Pam Cox MP pays visit to Advance
It was a great opportunity to showcase the vital support our brilliant Essex team, led by Shannon W, provide to women on probation across the county, and to discuss the difference our trauma‑ and gender‑informed approach makes every day. We were especially glad to share our dedicated work with young women and girls, and […]
Advance responds to long awaited VAWG strategy
The strategy treats violence against women and girls as a criminal justice problem requiring better responses, not as a human rights violation rooted in women’s structural subjugation. It acknowledges symptoms while leaving the systems producing them intact. The strategy fails to prioritise the voices of specialist ‘by and for’ organisations to address the specific harms […]
New housing project to support young women and girls affected by crime
This innovative project in East London, delivered in partnership with Commonweal Housing and Housing for Women, will provide safe, supported accommodation and wraparound, trauma-informed support for young women under 25 who face multiple disadvantages—unstable housing, trauma, and exploitation. The housing project offers a community-based alternative to prevent young women’s return to custody, combining safe accommodation […]
Advance releases Women’s Centre Report
This report is timely, as the debate continues over whether women convicted of non-violent offences should be sent to prison and how to address a crumbling criminal justice system. We explore how Women’s Centres can support justice-involved women across their multiple, often complex needs in a safe and welcoming space. Prison is extremely expensive, and […]
Advance and London’s Violence Reduction Unit co-host event
It was a wonderful opportunity to connect, celebrate one another, and express ourselves through art. City Hall is also a host of Walking in her Shoes, a collection of photographs taken by women and girls supported by Advance. We’re excited to share that these will be available on our website at the end of the […]
Advance teams up with City Hall to host photographic exhibition for 16 Days of Activism
The exhibition launch at the Mayor of London and London Assembly headquarters on November 25th signalled the start of 16 Days of Activism, an international campaign to challenge violence against women and girls. Women supported by Advance, across London, were invited to submit photographs that hold a special meaning for them, maybe a safe space […]