£2.9million funding for vulnerable North East women
Almost £3million has been granted by the Big Lottery Fund to North East charities helping at risk women and girls.
Almost £3million investment has been announced to help vulnerable women and girls in the North East.
The investment, from The Big Lottery Fund, is focused on not only providing help for women of all ages faced with extremely difficult situations such as stalking, sexual exploitation, violence against them but also in mentoring and connecting young girls with role models.
Harbour Support Services, a domestic abuse charity based in Hartlepool, has been given£745,125 from the funding pot. It will be used to help provide ongoing support for women and girl who have accessed the crisis services.
Lesley Gibson, Chief Exec, said:
“This money will make a huge difference. We’ll be able to offer that longer, intense, emotional support that people need.
“It’s really going to help us work longer with clients to enable them to stay free from abuse and to give them more emotional and ongoing support for a longer period of time.”
Geeta Gopalan, Big Lottery Fund England committee vice chair and chair of the funding panel for women and girls, said:
“Strong evidence from women and girls organisations told us of the increased demand for support, so we’ve been working closely with them over the past year to identify ways that women of all ages can get the right help, information and a listening ear to take control of their lives.
“We will be working closely with all the projects funded today to share the most successful aspects so that other women and girls can continue to benefit in the future.”
Find out about others benefitting from the funding pot here: