Nationwide
Nationwide Building Society and Shelter have been working together in partnership since 2000.
Both organisations are passionate about ensuring everyone has a home in a place they can thrive, and are working towards a joint policy framework to benefit anyone looking for a secure, affordable place to live.
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Between 2000 and 2002 Nationwide Building Society sponsored Strip4Shelter, which raised over £750,000.
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In 2004 Nationwide supported Shelter advice services in Bristol.
- Between 2008 and 2011, Nationwide supported four community based projects in Bristol, Milton Keynes, Hertfordshire and Dorchester, allowing Shelter to work with over 3500 families, adults, children and young people whose lives were affected by housing problems and homelessness.
Shelter’s Teachers Centre
In 2011 Nationwide sponsored Shelter’s Teachers’ Centre, a free, online tool for teachers. This included the development of a series of new resources for secondary school teachers of Key Stage 4. The resources have been designed for Citizenship and PSHE classes, and look at the issues of young people and homelessness and money management.
Jayanti Durai, Nationwide’s Head of Corporate Responsibility, says: 'We’re delighted to see the launch of the Shelter Classroom Kit, especially in the current climate where it is more important than ever to provide young people with the information and tools they need to handle their finances and navigate the housing market with their eyes open.'
AGM 2011 donation
For the fourth year running Nationwide members have helped raise money for charity by voting in their Nationwide AGM.
In 2011, members chose three causes to benefit from their vote. As one of these three charities, Shelter received a donation of over £30,000, which will go towards the work of our Skills Support programme based at Shelter’s Bristol service.
Shelter’s chief executive Campbell Robb, said: ‘Shelter is delighted to be working with Nationwide. Our relationship is so very important to Shelter’s work, as Nationwide is helping us to alleviate the problems faced by people in housing need. We look forward to working with them in the future'.
