While public funding for shelters is drastically decreasing, violence is not. Due to the UK government cuts, many shelters are facing closure and this threatens lives. Women and children trying to break free from violent partners, child abusers and sex traffickers, have fewer and fewer spaces to go. Migrant women are additionally vulnerable: often destitute, with limited English skills, and don't know their rights. We were recently decommissioned by Islington Council and are in urgent need of financial support.

Our shelter is more than a roof; it's a place of healing, hope and new beginnings. We offer personalised support for each family's needs: counselling, specialised children services, emergency packs for destitute families, self-development and educational workshops to boost confidence and begin the journey towards a better life. If we reach our target, it will be matched by a generous local corporate; buying us precious time to find other sources of funding and continue this vital work.

Every woman that breaks the cycle of violence can become a change maker. At the moment, 75% of our service users increase their employment and financial independence, 83% do not return to abusive relationships and 98% see their well-being improve substantially. When a woman is given a chance to a fresh start she can rewrite her story: from victim, to proud survivor. With each life saved we gain another voice that can speak out and help us get closer to a future without domestic violence.

£8 - will pay for a survivor to participate in an empowering self-development workshop

£9 - will pay for one-to-one support sessions for a victim of sex trafficking

£18 - will pay for a counselling session for a mother and child to overcome trauma

£45 - will pay for an emergency pack for a destitute family arriving at the refuge (including food, clothes, medicines and hygiene items)