With International Women’s Day on March 8, an award-winning women’s charity is re-launching its ’Sheroes’ initiative and reminding Plymouth residents about its core mission
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ransforming the lives of thousands of women and Despite a difficult couple of years due to the Covid their children is Plymouth-based charity Trevi. pandemic, Trevi’s team has been working hard to Formed 29 years ago, Trevi aims to provide a place make sure their lifesaving services are still run to where all women in recovery can access good quality protect women and their children. interventions in a safe and nurturing space where One member of the team is chief executive Hannah they can heal, grow and thrive. From Shead, who in 2021 was nominated for rehab and health to housing and the Women in Social Enterprise award Hannah Shead employment, Trevi helps any woman 2021. in recovery move from ‘surviving’ to Hannah was nominated by Bridges ‘thriving’. Outcomes Partnerships, who are kind When a woman has reached a funders of the Pause Project, based at tough crossroads or crisis, Trevi’s Trevi, which works with women who compassionate and expert team will have experienced or are at risk of repeat provide the treatment and strength to removals of children from their care. help her break free, giving her a fresh Hannah said: ‘In what has been an start in life. incredibly challenging year, I am proud Trevi’s work is delivered across three of the work Trevi has continued to main centres: Jasmine Mother’s achieve in supporting women affected We amplify the by domestic violence and abuse and Recovery Centre, to help mothers break addiction for good and to be the voices of women and enabling them to remain with their best mother she can be; Sunflower we work with women children.’ Women’s Centre, the only women’s Hannah has been CEO of Trevi since whose rights haven’t 2011 and has been in the social care centre in Plymouth, supports and been met - we make field for 20 years, working in both the empowers more than 500 local women, many with complex needs sure that the voices of statutory and voluntary sectors. Since and experience of trauma and abuse; women and children joining Trevi, she has established their and the Daffodil Family Centre Sunflower Women’s Centre and the are heard that enables parenting capacity to be Daffodil Family Assessment Centre. assessed whilst the child remains in the ‘Trevi is a special service,’ added care of the parent. Hannah. ‘The way we describe ourselves is that we Trevi supports more than 550 women and children are a leading South West Women’s Charity. every year. ‘We amplify the voices of women and we work with
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