Advance delivers wraparound frontline services in the community helping women with their emotional, health, financial and housing needs.
Sandrine Lee, Operations and Support Services Director at St James’s Facilities, said:
“Growing up as a Londoner, and being an employer in London, I feel very passionate about supporting the community we live and work in. Having spoken to Advance about the barriers women face to escape abuse, and move on with their lives, we are pleased to work in partnership to provide smart clothing to their 11 Advance Women’s Centres.”
“We are excited about our evolving partnership with Advance and supporting their vital work in helping women to live safe, free and equal lives.”
Liz Mack, CEO of Advance, said:
“Support from local businesses allows us to reach more women and help them to rebuild their lives after the trauma of domestic abuse and experience of the criminal justice system. Having access to clothing which can help with rehabilitation, whether for a specific reason such as a legal appointment or job interview, or just to have a smart piece of clothing in someone’s wardrobe to boost their self-confidence provides such impactful supporting for so many women, we are so thankful to St James’s.”
Clothes will be available in all 11 Advance Women’s Centres for women to take whenever they need.
Media enquiries
For more information, please contact Tracie Couper, Press Officer at Advance, at tracie.c@advancecharity.org.uk or on 0743 2700 287.
Notes to the editor
About Advance
- Advance’s vision is a world in which women and children lead safe, equal, violence-free lives so that they can flourish and actively contribute to society. The charity works with women who experience domestic abuse to be safe and take control of their lives, and women who have committed crime or are at risk of offending to break the cycle.
- As well as providing direct support, Advance works with statutory services, government agencies and other women’s charities to ensure a holistic approach to the issues these women face.
- Women must be referred to Advance, via statutory services or the charity’s self-referral scheme. For more information about who Advance is able to support, please visit Get help
- For facts and statistics about domestic abuse and women in the criminal justice system, as well as Advance’s work, please visit Our impact
