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DOMESTIC ABUSE DIRECTORY Croydon Services Name of Address and contact numbers Opening Description Name of contact Organisation and website hours and days Cassandra http://cassandralearningcentre.org.uk/ CLC offers Jennifer Mcdermott Learning Centre 1433B London Road Case work support for young (CLC) Norbury, London people 0203 601 7475 SW16 4AW Counselling Risk Assessments [email protected] Drop in sessions Training for professionals Mentoring sessions Coffee and chat mornings Homework hub Autism support group Workshops in schools, colleges, prisons and other settings Women’s groups and Men’s groups http://www.bcwa.org.uk/ BCWA provides refuge, outreach Bromley & Hours: advice and prevention work 020 8313 9303 Croydon Head office: Monday to services. The organisation runs a Women’s Aid Anerley Road, London SE20 9BW Friday 9am– refuge that caters for up to 6 (BCWA) 4:30pm women and their children. E: [email protected] Refuge services include Child Support in the playrooms, welfare & benefits support, help to meet emergency needs, group DOMESTIC ABUSE DIRECTORY activities and additional support and advice from skilled volunteers. BCWA provides specialist 1:1 support for young women aged 13 to 20 who have been affected by domestic abuse. BCWA also facilitates a peer support programme for young women and girls who have experienced domestic abuse. BCWA also offer Training & Awareness in the Croydon community, which is aimed at identifying signs of abuse. www.innerstrengthnetwork.com Mon - Fri: Offer 1-2-1 coaching sessions on: Inner Strength 9:00am to Domestic abuse: they support Maureen Bailey Network CIC Vestry Hall 5:00pm women who have suffered maureen@innerstrengthnetwork. 338 London Road domestic abuse both during and com Mitcham after it has taken place. CR4 3UD For those placed at disadvantage due to abuse. Those who need support with self-esteem and confidence issues. Parent support. https://www.victimsupport.org.uk/ Monday to We give emotional and practical help to Victim Support Friday 9am to people who have been affected by Local office FOR Croydon- 020 17-19 Falcon Road 5pm crime. In Croydon Victim Support offer 7801 1777 Clapham, outreach support in the community. DOMESTIC ABUSE DIRECTORY SW11 2PH They also have an outreach worker If you’ve been affected by crime, specifically for children and younger call the South London Victim people based in Croydon. Assessment and Referral Service on freephone 0808 168 9291, then dial 3. http://www.rasasc.org.uk/ Helpline RASASC Outreach 020 8683 3311 PO Box 383, Croydon, Surrey CR9 2AW Advocacy Training WE- STAP 245 Norbury Cresent, London SW16, UK We-Stap - supply toiletries & sanitary Contact Jackie on 07376 258936 products to women in need in Croydon. or [email protected] for further Items include sanitary towels, tampons, details. shower gels, toothpastes, toothbrushes & deodorants. Donations of the above items are welcome & we have a drop zone at Tesco Thornton Heath, Brigstock Rd. Women need to live in Croydon & be experiencing financial difficulties i.e. no recourse to public funds. They must be referred by a health professional, group they attend etc. Mighty men of http://www.mightymenofvalour.org Office hours: Mighty men of Valour offers men, fathers Frederick Clarke Valour 10.30am to and son’s: 0800 073 1325 PO Box 1417, Croydon, Surrey, CR9 3.30pm Mentoring 07958 770 779 0XJ Training Advocacy [email protected] DOMESTIC ABUSE DIRECTORY Employment support Company of www.companyofdreams.net Support vulnerable women, particularly Charlotte Desorgher dreams those whose life experiences have [email protected] resulted in damaged self-esteem, body 01342 850423 confidence issues, undermined self- 07802 499728 confidence, and self-hatred. Company of dreams also offers Belly dancing lessons for vulnerable women in Croydon. http://www.aydacentre.org/ AYDA provide young people: Lucy AYDA (African workshops for raising self-esteem Youth Unit 21, Ramsey Court Course on offer include Personal 020 8688 6000 Development 122 Church Street development, Business Association) Croydon Administration, Life Skills, CR0 1RF Management FGM training and support -Talk [email protected] and listen in a safe group or 1-2-1 setting Provides useful resources on FGM. Provide women’s fortnightly workshops Freedom [email protected] for women and girls over 17 years who Together CIC – have attended the FT courses. We also 07903 580010 Lou Moultrie The Broad Green BME course runs over deliver a 12 week educational women’s 10 weeks for 2 hours a week starting in programmes for Croydon ladies January 2018. vulnerable to or victim of DASV. DOMESTIC ABUSE DIRECTORY ABCD http://www.cvalive.org.uk/abcd/ Provide asset building in the deprived To access ABCD community areas of the Croydon borough. ABCD builders, please contact CVA: Croydon voluntary action Community builders link up with local 82, London Road residents and support them to work on 020 8253 7060 Croydon what they want to act on/ achieve; i.e. [email protected] domestic abuse, crime or social isolation. ABCD work within Thornton Heath, Broad Green, Selhurst, New Addington, Fieldway and Selsdon. http://www.arccltd.com/ Monday to The Asian Resource Centre Croydon offer: Asian Resource CVA Resource Centre Friday 9am to Support with increasing social 020 8684 3784 Centre 82 London Road 5pm inclusion and community Croydon cohesion. CR0 2TB Increased health & wellbeing for Asian and BME community in E: [email protected] Croydon. They are also funding the Freedom Together Programme Broad Green BME Women’s course (January 2018 – March 2018). Revivify 9-16 Ramsey Court Revivify was the first food bank in Fatima is also a BME domestic Community Church Street Croydon. It combines delivery of short abuse champion Initiative Croydon term immediate food provisions with Food bank CR0 1RF longer term solutions to issues such as 07757 754637 building confidence, developing skills, E: [email protected] health and well-being advice, providing opportunities and curbing reliance on foodbanks. DOMESTIC ABUSE DIRECTORY http://www.glowingfuture.org.uk/ Glowing futures provides support to Mary Akangbe (Founder) Glowing Futures women who are experiencing or have is also a BME domestic abuse Mary Akangbe (Founder) experienced domestic abuse. They offer champion E: [email protected] 1-1 support and also hold annual events such as: Beyond Valentine (March 2018) Friends when it matters (December 2017). Sandra Johnson (Founder) Still I Rise is a Non-Governmental- Sandra Johnson (Founder) is also a Still I rise E: [email protected] Organisation that provides mentoring BME domestic abuse champion and support to Individuals who have experienced Gender Based Violence & 07577722232 Mental Health. https://www.anothernightofsisterhood. Another Night of Sisterhood is a female Donna Murray Turner Another Night com/ Monday - led community organisation that looks to of Sisterhood Friday: 9am - support primarily women and young 07957958285 49 Farnley Road, South Norwood, 5pm people through; London, N/A SE25 6NX, GB Saturday: By appointment Peer Learning Informal Education Group Therapy Community Awareness Initiatives Joint Enterprise Working Floating Family Support One-to-one sessions There staffing team consists of: Family Recovery Officer Safeguarding Officer DOMESTIC ABUSE DIRECTORY Social Pedagogue Youth Worker Probation Officer Project Manager DG Community When in operation, DG Community Hub Hub will offer: Email: www.dgcommunityorganization.org.uk [email protected] A ‘Quiet Space’ with reading .uk DG Community Hub will be launched in corner and refreshments to sit, 2018 and will be held on the first and contemplate and reflect or just third Friday of each month from pause and take a breather 10.00am to 12.00 noon, in two locations (London SE9 and Gillingham, Kent). Children’s Corner with books, Croydon residents are welcomed in toys and games both locations. Support and free access to vital info, options and resources Confidential ‘Sharing Table’ Signposting or referral to a chosen service Prayer with consent http://www.hestia.org/ Hestia offers domestic abuse refuges for [email protected] Hestia women and children. Hestia Housing & Support Tel: 020 7378 3100 Hestia has three safe houses in the 1st & 2nd Floor, Maya House Croydon area and also provides a Floating 134-138 Borough High Street Support Service for service users who live London SE1 1LB DOMESTIC ABUSE DIRECTORY in the Croydon Area. They work very E: [email protected] closely with the Family Justice Centre regarding temporary emergency safe beds in Croydon for Families fleeing abusive relationships. www.caysh.org or The Turnaround centre provides a single The Turnaround www.croydon.gov.uk/community/youth place for young people and their families Tel: 0208 760 5530 Centre (Age 14- support/turnaroundcentre to access help and support. Services 21) available include: 51/55 South End youth workers Croydon CR0 1BF the police educational welfare officers voluntary services social workers and health advice leaving care services http://www.evolvehousing.org.uk/ Housing can be referred via the Croydon Evolve housing Head Office Council to Evolve housing who offer Marco Polo House supported accommodation to vulnerable 020 7101 9960 3-5 Lansdowne Road adults and young adults (this includes Croydon women who are victims of domestic CR9 1LL abuse). Clients can also be offered [email protected] counselling from the trainee counsellors at Evolve housing. Turning Point http://www.turning-point.co.uk/ Substance misuse Independent Domestic Tel: 0208 253 1040 Violence Advocate (based at Family Lantern Hall, 190 Church Road Justice Centre). This service provides 1-1 Croydon support to vulnerable women affected by CR0 1SE domestic abuse and substance misuse. DOMESTIC ABUSE DIRECTORY [email protected] Off the Record https://www.talkofftherecord.org/ 10.30am to Off the Record are an organisation that 020 8251 0251 5.30pm support young people with Counselling, 72 Queen's Rd, Croydon CR0 2PR online counselling and mental health support for ages 14-25 years.