38 specialist 24-hour refuge and second-stage accommodation bed-spaces and package of intensive targeted support to enhance safety and remove barriers.
Life Skills
Programme of group-work and workshops to enhance health, wellbeing, resilience living-skills and vocational skills. Our clients are empowered with knowledge.
Independence
Resettlement is a rehabilitative process that allows our clients to give back exponentially to society through supporting their independence and their longer-lasting outcomes.
Outreach
Outreach service supporting and enabling women to access alternative refuge accommodation/be supported in independent living.
Training
Awareness-raising workshops to help professionals overcome barriers to access through intercultural advisory that tackles key issues at the root of society.
Referral Pathways
Developing referral pathways with housing providers to secure alternative accommodation for women at risk and unable to access refuge.
Key Information
Who's involved?
Ashiana Network is leading on this project funded by London Councils. The network partnership consists of 'Ashiana Network', 'Solace Women's Aid', 'nia project' and 'IKWRO'.
Years of experience in one partnerhship.
The partnership has substantial experience and expertise in delivering specialist domestic and sexual violence services helping thousands of women every year.
Handling complex cases
The Specialist Refuge Network supports women presenting with additional needs such as mental health, problematic substance use, sexual exploitation, trafficking, harmful practices and No Recourse to Public Funds.
Safety, Prevention and Risk Mitigation
To put an end to VAWG, the Network dedicates safe, temporary accommodation across refuge and second-stage housing, working intensively with women to improve safety and enable them to effectively exit violent and abusive relationships/situations.
Delivery Partners
NIA Project
Solace Women's Aid
IKWRO
Network
Helping women and girls at risk of domestic violence and abuse.
