The Big Issue Foundation was launched at the House of Commons in November 1995. It is a registered charity and is the umbrella for all the support provided for homeless Big Issue vendors. When the Foundation started it employed six people. That number has now swellon to 20 nationally.
Many charities are devoted to the relief of the destitute.
Others find purpose in providing the means for people to become educated, trained and housed. Whatever, all start from an understanding of a need. The need may be to do with helping people in an emergency situation. Or, in the language of social engineering, helping them to move on. The Big Issue Foundation carries out a combination of all these things.