Woman's Trust, Wanstead WI's charity for 2011
At the members meeting in January, Wanstead WI voted to adopt the Woman's Trust and to raise funds through out 2011.
Woman's Trust is a mental health and support service for women affected by Domestic Violence. Domestic violence is a silent epidemic. One in 4 women in the UK are affected by domestic violence at some point in their lives, and two women a week are killed by their partner or ex-partner.
Domestic violence can happen to anyone: your sister, your daughter, your friend ... and in most cases, children are affected as well. Whether the trauma is physical or emotional, it shatters a woman's confidence and self-worth, leaving deeper wounds that take much longer to heal - if they ever do.
Woman's Trust was established in 1995 to help survivors of domestic violence rebuild their lives by providing free counselling services, group work and development workshops, and crisis advocacy.
In 2010, with the help of Big Lottery funding it re-opened services for women in Redbridge and Waltham Forest (and neighbouring boroughs) that had been suspended because of lack of funding. In the current financial crisis it expects to see greater demand than ever, and it is determined to do what it can to meet the demand in spite of the tough climate.
Woman's Trust is a mental health and support service for women affected by Domestic Violence. Domestic violence is a silent epidemic. One in 4 women in the UK are affected by domestic violence at some point in their lives, and two women a week are killed by their partner or ex-partner.
Domestic violence can happen to anyone: your sister, your daughter, your friend ... and in most cases, children are affected as well. Whether the trauma is physical or emotional, it shatters a woman's confidence and self-worth, leaving deeper wounds that take much longer to heal - if they ever do.
Woman's Trust was established in 1995 to help survivors of domestic violence rebuild their lives by providing free counselling services, group work and development workshops, and crisis advocacy.
In 2010, with the help of Big Lottery funding it re-opened services for women in Redbridge and Waltham Forest (and neighbouring boroughs) that had been suspended because of lack of funding. In the current financial crisis it expects to see greater demand than ever, and it is determined to do what it can to meet the demand in spite of the tough climate.