Charities

Windsor Homeless Project – Windsor Christian Action

Registered Charity 1154308

Alma Beacon (the operating name for WCA) encompasses three vital projects that provide essential support to vulnerable members of our local community: Windsor Street Angels, Windsor Homeless Project, and Windsor Foodshare.

You can help support Windsor Homeless Project this year, whose ethos is to Engage, Empower and Rebuild the lives of people in our community who are rough sleeping, homeless, or vulnerable. We are open to all members of the community who need support, operating three days a week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday), providing hot meals and ongoing support to those in need.

Since moving from our previous base at Holy Trinity church, to our home on Alma Road, now known as Alma Beacon, we have been able to expand our services significantly. In January 2025, Windsor Homeless Project reopened its doors as a Cold Weather Night Shelter since Covid 2020. This has now become an ongoing part of our service, with the shelter opening earlier in December 2025 and operating for 15 weeks through to March 2026.

Alma Beacon now brings together the Windsor Street Angels, Windsor Homeless Project, Windsor FoodShare and the Cold Weather Night Shelter under one roof, strengthening our ability to support vulnerable people across the community. Working closely with our partner agencies we can sign post our individuals for further specialist support.  The hub provides space for visiting professional services, including drug and alcohol support, RBWM rough sleeper team, DWP and many more.

Taking part in this year’s marathon and raising money for Windsor Homeless Project will help us continue to provide a service that truly changes lives.

For more information, please contact:  info@windsorhomelessproject.org

Thames Hospice

Thames Hospice is the local charity providing expert care for people living with life-limiting illnesses in East Berkshire and South Buckinghamshire. A vital part of our work is also supporting their families and carers. For more information on how to join our team please go to: www.thameshospice.org.uk

The Prince Philip Trust Fund

The Prince Philip Trust Fund is a grant-giving organisation that aims to make a real difference to the quality of life of people from communities across the extensive area covered by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.

In particular we look to support people, projects and charities that focus on the development of children and young people, families in need, sport and disability, physical and mental health initiatives, the elderly and the arts.  Applications can be made online at www.theprincephiliptrustfund.org

The Prince Philip Trust Fund is proud to be a founding charity of the Windsor Half Marathon event and through your participation and the generosity of the the organisers, we are able to support a wider, more diverse range of good causes in our local community.  Read more here