Specialist hub for young women and girls opens in East London
Featured on Politics London, the Bloom hub officially opened at Advance’s East London Women’s Centre and will provide a safe and welcoming place for young women and girls aged 13-25. you can also watch in full at BBC iPlayer HERE The hub has been developed in direct response to listening to girls and young women […]
Advance Independent Sentencing Review response
These reforms, and the expectation on third sector providers to aid their delivery, must be fully resourced to ensure that safety and justice for women is truly paramount. We welcome the recommendations that these services are properly funded and hope Ministers implement this following the publication of the Comprehensive Spending Review. We contributed extensive insights […]
Angelou Partnership shortlisted for prestigious Charity Award
The national women’s charity has been shortlisted for the Angelou Partnership, which delivers Violence Against Women and Girls support services across London, led and coordinated by Advance. The partnership is a collaboration of 10 voluntary organisations, each offering a different kind of specialist support, such as services tailored to Black and minoritised women and LGBT+ […]
International Women’s Day at Advance’s Hammersmith Women’s Centre
There was a discussion around the history of IWD, what empowerment and self-love means to the women who attended the event, and how to represent this in the mural. They settled on the idea of having a woman as the tree to symbolise growth and strength, along with butterflies, flowers and sunshine to represent freedom […]
Advance’s Berkshire Women’s Centre celebrates International Women’s Day
The centre in Caversham provides practical and emotional support to women in the county who are in contact with the criminal justice system; they are serving a community sentence and on probation or have completed a custodial sentence. Around 70% of these women will have experienced abuse at some point in their lives – and […]
Advance joins the Women’s Justice Board Partnership Delivery Group
We have a long history of providing a coordinated community response to women and girls, alongside our partners, as well as statutory, criminal justice, health, and social care services. We understand that women and girls are multi-faceted and therefore require a multi-faceted and holistic approach to support. As proud members of the National Women’s Justice […]