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WELCOME ABOUT US ACTIVITIES OUR WOMEN WAYS WE MADE A DIFFERENCE LOOKING FORWARD FINANCIAL REVIEW THANK YOU! MAKE A DIFFERENCE...
women@thewell 54/55 Birkenhead Street, London. WC1 8BB Tel: 020 7520 1710 Email: info@watw.org.uk Website: www.watw.org.uk Charity Number: 1118613 Company Number: 0564659 Auditors: haysmacintyre Client names in individual’s stories have been changed to protect identities
WELCOME FROM THE CHAIR OF TRUSTEES Welcome to the annual review for women@thewell for 2014/15; we hope that you enjoy reading about what has happened in the year. The most exciting event was being a winner in the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) Awards ceremony in October. A group of us were present when Sr. Lynda accepted the award on our behalf. She was able to highlight the detrimental effects cuts in benefits were having on lives. We even manage to corner Iain Duncan- Smith, founder of CSJ, to explain to him how difficult it is when benefits payments are delayed and how this can leave some people vulnerable to being exploited. The publicity from being a CSJ award winner helped to raise our profile and will hopefully lead to more fundraising successes in the future. We continue to provide a welcoming and safe place for vulnerable women which is making a real difference to their lives. Building relationships always takes time - as the fox in The Little Prince says of friendship- “you sit a little closer to me each day�. We feel that the ability to focus on giving time to women, rather than on tasks or targets, is what makes us special. Thank you for your generous support and interest in w@w - we could not continue without you. We hope that you will be moved and inspired by this report.
Best wishes, The women, volunteers, staff and trustees of w@w
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ABOUT US OUR VISION
A cohesive, inclusive society in which vulnerable women in the UK are empowered to achieve their full potential through freedom from exploitation and abuse, with opportunities to improve the quality of their lives and support in making choices to positively contribute to society.
OUR MISSION
To provide a creative and supportive space for vulnerable women based on gospel values, by delivering a holistic response to their needs.
OUR OBJECTIVES
1. To develop and deliver services to vulnerable women within four areas:
• Basic Needs • Support & Advocacy • Life Skills • Health and Wellbeing
2. To work in partnership and build alliances to develop a more cohesive approach to meeting the needs of vulnerable women
3. To engage with the wider community and develop opportunities for involvement
4. To influence and advocate towards achieving the vision of the organisation
5. To achieve standards of excellence and exhibit best practice across the organisation
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WHAT WE DO TO ACHIEVE OUR AIM
WOMEN ONLY DROP IN
OFFERING BASIC NEEDS
SUPPORT & ADVOCACY
LIFE SKILLS
HEALTH & WELLBEING
Hot meals Showers Laundry Food parcels Clothing room
Housing Physical & mental health Drugs & Alcohol Offending Benefits
Arts & crafts Gardening Sewing Creative writing Cookery
Counselling Acupuncture Reflexology Tai Chi Massage
SUPPORTED BY PARTNERSHIPS Liaisons with other agencies & partnerships with specialists to provide holistic support
VOLUNTEERING & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Volunteer programme Students & work placements Involvement in local community
INFLUENCING & ADVOCATING Awareness raising Influencing public opinion Lobbying to influence policy making Serving on boards that shape policies
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WHY WE ARE HERE In 2014 we supported 242 women. 148 women were given one to one support during the year to tackle their problems and make positive changes in their lives. The problems they faced were many and varied but could be broadly grouped into the areas of need below:
94%
78%
58%
needed help with accommodation
had problems with drugs & alcohol
were involved with the criminal justice system
89%
63%
56%
had mental health problems
had physical health problems
had experienced abuse, rape or domestic violence
88%
67%
76%
needed help with needed help with life and were experiencing difficulties finances, benefits & debt employment skills with children, families & relationships
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58% were involved in prostitution
ACTIVITIES
OBJECTIVE 1: SUPPORTING VULNERABLE WOMEN BASIC NEEDS It’s hard to think about addressing other problems if you have nowhere to stay, are hungry, have no clean clothes and really want a shower. We aim to ensure that women’s basic needs are met to give them a stepping stone to make further changes in their lives. We believe the daily hot meal, eaten together with other service users, staff and volunteers, is a great source of both nutritional food, and emotional support. We also offer facilities for showers, laundry and emergency clothing.
Over 4000 meals served, including Christmas dinner for 65
More than 200 loads of laundry done
26 hours of calls to benefits agency
More than 300 showers taken
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SUPPORT & ADVOCACY Support work can mean all sorts of different things within one day and between different people. It can involve one-to-one support with housing, benefits, physical and mental health, substance misuse, legal advice, prison resettlement, domestic violence , safer street work and more. Grace, one of our support workers, describes the story of our client Ella, and how she has been there to provide support.
It always feels strangely good when we don’t see someone for a while. It means they don’t need us anymore, it means they are taking steps on their own.
“Ella is hard to know. Some days she is very
of months she was knocking at our door again. There had been a fight she said, she’d been drinking, the others were rude to her, she’d thrown a chair, she’d been evicted.
open and chatty, some days she is entirely closed and taciturn. So it’s hard to get to grips with her story, although the general theme seems to be alcohol, homelessness family and mental health.
We welcomed her in, offered her a shower, a meal, companionship, a cup of tea. This time when referring, we push for a much more supported housing option, somewhere that understood the complexity of homelessness and addiction, mental health and years of rejection. She was back on the streets for nearly a month, but when we got her inside, the organisation housing her understood her situation. They recognised the nuances, that change is slow and scary. We’ve not seen her for a few months now. It always feels strangely good when we don’t see someone for a while. It means they don’t need us anymore, its means they’re taking steps on their own”.
When she first came to us she had been homeless in London for ten days. We referred her to the street team, hoping they could house her, but it took them weeks to catch up with her, because she spent her nights on the night buses, seeking warmth and safety. She was in their shelter for a couple of weeks, waiting for a bed in her local hostel in Surrey, and then moved in. We held our breath, hoping this would hold, then gradually, as the month wore on we let out a sigh of relief; she was managing. The nature of our work and the women we work with, means that unfortunately the quick fix is not always the best fix. Within a couple 8
LIFE SKILLS The life skills programme this year has involved activities ranging from card-making and gardening through to a new literacy-based group called Words on Wednesdays which provides an opportunity for creative writing, feedback on the service and the chance to improve writing skills. There was also the ever-popular Christmas-cake baking and icing activity which takes place throughout November and December.
Ruth’s Poem When I was younger When I was younger, Everything shone like diamonds I was dancing, romancing as as happy could be. When I was older, I began to see the real life - the real life was not so bright It is not what you see. It’s all about reality - keeping yourself sane Knowing the difference between right and wrong is a great thing. 9
HEALTH & WELLBEING We offered a range of health and well-being treatments over the year with the aim of helping women address physical health problems, and underlying mental health problems, feel pampered, valued and deserving of care. The treatments included acupuncture, reflexology, tai chi, individual and group counselling, hand massages and manicures. Here Tita, our resident acupuncturist talks about how her treatments can help our women cope with the challenges they face.
Life gets just that little bit easier, the pain little less bad. It becomes possible to sleep, think, plan, to see ahead.
“Practising Chinese medicine at w@w is
Sometimes problems that are buried deep surface and begin to unravel. Other times they don’t, but it becomes easier to cope. There is a glimpse of hope. It is that grain of hope where healing begins.
different. It is both easier and harder than elsewhere and it is always rewarding. Our clients can be extremely vulnerable, yet strikingly honest. It is often the case that they have tried everything, and it has all failed. It is hard to believe anything will be different in the future
It is often said that Chinese medicine is “holistic”. It doesn’t separate the physical, psychological, emotional or even spiritual. It looks at the person, their environment, their history and their future. Here at w@w applying this holistic medicine means that all the different and sometimes separate aspects of the person can be brought to one place slowly, what was impossible, can become possible.
When a woman comes for acupuncture for the first time, she often doesn’t know what to expect. Will I have to talk? Will it hurt? Can it go wrong? It is a surprise to find how calming and relaxing the treatment is. How it settles things. Takes away the edge of the pain. After that it is easier to make another visit.
Yes, people can change, and heal. Life can take a new course. Damage can be repaired. This is what makes women@the well such a unique, wonderful place and an amazing place to practise medicine”.
Some women ask for help in an acute situation, to tide them over the worst of it. Others come back weekly. Gradually, the weekly treatments begin to steer things to the right place. Life gets just that little bit easier, the pain a little less bad. It becomes possible to sleep, think, plan, to see ahead.
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OBJECTIVE 2: PARTNERSHIP WORKING We continued to work in partnership with various local and national organisations to ensure our service users got the complete care and support they needed.
PROBATION SERVICE We worked to strengthen our links with the Probation Service, continuing to give presentations and feedback at their team meetings to raise awareness of the support we could offer and ways of referring women to us. We were awarded a year’s contract by The London Probation Trust, now the London CRC, to provide parallel and complimentary services for women referred to w@w by Probation in order to enhance and add value to their service delivery.
CENTRE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (CSJ) We were chosen as one of the winners of the CSJ 2014 Awards and received a ÂŁ10,000 grant to provide counselling to help improve the mental and emotional health of our women. This award is given annually to community-based charities who successfully demonstrate they are helping people and families caught in damaging situations to turn their lives around.
HOMELESS LINK We attended and presented at a number of forums arranged by Homeless Link. These offer the opportunity to share expertise and best practice tips, and include a presenation on policy changes. Plus, the chance to provide specific case studuies of current sector issues, which Homeless Link then feedback to current government policy units.
FAMILY ACTION and HOUSING THE HOMELESS Following our involvement in its setup in 2013, we continued to participate in the Open Doors grant scheme run by Family Action. It aims to transform the quality of life of people who face severe and multiple disadvantage, through the giving of grants to individuals via support organisations. This year we supported a number of our service users to apply for grants to help them move forward with their lives. In 2014 our support team developed links with Housing the Homeless which also provides small grants which w@w administer to help the most vulnerable of our clients. Throughout 2014 we received 15 of these one-off grants.
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OBJECTIVE 3: VOLUNTEERING & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Volunteers continued to play a vital role in our service delivery and over the year we received the support of 38 volunteers, and offered various placements for the wider community. As a result of the more focussed approach adopted in 2013, we have been able to target our recruitment and ensure that volunteers are clear about their roles and the support we provide.
Volunteer Support Worker We continue to employ a worker who for part of her time carries out support work and for the other part of her time, coordinates the volunteer recruitment and training.
Placements In 2014 we provided placements for one social work student throughout the year and one post-grad internship funded by Bristol University. The placements allowed us to enhance the service we offer with the students taking on the role of supervised support workers. This created extra capacity, and helped increase the understanding amongst the social work profession of the needs of our service users.
Fareshare Eat Well Programme We took part in the Fareshare Eat Well Programme, a parnership between Fareshare and Focus on Food, to “train the trainer�. We were invited to send two of our long-term volunteers to be trained to deliver cookery classes. Fareshare also provided us with the funds to kit out a small kitchen, and as a result we have been able to run an on-going series of cookery classes for our clients. These have been very successful!
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OBJECTIVE 4: INFLUENCING & ADVOCATING We try to use the learning and knowledge we gain from working directly with our service users to increase understanding of their situation and needs within the wider community and amongst decision makers.
Changes To The Benefits System Our CEO Lynda Dearlove was a signatory of an open letter to the Chair of the House of Commons’ Public Accounts Committee, from the Chief Executives of 13 leading Catholic charities. They called upon the cross-party parliamentary committee to investigate the impact of the Government’s welfare reforms upon public expenditure.Voicing their concerns that recent changes to the benefit system, which aim to reduce welfare expenditure, will actually incur significant costs to the public purse as domestic poverty levels rise.
London MOPAC & Central Government w@w has a strong history of responding to all London MOPAC and Central Government consultations in the areas of violence against women and girls, prostitution, trafficking and women in the Criminal Justice System. Lynda provides evidence through our work and the women’s experiences to inform submissions. When appropriate we have held focus groups that government officials have attended. We worked collaboratively to influence the development and final implementation of the UK Modern Slavery Bill. A key focus was the role of the Anti-Slavery Commissioner, the most pivotal part to ensure effective victim care is at the heart of the legislation. We succeeded in ensuring the role had jurisdiction across the whole of the UK, that it had an international remit and that it was fully independent, reporting directly to Parliament. Mr Kevin Hyland was appointed as the Anti-Slavery Commissioner with whom we have a strong working relationship.
European Women’s Lobby We continue to work with European Women’s Lobby and other partners for a Europe Free from Prostitution. We influenced the worlds stage through the UN towards decriminalising the victims exploited through their involvement in the sale of sex and the criminalisation of demand and all aspects of organisation of the sex industry. We work collectively in Brussels and in the many countries considering the Nordic Model and were part of the Beijing +20 process in Geneva (November 2014) and New York (March 2015). We gave presentations and organised events in which Mr Kevin Hyland, Gavin Shuker, Mary Honeyball, John Ivaliani, Senior FBI Investigator, took part.
Safety Compass As part of our European funded project Safety Compass, we hosted a successful conference and study trip for our Latvian and Estonian partners which included police, legislators and NGO’s from all three nations. Presentations were made by researchers, The Salvation Army regarding the UK National Referral Mechanism, and The Metropolitan Police specialist trafficking unit. As part of the study visit, all participants visited w@w and were familiarised with the working model. They visited other services and the courts to understand how the victims are supported to give evidence in the criminal proceedings against traffickers. This has also been shared during our return visits to Riga and Tallinn. 13
OBJECTIVE 5: STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE We constantly strive to do the best we can to support our service users. In everything we do we aim to follow best practice guidelines and achieve standards of excellence because we believe our service users deserve the best possible care. Often this work takes place in the background, ensuring the firm foundations of the organisation.
Salesforce Salesforce database implementation started fully in January, going live with the initial stages of the build in March 2014. Configuration continued in consultation with staff over the following months and a fully working system was up and running by September. This custombuilt database acts as both a case management and reporting tool and has streamlined our work, enabling the Support Team to more easily access the information we need to make the case for our work.
Structure & Administration During the year a full review of job descriptions for all staff was undertaken and agreed, followed by the commencement of an audit, a review of the organisation’s entire policy suite and the creation of a staff handbook.
Hygiene & Safety Our focus on hygiene and safety has remained paramount following the unnannounced inspection in 2013 from the local authority’s Food Safety Team when we scored the maximum 5 points for cleanliness and a wellrun kitchen. In 2014 we passed a scheduled inspection from the Fareshare team with flying colours and were given a special mention under kitchen cleanliness and orderliness.
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OUR CLIENTS GEMMA’S STORY
Grace, one of our support workers, reports on the story of one of the women she has worked with, Gemma.
Maybe with the right support, this time she gets to take a step forward. Knowing we’ll be there to catch her if she stumbles.
“Gemma has had a difficult life. She loves
We first met Gemma at the end of 2014, and helped her get back to her family up North. On coming out of prison she decides she might need some help again. Maybe it’s time to get back in touch, see what the options are?
her mum, she hastens to add. She’s the best mum ever, only when Gemma was 15 her mum got a job that meant she was travelling a lot, away from home, leaving Gemma to fend for herself. Fast forward a few years and Gemma has got into drugs, has become homeless, has a young son. Her mental health, always tricky to manage in the past, has become so confusing that at times she doesn’t know where to turn.
A few weeks on and Gemma finally agrees to go and see about the housing referral that had been made by someone else, months ago. If one of the w@w staff will go with her? We do. She knows that her drinking is what is getting her into trouble, and after trying really hard to get dry herself, we suggest a local alcohol service that might help. She agrees, we give her the details, she gets excited. Maybe this time she gets to be housed and gets help with her addiction at the same time. Maybe with the right support, this time she gets to take a step forward. Knowing we’ll be there, to catch her if she stumbles”.
By the Summer of 2015. Gemma has fled her Northern upbringing, and has been rough sleeping on the streets of London since the dark depths of February, in the cold and the damp, drinking to survive – fighting, for the first time in her life, punching a police officer, ending up inside.
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NINA’S STORY Nina, one of our clients, gives her perspective on coming to w@w and the help she has received here.
w@w helped me to see that there is a light at the end of the tunnel and nothing is impossible.
“It all started going down hill for me upon
housing, how to get into hostels. They came with me to meetings and made phone calls for me regarding certain agencies.
my release from prison after serving a lengthy sentence and coming out a drug addict, which was new to me as I never touched Class A drugs before I went to prison.
Eventually, since going to women at the well and a long battle with Camden Council and Pathways hostel system, I have managed to get my act together. I now have a one bedroom flat and I am building back bridges with my family again which I missed the most. I have also started doing computer courses and intend to follow up doing more courses so I can eventually get employment.
I got put into a bail hostel for a while, to work towards getting rehoused in Camden. Unfortunately, that did not work out. I fell into the wrong crowd and got more into the drugs and alcohol circle, committing various crimes such as shoplifting, drug dealing and pick pocketing to support my habit. It lead to a number of convictions yet again.
Going to women at the well helped me to see that there is a light at the end of the tunnel and nothing is impossible. As over the years of coming to women at the well, I felt like chucking in the towel in and resigning back to my old ways, but they encouraged me to persevere and see it through and I am glad I took their advice, assistance, support and help. And they are there for women like me”.
I did not have any family support. I felt lost and trapped in this life style. In and out of hostels and prisons, even rough sleeping on the streets. Until one day someone tod me about a women’s centre called women at the well and how I could get help with my addiction problems, housing problems, have food, clean clothes and a non-judgemental atmosphere. I got assigned a key worker there who helped me address my addiction problems and also 16
WAYS WE MADE A DIFFERENCE OVERALL POSITIVE PROGRESS
67% stabilised their housing situation or gained accomodation Having somewhere safe to live is a basic foundation upon which other positive changes can be built. We help our women move from rough sleeping, into night shelters and hostels and eventually on to other accommodation. A secure and safe place they can call their own.
48% accessed specialist mental health services Mental health issues affect many, if not all, of our women. Often these problems are linked to abuse and trauma, and can be at the root of many other issues the women are facing. Specialist services can be difficult to navigate. Our work often requires many hours of advocacy to enable women to access the services they need and to help them maintain that support.
69% moved towards financial independence We help our women make a successful benefits claim. This helps reduce dependence on income from criminial activity such as, prostitution or shoplifting or relying on an abusive partner. Other positive changes include taking steps to address debt repayment, moving from unemployment benefits to Job Seekers Allowance or gaining employment.
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48% made progress towards gaining control over substance abuse issues Using substances to mask feelings of fear, anxiety, hopelessness or trauma is a common coping strategy for our women. In order to fund their habit, it can lead women to prostitution and crime. This can cause or exacerbate physical and mental health issues. We aim to help women address both their immediate needs and problems, and work on the underlying issues causing the addiction.
62% accessed medical advice and/or treatment For our women, accessing medical help can be difficult and often not their priority. The health issues that our women face can be life threatening. We help women register with a GP, accompanying them to appointments or A&E. Whilst advocating them to ensure they receive the correct treatment, we encourage and support them to maintain a prescribed course of treatment or stay in hospital.
35% made positive progress towards improving their skills and gaining employment Our Senior Support worker developed a programme, of activities and encouraged women to enrol on each course. The team also engaged with both the volunteers and outside organisations which are invited into the Centre to provide alternative training and showcase what’s available. Activities encouraged engagement with support workers and our project and contributed to many positive outcomes, including life skills.
47% of habitual offenders made positive progress Women can find themselves stuck in a cycle of offending and short prison sentences. Upon release, they will have lost their accommodation, benefits claims can break down and methadone prescriptions are often not transferred to a local chemist, leaving a woman homeless, sick from heroin withdrawal and without money. A return to prostitution or crime is often the only alternative. We aim to support women during the transition from prison, and help address other issues, such as substance misuse, to break this cycle.
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40% addressed issues in a violent or abusive relationship Many of the women we support find themselves in abusive relationships. This abuse can include the woman being coerced into engaging in prostitution to fund not only her own drug habit, but also that of her partner’s. Addressing issues in an abusive relationship can include making a safety plan, reporting violence to the police, accessing specialist support, and leaving the relationship.
46% established supportive relationships with family, friends and others Often the women we support have no positive relationships in their life at all. Frequently they are estranged from their family or have very difficult relationships. Neglect and abuse can feed down through generation after generation. We provide a safe, supportive space where women can build positive relationships with support workers, volunteers and other women. They learn from role models about positive ways to relate to others.
48% took steps towards exiting prostitution Exiting prostitution is a process that can take many years and can be dependent on a woman being able to make other changes in her life. We consider all the small steps along the way, such as making a safety plan, ceasing work on the street, and accessing specialist support programmes, as positive progress.
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LOOKING FORWARD FUTURE PLANS
During our strategic review process we realised that we had come to a point of growth in the organisation that requires organisational restructuring both in terms of staffing and the development of services. We will begin this in the later part of 2015 and plan to have it fully operational by the end of June 2016. We are seeking funding to develop a more focused outreach element to our services. We are also continuing to explore the creation of supported training and work opportunities through the establishment of Bags of Courage.
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2014/15
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FINANCIAL REVIEW
The information in this summary is taken from the full audited and unqualified annual accounts which were approved by the trustees on 1st June 2015 and have been submitted to Companies House and the Charities Commission. Copies of the full accounts can be obtained from www.watw.org.uk or by applying to our office.
Income & Expenditure per year £500,000
Expenditure Income
£400,000 £300,000 £200,000 £100,000
£384,277
£394,720
£248,345
£0
£339,360
2012
2013
£412,216
Although expenditure exceeded income in 2014 this was an expected position as we carried forward a number of restricted grants from 2013 and which were scheduled to continue into 2014, plus a surplus of unrestricted reserves.
£348,995
2014
Reserves £120,000 £100000 £80,000 £60,000
£105,000
£92,960
Reserves Target
Unrestricted Funds
£40,000
The charity aims to keep enough funds in reserve to provide 3 month’s expenditure in the event of a funding shortfall. At the end of 2014 we carried forward £92,960, which was £12,000 short of our target. We will be aiming to restore our reserves to their full level in 2015.
£20,000 £0
Sources of Income Donations - £24,090 Unrestricted Grants - £180,000 Fundraising Activities - £2,186 Training & Social Work Placements - £868 Restricted Grants - £127,996 Rental & Room Hire Income - £11,729 Interest - £276 Other Income - £1,810
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63% of our income was unrestricted, meaning we had the freedom and flexibility to work responsively to meet the needs of our service users. The 37% which was restricted came from grants from various charitable trusts and other grant-making bodies, the European Commission, plus a contract with London Probation Service.
Expenditure Overview Charitable Activities - £384,511 Fundraising Costs - £23,169 Goverance - £4,536
93% of our expenditure went directly on service provision 6% was spent on fundraising 1% was spent on governance
Expenditure per Project Basic needs includes the cook’s salary and food for the drop-in Support and advocacy employs 4 support workers Basic Needs - £37,188 Support & Advocacy - £128,153 Life Skills - £1,861 Health & Wellbeing - £9,953 Trafficking Research - £634 Support Costs - £206,722
Life skills is facilitated entirely by volunteers Health and wellbeing was run by a mixture of qualified volunteers and paid professionals Trafficking research is the cost of the CEO’s time to participate in the project Support costs underpin all of the projects and include building maintenance, office costs, utilities and management costs
Cost Efficiency In 2014 we spent £412,216 delivering our service. However, we estimate that the actual cost of running our centre was approximately £120,000 higher than this, at £532,000.
£600,000 £500,000 £400,000 £300,000
£520,000
£412,216
£200,000 £100,000 £0
Estimated true cost of our service
Actual Expenditure
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We saved £75,000 on rent due to our relationship with the Sisters of Mercy, who own the building and lease it to us rent free, and also meet various IT and maintenance costs. In addition we received the support of 38 volunteers during the year who gave time and specialist skills enabling us to offer support without the cost.
THANK YOU!
We would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who has supported us over the year, through grants, donations, time, and expertise. We couldn’t have operated without your help.
FUNDERS Thank you to all the funders who saw the potential in our work and supported us to achieve it. During the year we received funding from: • • • • • • • • • • •
The Institute of Our Lady of Mercy London Probation Trust St. Andrews of Holborn Lankelly Chase Francis Crick Institute Garfield Weston Homeless Transition Fund Laings Trust Plato Trust Centre for Social Justice Harold Hood
DONORS & FUNDRAISERS Thank you to everyone who has donated to w@w over the year. Without the generosity and thoughtfulness of the many organisations and individuals that fundraise on our behalf or simply write us a cheque, we would not be able to put into action many of the schemes and solutions we know can make a fundamental difference to the lives and wellbeing of our women.
VOLUNTEERS Thank you to all the volunteers who give their time and expertise freely and willingly every week, sometimes several times a week, or every day. Without this level of consistent, reliable help and support we would not be able to provide all the services and support that we do.
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MAKE A DIFFERENCE...
Progress doesn’t happen overnight, or even in a few months, for women who have suffered long-term abuse and trauma. It can take many years of small steps and frequent setbacks to see a life turned around. We want to be here for as long as it takes each individual. Your donation helps each of these small steps and enables us to be here to celebrate these as big achievements.
WHAT YOUR GIFT COULD MEAN
£10
£40
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£135
pays for a replacement birth certificate so a woman has identification
will give a woman an hour of specialist therapy such as counselling or massage
pays for a night in a B&B until a hostel bed becomes available
provides the weekly food for the dropin, feeding up to 35 people a day
WAYS TO DONATE Online: www.watw.org.uk - our website will take you to the Just Giving page, where you can choose to make
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