Spotlight on CWN Members - Foundation Redcar!

11/11/2022 09:00 am 01/01/1970 01:00 am

Foundation provides life-changing domestic abuse support across Redcar & Cleveland, working with adults, families, children, and young people who are, or have, experienced domestic abuse. Our Community Domestic Abuse Service provides outreach support to people aged 16yrs and over, and we also deliver a Kaleidoscope Project which offers emotional wellbeing support to young people aged 5yrs-18yrs. Our service adopts a proactive approach to tackling domestic abuse, focusing on awareness raising, early intervention and prevention, particularly within rural communities, those with protected characteristics and from marginalised groups. Our “Reach-In” approach aims to help victims overcome barriers, creating safer, stronger, and empowered communities. Our aim is to equip individuals with the knowledge, options, and opportunities to protect and safeguard themselves and their families.

We place co-production and client voice at the very centre of our approach to ensure we deliver a service that meets the needs of victims. We are in the process of supporting several clients to become volunteers within the service to be part of our Community Champion initiative. This will involve connecting with people and communities, drawing on the clients’ own domestic abuse experience to engage with the public through campaigns, events, and conversations.

Recently, one of our clients moved into being a volunteer Foundation Community Champion! She supported our IDVA to distribute some information about our project across Marske and Redcar and she said:

'it is the first time I have ever said I am really proud of myself, today was brilliant, we had such a good response'.

For more information contact the Redcar Team:

07718707505 (Community Support) 07581297008 (Kaleidoscope Project)

Email: redcardv@foundationuk.org

Foundation Redcar are rightly proud of the amazing work they do with and for survivors of sexual violence across Redcar and we’re proud of their place in our Network. You can find out more about Foundation including how to donate to their essential services, by following THIS LINK.