Women in Refuge

When you first arrive in refuge you will be allocated a dedicated key worker who will work with you, at your own pace to support you to begin to work through your experiences and plan the support you would like to help you and your children to move forward.   We recognise that everyone is an individual and will need different support; our team can help you in a wide range of areas including: 

• Accessing welfare benefits / independent finances;

• Registering with new GP and Dental surgeries;

• Support to get to know the local area;

• Accessing support physical and mental health needs;

• Being an advocate for you with other agencies such as the Police and Social Care;

• Supporting you to access housing;

• Preparing for move on;

• Accessing legal support;

• Support with immigration issues;

• Other support needs that you identify;