Publications & research
We produce a number of publications and reports including an Annual Review.
Below you can scroll through our latest publications or use the categories below to search all of our publications. Printed versions can be obtained - subject to availability - from us (020 7606 6145).
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Poverty and Inequality
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Violence
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Professor Sylvia Walby reports on the impact of cuts on violence against women services
A report by leading academic Professor Sylvia Walby, UNESCO Chair in Gender Research, and Jude Towers at Lancaster University, raises concern about the implications of public expenditure reductions for the provision of local violence against women services. This report, commissioned...
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London Advice Watch reveals strong support for free advice
The vast majority of Londoners (88%) believe that legal advice should be free for everyone earning on or below the national median income of £25,000, according to London Advice Watch a new report from Legal Action Group (LAG) and Trust...
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Preventing Racist Violence report launched
Three organisations were funded by the Trust - Working with Men, Leap Confronting Conflict and Searchlight Educational Trust, to develop a programme of prevention work to tackle racist violence in three areas of London. The projects developed a variety of...
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London's Poverty Profile 2011 launched
A new London's Poverty Profile report has been published. The report updates a wide range of indicators on housing, work, health and income poverty to assess what has changed since the first report in 2009. The report includes a new...
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Annual Review 2010
Our Annual Review, highlights our work in 2010 including details of organisations we funded in the year. We made grants totalling £6.6 million which we distributed to 138 groups - ranging from £300,000 for the development of a new social...
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London's growing Latin American population face high levels of exploitation and discrimination
New research highlights that the Latin American community in London has increased significantly over the last decade and although comparable in size to other large migrant and ethnic groups in the capital its contribution and needs have largely been ignored....
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Launch of Safeguarding Children's Rights report
At a joint conference with the London Safeguarding Children Board, Trust for London launched the independent evaluation report of its Safeguarding Children's Rights special initiative. Safeguarding Children's Rights was set up in 2007 to address the issue of faith-based child...
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Tackling Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
As part of this collaborative initiative between three funders - the Trust, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and Rosa - the UK fund for women and girls, Options UK has been commissioned to undertake an independent evaluation. The first stage of the...
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Independent Domestic Violence Advocacy enhances safety
Independent Domestic Violence Advocacy support to high-risk victims can enhance safety and reduce repeat incidents according to a new evaluation by Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit at London Metropolitan University, commissioned by the Trust for London and the Henry...
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Closing the gap: inequality in London
Together with London Voluntary Service Council (LVSC) we are calling on the Government and other agencies to do more work to close London's inequality gap. A recent conference to discuss inequality in London conference featured a number of prominent academics...
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A Chance to Be Free
The final report on Trust for London's "Tackling Modern Day Slavery special initiative"
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Building Our Futures Report
A report addressing human resource issues in disability organisations....
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Funding Guidelines
Our current funding priorities (until December 2012): • Improving employment opportunities for disadvantaged people • Promoting the inclusion of recent arrivals to the UK • Promoting social justice (policy change and campaigning work) • Strengthening the skills of the voluntary...
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Professor Sylvia Walby reports on the impact of cuts on violence against women services
A report by leading academic Professor Sylvia Walby, UNESCO Chair in Gender Research, and Jude Towers at Lancaster University, raises concern about the implications of public expenditure reductions for the provision of local violence against women services. This report, commissioned...
Read more
London Advice Watch reveals strong support for free advice
The vast majority of Londoners (88%) believe that legal advice should be free for everyone earning on or below the national median income of £25,000, according to London Advice Watch a new report from Legal Action Group (LAG) and Trust...
Read more
Preventing Racist Violence report launched
Three organisations were funded by the Trust - Working with Men, Leap Confronting Conflict and Searchlight Educational Trust, to develop a programme of prevention work to tackle racist violence in three areas of London. The projects developed a variety of...
Read more
Annual Review 2010
Our Annual Review, highlights our work in 2010 including details of organisations we funded in the year. We made grants totalling £6.6 million which we distributed to 138 groups - ranging from £300,000 for the development of a new social...
Read more