Advance and Fulham Football Club join forces to fight violence against women and girls

Since its inception, the Angelou Partnership has supported survivors more than 12,000 times, helping them navigate services and systems, and give them back their voice so that they can take the steps needed to rebuild their lives. The celebration event was organised by Advance, Angelou’s lead partner and an innovative charity that helps women and […]
Exploring the Importance of Safe Spaces: Advance Annual Lunch & Learn Returns

Held across our Women’s Centres and in local community venues, this year’s events focused on the vital importance of safe spaces. We invited attendees to see our services through the eyes of the women we support, through interactive workshops and conversations that highlighted the transformative power of trauma-informed, gender-responsive care. Building on the theme from […]
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 […]