Human Rights

Butterflies Breast Care Support Group, Worthing

Butterflies Breast Care Support Group is run solely by volunteers. Their aim is to provide support and non-medical advice to members who have had breast cancer or their partners, family and friends. They do this in co-operation with specialist nurses in Worthing Hospital, holding group meetings with guest speakers on a variety of subjects. They [...]

Tradissar, Hampshire

Tradissar is a Riding for the Disabled Member group, but it is different in that it teaches disabled people to ride side-saddle in addition to normal cross saddle riding. This is beneficial to people with problems affecting their legs and lower body. They accept riders of all ages with any disability, across the Hampshire area. [...]

LifeCentre, West Sussex

LifeCentre’s aim is to provide a community based service to people who are disadvantaged, as a result of rape and sexual abuse. They do this through providing specialist face to face counselling services of up to a year’s duration, telephone, email and text helplines and through outreach and preventative workshops. They also offer training and [...]

RISE

RISE provides services in Brighton, Hove and West Sussex. Their mission is to support women, children, young people and families who have been impacted by domestic violence. They do this through a variety of programmes including offering support for them to make informed choices and gain control of their lives. They also have a helpline, [...]

StepUP Ministry

StepUP Ministry prepares people who are ready and willing to make positive changes in their lives to become self-sufficient. StepUP helps unemployed, low-income, and homeless individuals and families through a phased program with three areas of emphasis: job training and placement, vocational training, and life skills development. At StepUP we have discovered that the only [...]

Victims of Family Violence Association

They are a small 10 bed facility that provides safe shelter, food, clothing, counselling, and outreach services to women and children fleeing violence and abuse. They are committed to fostering positive social change in our community by providing services and public education around the issue of family violence and violence against women. The Third Place [...]

Urban Ministries of Wake County

The mission of Urban Ministries of Wake County is to alleviate the effects of poverty in Wake County by meeting people’s basic needs for food, shelter and health care; providing services that promote self-sufficiency; building awareness of the issues of poverty in their community; and leveraging financial support with volunteers and in-kind donations. Urban Ministries [...]

St John’s Status of Women Council

The St. John’s Status of Women Council (SJSWC) is the governing body of the projects St. John’s Women’s Centre Inc. and Marguerite’s Place. The St. John’s Women’s Centre develops and delivers supportive programs to Marguerites Place housing residents and women from surrounding communities. Marguerites Place is a brand new housing initiative that offers safe and [...]

Sexual Assault Centre for Quinte & District

They are a Sexual Assault Centre that works with both men and women who were sexually abused as children or who were sexually assaulted as an adult. They provide individual counselling and group therapy. They also have a public education program and a 24 hour crisis line. They also created a “one of a kind” [...]

Sarah’s Circle

Located in Chicago’s Uptown community, Sarah’s Circle has served women who are homeless or at risk of homelessness since 1979. Sarah’s is the only agency in Uptown solely dedicated to serving women who are homeless. Over their thirty year history, Sarah’s has evolved from a drop in center only to a multi-faceted agency with comprehensive [...]

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