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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£1.3M
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Spending
£1.4M
Public benefits
Public benefits With reference to purpose (a) to relieve distress and suffering by the provision of safe temporary accommodation for women and their children, young people and vulnerable adults dependents who are, or have been, experiencing domestic, sexual or gender based violence or abuse. (b) to relieve distress and suffering experienced by
women and their children, young people and vulnerable adult dependents by providing and/or promoting a range of support services such as information, advice centres, confidential services, counselling, outreach, court support, training and advocacy. (c) to relieve those in need by the provision of information and advice for those affected by domestic, sexual or gender based violence or abuse and referral to relevant support agencies. The direct and public benefits flowing from this include amelioration of poverty and distress experienced by women and children arising from mental, physical or sexual abuse. These benefits are demonstrated through weekly and monthly evaluations and follow-up meetings/calls. Detailed records are kept in respect of assistance to beneficiaries and outcomes. Our funders require and are provided with regular written reports of such. The benefit of our service is evidence by its considerable public reputation. Many beneficiaries self-refer to our service or are referred by governmental agencies. We are frequently consulted by governmental agencies, PSNI, social workers, and the judiciary for advice on policy formation. With reference to purpose (d), we advance the education on violence against women and girls, including trafficking and exploitation, and its effects, and to relieve those in need by promoting its prevention and the protection of those affected; (e) we advance education on domestic, sexual and gender based violence and abuse and their effects, and to advocate for and to relieve those in need by promoting their prevention and the protection of those affected. The direct benefits flowing from this include education and provision of training and information to women and statutory agencies, leaving them better able to engage with domestic abuse issues. These benefits are demonstrated through evaluations and feedback after every training workshop and/or seminar/session. Detailed records are kept in respect of provision of assistance to beneficiaries. We are frequently consulted by governmental agencies, PSNI, social workers, and the judiciary for this purpose, so beneficiaries benefit from the input our service provides to policy formation and development of best practice. With reference to purpose (f), we advance women’s and children’s human rights and gender equality to relieve the suffering and distress caused by violence emanating from the violation, impairment or nullification of enjoyment of their human rights and fundamental freedoms. We continue to embrace and implement the rules ethos and values of human rights and equality legislation across all of the activities carried by the organisation. We operate equal opportunities policies for all staff and service users. Domestic abuse is a violation of human rights and continues to infringe on the rights of our service users. FWA continues to lobby and campaign on behalf of victims and survivors to highlight the impact of the infringement of rights on their lives to influence and challenge government and statuary agencies to ensure the implementation of protective legislation policies and resources to ensure the protection for those violated by the domestic abuse crimes. We ensure the delivery of a range of high-quality support services that are continuously reviewed evaluated and developed as a result of regular consultation with service users , our voices forums, and staff delivering services to ensure that our services are fit for purpose and are in line with regulation and are demonstrating evidence based feedback ensuring that our activities are addressing the needs of women children and young people who come to our services for support. We develop ongoing three-year strategies to review and address service need resources and plan in line with continuous improvement and changes to legislation and external environment. When required we operate change management processes to meet changing and diverse needs of all victims and survivors and ensure equality across the delivery of services. FWA understands the need to work with a range of agencies to fully address the crime of domestic abuse and to improve the support to victims we have promoted and developed services to enhance the joined-up delivery of service for those living with and fleeing domestic abuse. The development of the Family Justice Centre the ethos of families first and the ongoing partnership working in collaboration with other agencies to improve services increase access to all services in one location truly under pins the legislation with practice . It is the first centre in Ireland and in the UK
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Support - Emergency and temporary "move on" housing - Community based Outreach and Floating Support Services - listening ear and emotional support - Dedicated childcare unit and specialist provision - Support for victims of men undergoing domestic abuse perpetrator programmes Prevention - Specialist and generic education and training programmes
for sexual and domestic abuse survivors of all ages - "One stop shop" information service for signposting, information and to assist others delivering services to sexual and domestic abuse survivors - Collaboration with others to deliver and monitor the impact of the perpetrator programme - Collaboration with others in the Western Health and Social Services Trust are to work through the Interagency Partnership and other initiatives to address the needs of all victims and perpetrators of domestic abuse in the area. Protection & Justice - Supporting women who need to attend court on any issue related to domestic abuse - Offering information and support to victims and their families and signposting them to other support services
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of health or the saving of lives
- The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Preschool (0-5 year olds)
- Victim support
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Accommodation/housing
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Criminal justice
- Education/training
- Volunteer development
- Youth development
