Leicester · Registered Charity 1163993

Every lit window is someone home tonight.

GFY Shelters relieves hardship and distress among homeless people and those living in adverse housing conditions — irrespective of colour, creed or class.

Hover a window — each one is a small, real way we help.

Est. registered charity, run by 5 trustees and 20 volunteers No trustee is paid — every trustee gives their time for free Charity number 1163993 · registered office in Leicester
What we do

Small charity. Direct help. No middlemen.

We keep our overheads low and put what we raise straight into three practical areas of work.

01

Emergency relief

Food, essentials and cash grants for people facing sudden hardship or homelessness, delivered quickly and without red tape.

02

Housing support

Practical help for people living in unsafe or unsuitable housing — from tenancy deposits to advocacy with landlords and councils.

03

Partner funding

We make grants available to housing associations and other charitable bodies working toward the same goal, so good work isn't held back by funding gaps.

Recent event

Our community fundraising evening

Thank you to everyone who came to our community fundraising event — an evening of live performances, with food included in the ticket price, in support of our work relieving homelessness and hardship in Leicester. Funds raised through ticket sales and on-the-night donations go directly toward emergency relief and housing support.

Our promise

Run properly. Checked publicly.

GFY Shelters is registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Our accounts, trustees and governing document are all a matter of public record.

View us on the Charity Commission register →

5Trustees, unpaid
20Active volunteers
0Trading subsidiaries

Figures from our latest annual return filed with the Charity Commission. See our accounts summary for income and expenditure.

Get involved

Give money, time, or a way in.

Whatever you can offer — a one-off gift, a regular volunteer shift, or an introduction to a local business — it goes straight to work.