Help women and children live in safety

Hi again,

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This year we are celebrating that it is 45 years since Leeds Women's Aid's first refuge was opened. Since 1973 when a group of feminist activists persuaded Leeds City Council to allow us to rent a property (at a peppercorn rate) so that women experiencing domestic violence might have somewhere safe to live, becoming the first refuge in the country outside of London, LWA has gone from strength to strength. We merged with HALT in 2017 and are now the largest women’s charity in Leeds (if not Yorkshire) and have worked with thousands of women and children across our services and lead on 2 consortia projects. I am proud of our achievements and services, staff and volunteers, trustees and service users.

In 2003 we were one of the first refuges to obtain funding for the development of a young peoples and childrens service and have had a good relationship with Children in Need since. Also, we worked with the young woman who was the first person in Yorkshire to obtain a Forced Marriage injunction. 

We were offering vital support, help and refuge to young women in the Yorkshire Ripper times in the 1970s and 1980s and since then have gone from strength to strength, working with over 20,000 people.

Your support, both monetary and in kind, is so valuable to us and means more than ever. We work tirelessly to support young women and girls at risk and will continue to develop our services to help more people.

Thanks and I'll be in touch again soon,

Nik