 429KB)

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