Anawim Women Working Together Information

Aims To help and support women over 18 who are involved in and around prostitution, offending behaviour, drug abuse and sexual exploitation to move their lives forward To provide a viable alternative to custody To increase self-worth, recognise potential and offer hope To keep families together where appropriate To empower each woman and child towards independence, regular employment and dignity To raise each woman's self-awareness, trust and responsibility towards herself, her children and the wider community To ensure the wider community are better informed about issues affecting the client group Objectives By providing a full timetable of courses and activities that raise self-esteem, confidence, skills, awareness and social responsibility. By providing good quality, professional counselling. By providing support with parenting, child protection, safeguarding, assistance through pregnancy and educational / fun outings. By providing space at the centres for women to drop in when needed to receive support, clothes, food and use of the phone and Internet. By providing advocacy for the women and their children with social care and health, education, work providers, the criminal justice system and the wider community. By forming and maintaining partnerships with other statutory and voluntary sector agencies in order to provide a holistic package to the women. By providing assistance and support to women on the street at night, in prison, at court and in hostels in a flexible way, responding where and when it is needed.