Sutton Women's Centre

Support for Local Women

Support and empower women to increase their confidence and self-esteem and enable them to make positive life decisions for themselves and their children. Provide advice to local women to ensure that they are able to access appropriate services, support and increase communication between women. Provide inclusive educational and learning opportunities to improve the life chances of local women and their children, increase their career related skills and enable women to develop the tools they need to be active citizens. Provide information to women that respects their individual needs and improves their life chances, reduces isolation and increases communication between women. To champion the needs of local women to local partners and collaborate to find solutions.

Why the community needs us
Sutton Women's Centre is a key provider of domestic abuse support in the London Borough of Sutton. We offer support to women who have experienced any form of domestic abuse. Our domestic violence services include the Freedom Programme (a support group aimed at survivors of domestic abuse) and counselling. Our range of social and creative activities can help women who have experienced domestic abuse to rebuild confidence and self-esteem, reduce isolation and make new friends.

Our impact on the community
Due to COVID-19 we have had to adapt our services from face to face contact to on-line contact and we are currently supporting 200 per week through our Freedom Programme: 12 week domestic violence programme. Counselling Service: We have 35 volunteer counsellors providing free counselling to victims of domestic/sexual abuse. Art Therapy, facilitated by victim of domestic abuse. We have also seen a huge increase in the number of women requesting food.

Volunteers needed

English as a Second language

What your gift could provide

£10

pays for 1 hours free crech

£30

pays for two counselling sessions

£100

facilitator fro parenting class