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We’re delighted to announce that we secured the Living Wage accreditation through The Living Wage Foundation The real living wage is calculated on the real cost of living. Organisations, rather than paying the minimum wage, can choose to pay…

It’s Monday morning at 6.55am.   I’ve just had my daily waking up cuddle with my eldest in our spare room (see my previous blog for the significance of that!) and am now starting to reflect on the week…

We’ve been working for over 10 years to end domestic abuse by dealing with the cause – perpetrators. But other than our services, what more can we be doing?     Last week, to share our approach to tackling domestic…

Back in November 2020, ACEVO and Mental Health First Aid published a report on workforce wellbeing in charities and I was fortunate enough to be part of the working group that helped put the report together.

“If you want to go fast go alone, if you want to go far, go together.” – African Proverb

For the best part of over a year, we’ve not been in physical contact with many people, some have had no contact at all. But our relationships with others are essential for our wellbeing, so as restrictions begin to ease,…

I am constantly blown away by the journey that all of our team have been on.

In 2020 we were successful in securing over £1 million worth of funding to tackle domestic abuse in Manchester, Stockport, Salford and Wigan. This has allowed us to extend our whole-family approach to domestic abuse and reach more people,…

How do we stay connected as we grow, and ensure our values are reflected in every area of our charity?   Last week, we were thrilled to host our first ever internal leadership conference which ran over two days online.

The sector thinks it’s about time to change the domestic abuse narrative. Don’t ask “why doesn’t the victim leave?” instead we’re asking, “why doesn’t the perpetrator stop?”.     In order to prevent domestic abuse, we believe that you need…