29 women's organisations have come together to make a statement to UK politicians about their priority issues for women and girls in the lead-in to the General Election.
Connected Voice Advocacy would appreciate your help to evidence need for LGBTQ+ Independent Advocacy support in health and social care. There is plenty of evidence to suggest that LGBTQ+ people experience discrimination and inequality but very little evidence about what works to address this.
We have produced a short survey to help us gain some information about experiences of LGBTQ people in accessing health and social care. Please circulate amongst your LGBTQ+ networks:
Aspire's Supporting Sisters project is entering its 4th year!
"Supporting Sisters has been funded by the Big Lottery Community Fund Women and Girls Initiative to enable “at risk” women to stay well, feel supported and get more from life. For the National Lottery’s 25th birthday, we are releasing our Interim Report to celebrate our work so far and look ahead to the final two years of the Supporting Sisters project.
Our Interim Report tracks the development of Aspire’s holistic, integrated support services and their impact on the lives of the women who use them.
The Rape & Sexual Abuse Counselling Centre (RSACC) was established in 1993, we work to end rape and sexual violence by supporting and empowering women and girls in Darlington and County Durham. Each year we support over 750 survivors of sexual violence. We are a small independent charity with 14 staff and 30 volunteers. We are the only provider of specialist sexual violence services in Darlington and County Durham and commitment to ensuring survivors get the support they need.
Could you provide quality advice and guidance to women and their children living in the refuge in the community? Posts include out of hours cover, sleepovers and various shift work.
