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CARDIFF WOMEN’S AIDCYMORTH I FERCHED CAERDYDD Working to end violence against women and children |
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DELIVERING SAFETY AND CRISIS INTERVENTION 24 HOURS A DAY,
7 DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS A YEAR
You only need one number to access all our services
029 2046 0566
We deliver…..
- Crisis interventions and advocacy 24 hours
- Access to safe, emergency accommodation 24 hours
- On going support and advocacy
- Counselling for women, children and young people
- Education and preventative work in schools, youth groups, front line staff
- Personal change programmes (like the Freedom programme) for women and children
- Open drop in at our offices with appointments and pre arranged visits till 8pm – Monday to Friday
- 24 hour high security refuge/li>
- Range of refuge and safe accommodation to meet individual women’s needs
Although every woman’s experience is unique we see that violence against women and
girls because they are women and girls is gender based violence. Domestic violence
is gender based (although we know that some men experience violence from women) and as
such must be seen as a component of the wider issue of violence against women. This is important as
it is the only way we can eradicate domestic violence,
and that has to be our ultimate aim doesn’t it?
Did you know that even witnessing domestic violence has negative effects on children and young people? Or that where domestic violence is present the risk of child abuse and neglect is 40% higher?
Domestic violence and abuse affects more children than adults and we have more children in our refuges than women. This is not how it’s meant to be. We must see domestic violence in relation to its effects on children and young people and do all we can to protect them and support their recovery.
Social change…..
- Influencing policy
- Campaigning to raise awareness about the issues
- Educating the wider public to change attitudes
- Working in partnership to improve service delivery and development
- Working to support women through the criminal justice system to improve their safety
- Working to support women by educating and supporting front line staff from the local authority, the police and the courts to improve understanding and gain better outcomes (e.g. E Learning package and Police cadet training
What’s new?
Cardiff and Vale Women’s Rights Education and Advocacy Project
Cardiff Women’s Aid has received funding from the Equality and Human Rights
Commission to deliver ground breaking work to increase the knowledge and
understanding of women’s rights within the community, particularly how they
impact on issues around domestic abuse.
Volunteer ‘Women’s Rights Champions’ are currently being recruited to work
within communities to change attitudes and behaviour through one to one, group
and community action.
Please contact our office for further information.
Children’s counselling
Our pilot service offering appointments to children who
have experienced or witnessed domestic violence and/org abuse is now under way.
Contact the office for further details and how to refer.
Latest project…
Thanks to a grant from the Impact Fund we are starting a healthy living & eating project
focussed around gardening and vegetable growing.
We are creating vegetable gardens in our refuges and developing an allotment where both current and ex-residents/service users can come together and grow their own.
We are particularly keen to get the children involved and have mini wheelbarrows and gardening tools to suit all sizes.
With veg in hand we will also have some fun cooking sessions to get the best out of everyone’s hard work.
