Zakat Fund

http://www.justgiving.com/zakatfunduk

Alms are for the poor and the needy, and those employed to administer the (funds); for those whose hearts need to be reconciled; for those in bondage, and in debt; in the cause of Allah; and for the wayfarer: (thus is it) ordained by Allah, and Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom. [Surah at-Tawbah(9): Ayah 60]

Zakat is one of the primary duties of a Muslim. The depth of wisdom in this duty is profound! The benefits go far beyond mere material exchange of goods or currency.

Where there is a need locally, it is encouraged that Zakat be collected and distributed locally. If there is not, it would be better to distribute elsewhere.

Some statistics relating to the Muslim Community in the UK:

1 in 3 Muslim households have no adults in employment (more than double the national average) ('Muslim Housing Experience', Oxford Centre of Islamic Studies)
1 in 3 Muslim pupils, leave school with no educational qualifications (National Statistics)
47% of Muslim Students have experienced Islamophobia (FOSIS, 2005)
Almost 1 in 10 people in British prisons are Muslim (Prison Service Statistics 2004)
Many young Muslim's feel they have an inadequate grasp of their own heritage and history (Peace Direct, 2006)

More than 1 in 5 people in the UK are living below the poverty line
3 in 4 UK non-Muslim's believe that Islam and Muslim's have a negative contribution to society (IERA, 2010)