Ending Abuse United Kingdom Project #25380

Help women and children live in safety

by Leeds Women's Aid

Project Report | Jul 5, 2023
Children and Young People's Hub Appeal

By Hannah Whyte | Communications and Marketing Coordinator

Hello all,

We want to start by saying a huge thank you for all the support you’ve given to Leeds Women’s Aid.

Your continued support allows us to provide vital services to support women and families to live a life free from abuse and fear.

To stay updated on the work of our charity, please follow us on social media:

Facebook: facebook.com/leedswomensaid

Twitter: @LeedsWomensAid

Instagram: @LeedsWomensAid

Leeds Women’s Aid to Build New Children and Young People’s Hub

As part of our mission to help women and children live free from abuse, we have launched an appeal to fund a new children and young people’s hub at our emergency refuge.

From the start of April last year to the end of March this year, we supported over 100 children and young people in refuge settings, with almost every adult accessing the refuge service having one or more children.

When families come to our refuges, they often arrive with nothing, and although then safe, most of our young people are living with the trauma of experiencing and/or witnessing domestic abuse. At a time when our government’s Domestic Abuse Act introduced children as victims of domestic violence and abuse in their own right, we are looking forward to developing and create a brand-new hub to support them.

The hub will be used for a variety of specialist one to one support, group therapy and activities and act as a sanctuary for children and young people to relax, play games or interact with other children, which will help their recovery from the impacts of domestic violence and abuse.

We are aiming to raise £20,000 through this public appeal - you can donate to us through this site and any donations will specifically go towards the hub.

Any support is hugely appreciated.

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Mar 6, 2023
Leeds Women's Aid March 2023 Report

By Nik Peasgood | Project Leader

Hello all,

We want to start by saying a huge thank you for all the support you’ve given to our charity.

It’s thanks to the generosity of our supporters that we’re able to continue supporting women and families to live a life free from abuse and fear.

To stay updated on the work of our charity, please follow us on social media:

Facebook: facebook.com/leedswomensaid

Twitter: @LeedsWomensAid

Instagram: @LeedsWomensAid

Thank You for Your Amazing Christmas Gifts!

We understand that throughout the country, families have been struggling under the rise of the cost of living. Despite this, our supporters have continued to donate kind and thoughtful items to the women, children and families we support throughout our various services.

We like to extend a huge Thank You to our supporters who donated during the Christmas period. We have been absolutely blown away by your generosity.

“Huge thank you for donating items to the women’s Winter Warmth event. We were delighted and totally overwhelmed by the generosity and kindness of the LWA supporters, who really came through for us, responding to the call out and donating. The gifts were lovely, and the women who received them were very grateful and appreciative” – Emily, WLL Project Manager & WLL VOICES Co-Ordinator

“The generosity of the people who sent the most thoughtful and incredible gifts to our families in refuge have made such a huge difference at this really challenging time of year. We managed to give every woman a well-being gift and every child a number of fantastic toys and books which they were all very grateful for. This started 2023 in a really positive light in their journey to happiness”— Marnie, Team Leader (Children and Families)

Make A Will Month

This March, Leeds Women’s Aid is delighted to be partnering with a number of local solicitors to run our annual Make a Will Month. This campaign gives oursupporters the opportunity to have their Will written or updated without havingto pay the usual fees. Instead you will be invited to make a voluntary donationto our charity, helping support women and children affected by domesticviolence & abuse.

Places are limited, so if you are interested in taking part, please get in touchwith our Fundraising Team as soon as possible at: Fundraising@LeedsWomensAid.org.uk

Best wishes,

Nik

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Nov 9, 2022
Leeds Women's Aid November 2022 Report

By Nik Peasgood | Project Leader

Hello all,

We want to start by saying a huge thank you for all the support you’ve given to our charity.

It’s thanks to the generosity of our supporters that we’re able to continue supporting women and families to live a life free from abuse and fear.

To stay updated on the work of our charity, please follow us on social media:

Facebook: facebook.com/leedswomensaid

Twitter: @LeedsWomensAid

Instagram: @LeedsWomensAid

Celebrating our 50^th Anniversary

On Thursday 6th October, over 150 of our supporters and stakeholders came together to celebrate our 50th anniversary. The event, hosted by our Chief Executive, Nik Peasgood, and our Chair of Trustees, Nneka Ikeogu, was a great success giving guests the opportunity to talk to and meet current and former staff and trustees.

Three inspiring speakers: Rachel Reeves MP (LWA Patron); Nicole Jacobs, Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales; and Farah Nazeer, Chief Executive of Women’s Aid Federation England, spoke about what Leeds Women’s Aid means to them and how the challenge of domestic violence and abuse remains despite the progress in recent years. We also had a performance from the singer-songwriter, Manuka, who finished off the event in style, to huge cheers and much appreciation.

Thank you to everyone who attended the celebration and helped make it such an amazing event.

Thank you for helping us reach our fundraising target!

We are delighted to announce that our public appeal has now reached its fundraising target of £10,000. This money has gone towards the fundraising campaign for the children’s play area for the women and families at our Emmeline refuge. A big thank you to everyone who made a donation. We are very grateful for your generosity.

We are now getting closer to achieving our overall goal of £50,000 to complete our 50^th anniversary appeal towards the refurbishment of the garden at our Emmeline refuge. This is thanks to our public appeal, grants, and generous donations from organisations and individuals.

Latest news from our Leeds Women’s Aid Charity Shop

Our charity shop is all ready for Winter with lovely chunky knits, cosy coats and woolly hats, gloves and scarves all available in store. Our Leeds Women’s Aid charity Christmas cards are also now on sale.

Seasonal Christmas stock including festive jumper and partywear will also be available to buy in store by the end of the month.

Christmas Gift Appeal

If you are interested in donating Christmas gifts to the women and families we support, please contact us on: fundraising@leedswomensaid.org.uk

Best wishes,

Nik

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