Help & Advice

Web Links

Harbour - DASSN

Independent Domestic Violence Advisory service, refuge, outreach support and changing behaviour service
Info@myharbour.org.uk    03000 20 25 25 (24 hour)

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NDAS Northumberland Domestic Abuse Service

Outreach support, children’s service and domestic abuse recovery programmes
admin@nda.services   01434 608030 (9.00am – 5.00pm) 

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Grace Northumberland Rape Crisis

Grace Northumberland Rape Crisis is a charity offering free, confidential services for women and girls over 13 who are survivors of sexual violence. The website has information about #WishISaid campaign to tackle sexual harassment in public.

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Acorns

The Acorns Project support young people, children and their families who have been impacted by domestic abuse. The organization was founded in 1999 due to there being a gap in specialist services for families who have been impacted by domestic abuse.

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WiRE - Women In Rural Enterprise

Support, skills and networks for women in business.

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BeDigital

Northumberland County Council’s ‘Be Digital’ Women and Broadband Challenge is part of a national programme of support for women in business and returning to work, funded by Government Equalities Office.

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WISE

WISE inspires girls and women to study and build careers using science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).

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The Inspire Network

A network of North East women entrepreneurs running great businesses in all shapes, sizes and forms, from the smallest kitchen table and beyond!

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VIDEOS

Women Mean Business

International women's day event - Saturday 8th March.

CEDAW - A superhero for women in Scotland

CEDAW - A superhero for women. Engender on why you need to know about the UN Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).

How do we get 1 million more women working in STEM?

Panel discussion at the 2014 WISE Conference, the Southbank Centre, London, 13 November 2014. Filmed and edited by volunteer-learners working with Worldbytes, the school of Citizen TV, a small charity based in London.

Women's Environmental Network

Environmental justice through feminist principles .

Represent Women NE

Represent Women is a representative and advocacy organisation for the women and girls sector in the North East. Our primary focus is organisations and groups that are led by and for women and girls. Our aim is to influence and inform decision makers with an evidence-based approach to improving womens and girls lives.

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REPORTS AND POLICIES

Evaluation of the At the Crossroads 2

Women's employability and support project evaluation

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Rural Women's Recovery Network Development Evaluation Report

A summary of progress towards creating safe spaces for women in recovery in rural Northumberland

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Women's Workshop Mentoring Pack

A resource for mentors who support women to recognise and achieve their goals

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Women's Workshop Equality Plan

This is the policy and practices that underpin all of our work

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Vulnerable Adult Safeguarding Policy

This is the policy and practice that guides our commitment to protecing vulnerable women

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Health and Safety Policy

Ensuring that Women's Workshop is a safe place in every sense

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Whistle blowing Policy

Ensuring it's safe to share concerns about what's happening within our project

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County Lines

County lines is a term used to describe gangs and organised criminal
networks involved in exporting illegal drugs into one or more importing
areas within the UK, using dedicated mobile phone lines or other form
of “deal line”. They are likely to exploit children and vulnerable adults to
move and store the drugs and money and they will often use coercion,
intimidation, violence (including sexual violence) and weapons

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Safe Learner Charter

Our commitment to good quality learning for every learner

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