Celebrating 2016-17 40 years Annual Report Thank you for saving me from him and from my awful life.

Thank you for being a rare group of women who are willing to go that extra mile.

I hope you all know how much I appreciate you, even though I didn’t always show you.

I hope you know how grateful I am for not giving up on me, and for your continued support.

I am sorry I got angry and I shouted and swore, it was never aimed at any of you, even though it seemed that way when I completely lost it.

I am grateful for your kindness and I need you all to know that you have touched my heart and the hearts of many others.

Thank you for saving me from him and from my awful life.

Thank you, thank you, and thank you.

Part of the Calico Group SafeNet joined The Calico Group six years ago, and benefits tremendously from the support available to us as part of a group of companies with the shared purpose of making a difference. The Calico Group has supported SafeNet’s development and invested in our services, facilities, staff and most importantly those who use our service. A word from Management our Chair Board Karen Ainsworth

Change is constant, and our ability to respond flexibly and Karen Ainsworth Chair quickly to the ever-changing operating environment is Sharon Livesey Vice Chair one of our key strengths. We are a pro-active organisation and this has helped us to influence and define services, Sue Mayor Treasurer rather than simply responding to what’s already out there. Jackie Davies Board Member Our Recovery Refuge Jane’s Place is an example of our Rachel Horman Board Member determination, ambition and genuine desire to tackle the most ‘hard to do’ aspects of domestic abuse and violence. Annie Huntington Board Member Kelly Shaw Board Member Rapid growth has impacted in many ways, and it has not Saba Iftakar Board Member always been easy. However, our primary objective is to provide support for anyone escaping domestic abuse, and it is this that enables SafeNet to aim high and deliver excellence. The trustees have supported the Management Team to deliver our ambitions, and have provided a steady strategic focus throughout the year.

Increasingly, Commissioners are packaging services so that there is one main contractor, and SafeNet’s loss of the IDVA service in parts of is an example of this. However, we recognise that we will not win every contract that we bid for, although our track record speaks for itself, with more gains than losses.

Innovation is another key strength, and the male safe house project is something we are particularly proud of. We are always being asked ‘what about men?’. Now we can say with confidence that we provide a service that will meet their needs. The sad fact is that it has been full since it opened, as is the case with all our accommodation- based services.

Our Recovery Refuge opened for business in July 2017 and has brought with it new challenges and opportunities. There is much interest in this model, and I anticipate that SafeNet will be invited to develop similar services in other areas.

Our patrons, John and Penny Clough, have such strength and determination to ensure that others do not have to endure what their daughter Jane experienced. On behalf of SafeNet, I am proud to be associated with them, and everything they have done to support our service, keeping as many people as possible safe from further abuse, and preventing further murders.

Finally, a huge thank you to everyone involved in making a abuse domestic from you live to free Empowering difference in the world of domestic abuse.

3 4 Annual Report 2016-17 what they have done? perpetrators are theoneswhoneedto changefor actually be kept safe from perpetrators? itbethat the Whenwill themovesall to andkeep escape safe. victims Whenwill A victimnever asks to beavictim. Victimshave to make closed. the reality isthat Refuges throughout thecountry have to access thebestsupportandsafety provisions. Sadly, we want themto to and domesticabuse, beable escape brave step to access help. For victims, inourhearts, all for victims, domesticabuse takingthat momentous, very was at of further harm. SafeNet truly ‘gets it’, thereality could have kept hersafe to understandtheriskthat she in thefuture. andpeoplewho Janeneededasafety net, circumstances shefound herselfin, besafe, healandthrive we wantedAll was for Janeto survive thedifficult asJane’sto uspersonally parents. changers, life givers andlife savers, anditmeanssomuch recovery. Your dedication speaks volumes. You are life all the harmandtraumas they have endured, andaidtheir to victimsneed, helpthemmanage domestic abuse you are providing andsupportthat theessential skills employeesall andvolunteers, whatever role you have, charity, andthrive adapt indifficultcircumstances. To Excellent pro-active management hasseenthiswonderful have ensured that SafeNet hassurvived another year. contributors whosekindness, helpandgenerosity thankyouFirst andforemost, ourdonorsand to all John &Penny Clough A word from ourPatrons domestic abuse. the supportandRefuge provision they needto escape our expansion, becausetoo many victimsare not getting SafeNet. We needto carry onthrivingandcontinuing with who have, inwhatever way, ensured thecontinuation of North’s first Recovery Refuge, Jane’s Place. Thank you all provision, andhow wonderful that we now have the We are delighted that SafeNet isbuildingupRefuge victims iftheserviceswere not there. to many shouldbeoutweighed by thefurther harmto Services down theline. Themonetary costthat matters Every penny we theNHS, spendsaves Police, andSocial is.actually Every murder we prevent £1.5million. saves victims, isn’t seenasthemoney-saving investment it services, to ensure thebestprovisions for domesticabuse usthat investmentIt saddens inourRefuges andsupport revisit. timebeing, butwe are sure beabattle we itwill needto available. Thisgave Lancashire Refuges areprieve for the with LCC, madealternative whothankfully funding it generated andameeting anddialogue publicsupport, get Lancashire County Council (LCC) to rethink its funding, highlighting ourconcerns, andsupportingapetition to we knew we hadto act. Withthesupportof 2BR impact itwould have onRefuges throughout Lancashire, Supporting People Fund was beingwithdrawn, andthe As campaignersandPatrons, whenwe learnedthat the abuse. values andsupportourpurposeto reduce violenceand andpartnersinkeycolleagues agencies, whoshare our volunteers, board members, patrons, supporters, Group SafeNet’s mostimportant resources are ourstaff, to ever2017 andhasbeenfull capacity since. excellent partnershipworking. Jane’s PlaceopenedinJuly can beachieved determination through and commitment, for SafeNet andTheCalico Group, andexemplifies what behaviours. Jane’s Placeis theresult of many years of work higher mental orphysical healthissues, oroffending Refuge provision, suchastheuseof drugsand/oralcohol, to beunable accesswould normally traditional communal withacomplexrangeabuse of additional needs, who accommodation spacefor women andchildren escaping developing ourRecovery Refuge, Jane’s Place, asafe We have alsoinvested muchtimeandeffort into SafeNet service. Safe House’ whichhasnow become apermanent pilot, to report that thisyear we ran asuccessful Victim ‘Male are primarilywomen andchildren, we are alsopleased safe from whilstthey seriousharmand homicide and, We are proud to have kept many victimsandsurvivors this takes themtherest of theirlives. they rebuild themselves andtheirfamilies –sometimes financially, emotionally, as and, we work itout together, brave. Many donot know how survive they practically, will action to changetheirlives andstartagain-that istruly andweand abuse, admire theircourage asthey take and mostlythrive oncethey are away from theviolence andstay abuse withusinourRefuge.escape They survive We are inspired eachday by thevictimsandsurvivors, who changing times. thetimehow tolearning all andthrive bestadapt inthese whichposesnumerous state challenges, we are of flux, Whilst we findourselves, like many charities, inaconstant delivering anew serviceinRochdale, Greater Manchester. services inLancashire, andwe have recently begun SafeNet. We have grown asacharity, expandedour It ismy pleasure to report another successful year for Helen A word from ourCharityManager help usto goonestep further every day. Finally, thankyou for supportingthiswork we do, you communities, advocating for afairer, more equalsociety. continue to workwill for safer relationships, andsafer consistent increase indemandfor ourservices, andwe beginnings. Itiswithmixed feelings that we report a by recognising ourachievements from our humble This year, we have celebrated ourRuby Anniversary essential resources for ourresidents andclients. supporter’s generosity, who donate and gifts inkind, funds. We are fortunate to have benefitted from our bodies to replace funding lostincuts, andsourcing new problematic, we have beenactive, influencing funding priorities. Whilstthefunding environment remains services, andto create new servicesto meet emerging our efforts to gainfunding, both for existingsupport services continues to be akey work area. We diversified Securing appropriate levels of funding for domesticabuse

5 Empowering you to live free from domestic abuse 6 Annual Report 2016-17 There were decreased by 26%. year, prosecutions by offenders CPSof domesticabuse the Police inthisperiodincreased by 20%from last cases having successful outcomes. to Although calls people for offences, domesticabuse with79%of 2,561 (excludingdamage vehicles) and13%harassment. Constabulary. 70%of thosewere assaults, 10%criminal contactsas crimes, withLancashire whichis38%of all of thesereported incidents were domesticabuse classed 10,606 response to incidents. domesticabuse to thePolice including20,326calls abuse, requesting referrals to Lancashire Constabulary regarding domestic 27,748 There were Domestic AbuseData) Taken from Safer Lancashire MADE–(Multi-Agency April 2016-March 2017 The localandregional picture related issues. Connect team at Children’s SocialCare for domestic abuse children were referred to Lancashire County Council’s Care 3,733 3,065 (26% of thesewere repeat cases). with 3,590children livinginthosehighriskhouseholds Multi-Agency RiskAssessment Conferences (MARACs), casesreviewedhigh riskdomesticabuse by Lancashire

Protecting Vulnerable People (PVP)database. incidents,abuse plusadditional referrals recorded on Contacts are to thetotal thePolice calls domestic about qualifier. control centre that have database adomesticabuse areCalls policeincidents that are recorded onthepolice localities Police data from eachof theSafeNet

District Preston Lancaster

Police to the Calls 2,357 1,753 1,627 Police to the (referrals) Contacts 3,099 2,445 2,215 population per 100 Rate

21.85 17.04 25.31 Crimed % 40.7% 42.6% 39.2% offer: rebuild theirlives andsupports theirrecovery. OurRefuges whichempowersjudgemental environment, themto They benefit immensely safe,from a secure andnon- who were previously livinginviolent andunsafe homes. safe environment to hundreds of women andchildren, and Lancaster delivered vital, life changingservicesina SafeNet’s Refuge SupportServicesinBurnley, Preston of theirlives andtheeffects canbedevastating. Thisyear, When families are ittouches livinginabuse, every aspect Preston andLancaster Communal Refuges –currently inBurnley, specialist servicesincluding:. expert practitioner knowledge anddeliver arange of and healthy relationships andpromote equality. We offer through various initiatives, includingwork to buildsafe services, andpromotes theprevention of further harm throughabuse theprovision of safe refuge andsupport SafeNet protects victimsandsurvivors of domestic How SafeNet canhelp pamper evenings andcultural celebrations Group activities, finding your voice, sewing group, ‘Freedom Programme’ and‘Power to Change’ On-site group work programmes, includingthe health needs, andfor housing andresettlement cultural andfaith support), for thosewithadditional origins (includingbi-linguallanguagesupport, Specialist supportfor thosefrom ethnic minority measures Access to legal, financialand other practical support young people Specialist age-appropriate supportfor children and and resettlement’ plan 1:1 key working andsupportaround aset ‘support children abuse escaping Safe andconfidential places to stay for women and and theirchildren. A safe accommodation serviceinBurnley for malevictims VictimSafeMale House: which cannot besupported inacommunalsetting. orfor thosewithdifferentregular support, supportneeds are ready to move outof ourRefuge, want butwhostill Our Safe Housesare move-on properties for thosewho Safe Houses:currently inBurnley andLancaster We deliver: Blackpool andLancaster Community Support–currently Based in Programme’ and‘Power to Change’ Community group work includingthe‘Freedom those at highestriskof seriousharmandhomicide Services, navigating thecriminaljusticesystem for Independent DomesticViolenceAdvisor (IDVA)

7 Empowering you to live free from domestic abuse 8 Annual Report 2016-17 What thisyear hashappened Safe House’, resulted inanew on-goingservicefor malevictimsinthe North. The successful pilot of anew accommodation servicefor male victimsandsurvivors Victim the‘Male of abuse, for whomcommunalrefuge would not beanappropriate setting. extended periodfor thosefamilies usto whoneedit. Thisalsoallows accommodate somemore diverse families, We openedfour new Safe HousesinBurnley , which meansthat we cannow offer secure move-on supportfor an income to remain whichhasbeenachieved. sustainable, 15 to 25 –theaimwas to theuseof maximise spacesothat we couldhelpmany more families, andincrease our We reviewed theuseof ourPreston facility andincreased thenumberof available accommodation units from PQQ for Calderdale Borough Council was accepted. Service (unsuccessful), andfor Blackpool IDVA service(successful), andlearnedmuchfrom theseprocesses. Our We submitted tenders for contracts new domesticabuse withmixed results, includingatender for KirkleesIDVA strong relationships withcommissioners andpartneragencies, attending multi-agency all fora/steering groups. 2016. Five existingstaff TUPEover andwere welcomed into SafeNet over and, thisyear, we have worked to build We were awarded thecontract to deliver Blackpool C/IDVA Services, andtheservicewent live on25th April SafeNet before thebuilddeadline. fund thefacility viaaHCAgrant was successful, andthefacility was completed andhandedover by RingStones to the beginningof 2016, andpreparation work beganwithaone-year buildanticipated. to Anapplication part toThe application Burnley Council for planningpermission to buildthenew Recovery Refugewas granted at potentialdeal withall outcomes. work previously taken to restructure SafeNet inlight of thepossible placedusinastrong cuts ahead positionto replacement Prevention andEarlyHelp(PEH)funding Refuge was to allocated all servicesinLancashire. However agencies andindividuals, includingfrom thestatutory agencieswe resulting lobbied, inapositive outcome, as Lancashire Refuges aspartof widerLCC funding cuts. We were fortunate to have supportfrom awiderange of via regional press, radio andtelevision withapetition to opposetheproposed withdrawal of funding for County Council (LCC), Lancashire’s Police andCrime Commissioners Office(PCCO), MPs andCEOs, andcampaigned With thehelpof ourPatrons John&Penny CloughandourMPJulieCooper, we actively lobbiedLancashire Service. vulnerable groups incrisis. We re-named ourcharityto reflect thischange to SafeNet DomesticAbuseandSupport We reviewed SafeNet’s purposeandwidenedourcharityobjectives to andincludeother extend ourremit, workers at ourBurnley Refuge, amount of funding for plusasmall training, travel, toys andoutside play area. We were awarded £132,466over three years from Children inNeed(CIN) to fund two full-time children’s delivering group work sessions inLancaster. We were alsoawarded £8,915by Lancaster District Community Safety Partnership towards thecostof Change Programme. Commissioning Group: Prescription for Wellbeing Grants 2016/17for theFreedom Programme &Power to We were awarded £9,043towards thisyear’s costs of delivering group work by EastLancashire Clinical services, recognised by commissioners and funders across theUK. We were awarded theSafer Lives ‘Leading Lights’ accreditation, whichisthemarkof qualityfor domesticabuse experienced DA practitioners, retaining eight of theninestaff. specialist IDVA servicesinMarch 2017. Fortunately, we were to able offer alternative employment to all and thecontract was awarded to VictimSupportLancashire. Thisresulted intheloss andclosure of SafeNet’s Services. Lancashire All IDVA serviceswere unfortunately, includedinthisserviceand, ourbidwas unsuccessful We were partof amuchlarger tender bidby Lancashire servicesand partneragenciesfor Lancashire Victims 10 month periodfrom June 2017to endMarch 2018). Thetotal amount received was £294,591. Lancaster (for a12month periodfrom 1stApril 2017), andrevenue funds for theRecovery Refuge service(for a complex needs, BMEandchildren’s supportworkers for ourexistingRefuge provisions inBurnley, Preston and DCLG funding –We submitted asuccessful funding (aspartof application alarger pan-Lancashire for bid) five years. Thenew servicein Rochdale went live inJuly2017. We submitted asuccessful tender to deliver Rochdale DomesticAbuseServicesfor acontract periodof three to andsupportingourgrowth.our management capacity We funded two new posts of Volunteer Co-ordinator andFundraising andResource Co-ordinator, increasing two families at any onetime, bringingouraccommodation inLancaster to eight family units. We ourfirstSafe established HouseinLancaster inconjunctionwithPlacesfor People, whichcanaccommodate

9 Empowering you to live free from domestic abuse 10 Annual Report 2016-17 their overall quality of life, includingtheirchildren ifapplicable. financialhealth, housing, confidenceandselfesteem healthandwellbeing, and domestic abuse, Residents are asked to score themselves from 1to 10inseven areas whichare, feeling safe from their progress. SafeNet measures theresidents’ journey at three key points during theirstay withusto monitor KEY Our End Mid Begining Re A Presto Lancaster Burnle dmission fe dl rral e n y s work throughout theyear Journey Childr A dult s en 2.98 Av er Burnley 5.70 a g 50 (BME 3) e scor (BME 10) 72 7.73

(BME 29) 96

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176 (BME 60) 4.35 180 (BME 15)

Lancaster

4.53 (BME 20) 220

7.39 (BME 95) 296 (BME 115) 310 (BME 92) 341 (BME 90) 347 3.48

3.94 Preston 6.58 78% 2% 6% 1% 7% 6% Expenditur Expenditur Expenditur Expenditur Expenditur Expenditur e onDV e onID e onBMEsupportforEthnicMinority e onChildr e onEarlySupportintheC e onEmer VA Stra W gency Ac en tegic ork ’s Support Co commodation &Support -ord inator ommunity

OK” OK” to beinarelationship –Ican beonmy own andthat’s that lessons learnt Idon’t “Ihave thevaluable need live” make decisionsaboutmoney, orwhere goingto Iwas when Iarrived, couldn’t Iliterally decide, letalone “I couldn’t choosewhat crisps flavour to eat even guy” “I wouldn’t theconfidence have wasn’t ifit you for my timeto recover, Ineeded time” “Safenet meunderstand that helped Ineeded to take care,“They care theyall at SafeNet” hasbeen sokind,everybody andIfelt safe.’ my position. Moving outisabitof awrench because queries. TheRefuge agodsendfor was someonein onhand,always my quickto answer andvery “You mademefeel safe andpeaceful, staff were “You me, listened andbelieved all thankyou”

“I have learnt“I have to respect andlove mefor me” relationships” recognise thingsinmy andnegative positive it takes me. SafeNet methetools to given have “I feel ready to goforwards withmy life wherever 11 Empowering you to live free from domestic abuse 12 Annual Report 2016-17 from BlackandMinorityEthnicorigins Supporting womenandchildren support andkindness showed that you all me. Thank you somuch. nearly nineyears. IhopetheRefuge goesfrom strength to strength, andthat oneday Icangive backsomeof the SafeNet have helpedusrebuild ourlives. Ihopecanvisitmy family inPakistan inthefuture, whoIhaven’t seenfor home withmy daughters althoughIget abitscared and, sometimes, Ihave hernumbersoIcanringifneedhelp. with my daughter, andwe canbuildalife together. Iwas helped by my Resettlement Worker to move into my own Today, Iwoke upwithanoverwhelming feeling of peaceandhappiness; Iremembered that Icannow stay intheUK someone whothey didn’t even know, how they seemedto understandmy situation. hospital andSafeNet donated collected baby items for her. Iwas sograteful knowing how muchpeoplecared about had suffered. They enrolled herat alocalschool andshemadeexcellent progress. Mybaby was discharged from The Children’s Workers helpedmy daughter cometo terms withwhat shehadbeenthrough, theterrible she abuse aNational Insurancebank account, numberandbenefits. allowed to stay here! Icouldn’t butmy SupportWorker believe it, told meitwas true! They for helpedmeapply a so Icouldstay here, asIclass theUKasmy home. whenIreceived Iwas thrilled theletter from Iwas themthat said with this, andliaisedwiththehospitalSocialCare soIstayed safe. They helpedmeto to apply theHomeOffice The Refuge SupportWorkers helpedme;Ididn’t even know how to get thebusto thehospital. They supported me children. asks mewhy Istayed, Icananswer themwithoutfeeling guiltyandresponsible for towards hisabuse meandmy understand why Ihadstayed, andto gaininsight into my own life, my circumstances andexistence. Now ifsomeone help of my SupportWorker, Ibeganto feel less staying over guiltyabout intheabuse theyears withmy children, to The policealsoreferred meto andIhadto theimmigration ‘sign on’ unit, at thepolicestation every month. Withthe prevent theattacks from -apart leave him. butat leastIstarted to understandthat itwasn’theart, there my was fault, nothing Icouldhave donedifferently to work programmes, andthesehelpedmeto understandwhy hisviolenceincreased duringpregnancy. Itbroke my The Refuge thedifference madeall to my life. Iattended theFreedom Programme andthePower to Changegroup UK for eight years, Ihadnorights to beinthecountry. SocialServiceswere paying for meto stay at theRefuge. To my great relief, they found measafe placeto stay at SafeNet. Afew weeks later, despite beinginthe Irealised that, injury andbleedingfrom my section. caesarean thePolice, Ilostalot of bloodandcalled whoinvolved SocialServices. the intensive care unit. Two days after beingdischarged from hospital, my husbandassaulted meagain, resulting in “I cameto theRefuge lastyear withmy five daughter,year old having justgiven birthprematurely. Mybaby was in Resident’s Story by multi-agencies. year-by-year, isincreasingly asdomesticabuse recognised and theChildProtection System, withthenumberrising Many of thechildren whostay withusare inSocialCare Children andYoung People pizza andwatch aDVD together.” Mum hastold move methat whenwe in, can we a have “Me andmy mumare just to waiting getournewhouse. “Mum madefriends too, andthat mademehappy.” good because started we anewschooltogether.” “I madeloadsof friends at theRefuge, really whichwas she got thewrong shopping.” “I told herabout thetimemy dadpushedmy mumwhen happened.” the cinemaandIcould to heraboutthingsthat had talk “I enjoyed Worker. beingwiththeSupport We goto would the ladyfound mesomefrom thecupboard.” becausehappy pink. itwas Ididn’t any have pyjamas but “I remember seeing thenewbedat theRefuge andbeing the white sparklyone, my whichwas favourite.” remembered Ihadleft my JoJoBow at home, anditwas “I started to crybecause my upset, really mumwas andI want to my leave mum.” got we to theRefuge scared“When really Iwas anddidn’t cryingthewholetime.”Mum was me that theSocialWorker coming was to pickusupsoon. packed usacarrier bagwithsomeof ourthings. Shetold “I got homefrom schooloneday andmy mumhad Child’s Story –girl, age10–Orchard House to say: Here’s what some of thechildren andyoung peoplehad victims andsurvivors. contribute insuchanimportant way to thesafety of all 2017, anditwas aprivilegeto deliver thisservice, andto community-based serviceinLancaster endedinMarch that weIt iswithsadness report funding for our living withdomesticabuse. to develop strategies to managetheirhomelife whilst They work closelywithlocalschools, helpingthechildren relationships, feelings, behaviours andself-esteem. asgroupas well play sessions, focussing onbeingsafe, therapeutic one-to-one sessions withindividualchildren, through experience, anddeliver theirdomesticabuse The Children’s SupportWorkers helpthechildren to work In theCommunity In Refuge Accommodated: 160 Referred: 359 Referred : 826 “This has helped methinkaboutthingsmore” hashelped “This me feel happy” chatted, whenwe “It helped my Support Worker made “I liked doingourmemorybox… listened to” Iwas “It mademefeel happy andbetter”

13 Empowering you to live free from domestic abuse 14 Annual Report 2016-17 What’s newfor SafeNet “ ladyfromand positive SafeNet.” East Lancashire. After of aweek secretly phoningaround organisations, various putin touch witha friendly finally Iwas “ methecouragewho gave to make my first steps inleaving.” a couple of beforehand. weeks Iwalked down thestreet at 1.30amandtold themeverything. theNational Helpline Itwas “ Abuse Service, always at night, always by instant messaging, forever mindful of putting thedangerIwas myself in.” to coming to Burnley, I’d madethefirst steps to leaving partner.my abusive At first, I contacted the National Domestic “Twelve months ago, I’d heard never of SafeNet orCalico, oranybody connected to theorganisation. sixmonths Over prior VictimResident’sMale Story: SafeNet for givingmethat opportunity.” fear orharassment. Each day that menewhope. passes gives I’d like to thankmy Worker Support at andeverybody “ strength to my leave relationship.” abusive influencehad suchapositive on my life.wasn’t Ifit for herdetermination andencouragement, I’m not sure if I’d hadthe have After afew months, Imanagedto contact of mobileI’d thenight inthemiddle theNational onacheap Helpline bought My timeat theSafe been tough, Househasat times butSafeNet methechance hasgiven to start my life againwithout Since December, whentheSafe Housefirstopened, my Support Worker the other andall staff members at SafeNet have The ladyIspoke mealist withgave of locations across to take theUKwilling malevictims, oneof listed whichwas as continue to provide safe specialistsupportto malevictims. service issteady, andwe areable be to confident that we will has nowpermanently. beenestablished Demandfor the accommodated three malevictimsthisyear, andthisservice Following asuccessful sixmonth pilot scheme, we have service for malevictimsand survivors of domesticabuse. year, we have developed ourfirstaccommodation based through ourcommunity-based IDVA services. However, this SafeNet have supported malevictimsfor several years SafeNet Working withMen keep ourdooropen” other closed, all doorshave “When at Jane’s Place will we forward positively. recovery to take backcontrol of theirlives, andmove recovery programmes, supportingwomen andchildren’s supportalongsidedrug, alcoholandmental health abuse are present. Therefuge deliver inhousedomestic will women andchildren face whenadditional complex needs vulnerability andriskof seriousharmandhomicidethat other families inrefuge. SafeNet recognise theincreased communal refuges, astheirhighlevel needscanimpacton Women withcomplexneedsare often to unable stay at combination. behaviours, sexworking, grooming, trafficking, ora health, drugoralcoholuse, self-harming, offending Those complexneedsmay includemental orphysical additional complexneeds. women andchildren at whohave riskof domesticabuse, offers safe andsecure temporary accommodation for The Recovery Refuge, thefirst of its kindintheNorth 2010. by herex-partner killed Jane Cloughwhowas brutally in The Recovery Refuge Jane’s iscalled Placeinmemoryof recovery refuge Jane’s Placeopenedits doors. On Friday 16thJunetheNorth’s firstcomplexneeds Jane’s Place with housingrelated issues, includingresettlement. support to helpsurvivors stay safe inthecommunity, and We alsoprovide will confidential, emotional andpractical children 24hoursaday, abuse, escaping 365days ayear. provideThe servicewill 15safe Refuge units for women and launched intheborough of Rochdale. for victimsandchildren affected by has domestic abuse Our new emergency accommodation andsupportservices Rochdale ServiceLaunch 15 Empowering you to live free from domestic abuse 16 Annual Report 2016-17 contribute agreat dealto ourservice. offer apprenticeships andstudentof placements, which all to access further training andjobopportunities. We also ways. Volunteers develop confidence, withmany goingon volunteer inputstrengthens oursupportservicesinmany on-going training andsupport. our Asanorganisation, with whilstdeveloping theirskills support, domestic abuse volunteers work alongsideourstaff to provide essential We are committed to ourvolunteer scheme, where with SafeNet. with seven of themsuccessfully gainingpaidemployment In 2016-17SafeNet recruited andtrained 41volunteers, Volunteering How youcanhelpSafeNet and for thebetter.” forever, see theworld you changetheway today itwill “If you’re thinkingof volunteering for SafeNet, start not bewhere Iamwithoutthisopportunity.” for you taking meonasavolunteer.“Thank Iwould of it.” becomeI have more confident because andassertive challenging,very professionally andpersonally, and skills. socialwork opportunity to develop Ithasbeen loved minute of every it. SafeNet provides theperfect placement extremely was “The informative andIhave [email protected] To arrange adonation drop off pleaseemail their lives. of whichhelpsourresidentsAll andtheirfamilies to rebuild children), toys, hygiene items, food, bedding, andtowels. We accept donations of clothes (for women, menand wearing. come to ourRefuge’s withonlytheclothes they are difference. Many of ourresidentsabuse fleeingdomestic You don’t always needto give money inorder to make a women andchildren. changing opportunities, like supportandtraining for the day –that’s just£5permonth –helpsusto provide life- who have justfledtheirhomein fear of theirlives. 16pa warm drinkonarrival at therefuge for women andchildren much’, butagift of 16pcanprovide basicessentials, like a What canyou buyfor 16paday? You might think‘not to planinadvance, andbudget more effectively. provides areliable incomethat we us cancount on, allowing The bestway to supportSafeNet isto give regularly. It Donating to SafeNet 17 Empowering you to live free from domestic abuse 18 Annual Report 2016-17 2016-2017 Analysis of Income Charitable in 2016–17 How utilisedourIncome we’ve Balance Total Expenditure Other Staff Expenditure Total Income 11% 21% 48% 3% 8% 4% 2% 1% 2% Donations ID ID Early Support Childr Service Char DCL Supporting P Housing Benefit VA VA G Blackpool Burnle en inNeed y ge £1,447 £1,397 eople £’000 2016 £494 £953 -£50 £1,996 £1,773 £1,157 £’000 2017 £223 £616 increase % 43% Preston United Preston JobCentre Preston Branch OfGideons PPU Pinewood Vets Pendle Leisure Centre Pat Wood Olive Branch -Lancaster Next Mother’s union Mendit/Landway CashMehsbaan andCarry andSpencerMarks Marden Rawsthorn Solicitors InstituteMadni Lupton &PlaceLTD Love &Etiquette Life Church LCC Children andSocialCare Lancaster Soroptomists Lancaster Roses Women’s Institute Inspiring Grace Inspire Inner Wheelof Ingol Woman’s Institute Housing Benefit Department Furniture Matters Francis CScott BakeryFilberts Farmhouse Down To Earth Derian HouseChildren’s Hospice Crawshaw NursingHome Hall Community Safety Partnership Chatterbox Club Caton Carnforther InnerWheelClub Burnley West Team Burnley Police Burnley Food Burnley andPendle Scooter Club BPRCVS Boots A+E BEFA Beauty ShopBarrowford BAE Systems Animal Care -Lancaster Althams Travel Aladdin Separation Technologies Agnes &Cat Organisations Thanks to ourSupporters Wheatley Methodist Church Trinity United Reformed Church St Thomas’ Church St Matthew’s Church St Margaret’s Church St Lenard’s Church St Joseph’s RCChurch -Withnell St John’s Church Baptist St Cuthbert’s Church St Andrew’s Church Sister Eileen -HolyFamily ChurchSion Baptist Read United Reformed Church Padiham Road Methodist Church Longton Community Church Ingol Methodist Church Heysham Free Methodist Church Hapton Methodist Church Greenbrook Methodist Church Fulwood Methodist Church Church Christ Church United Reformed Churches Yasin Institute &DarAl-Marifa Women’s Institute LanePrimaryWillow School Uni Play LTD TRW Automotive Trussell Trust Training Brothers of Charity The Co-Operative Food Tesco TAS Partnership St Andrew’s Cubs Rossendale Soroptimist International of Snowdrop Doula Share ItProject Sainsburys Safer Preston IDVA Service SAFE Centre Rotary Clubof Burnley Project Lives Project Links Wellfield Church School StoneyHolme Primary School St Joseph’s St James’ Primary School St Chad’s Sir JohnThursby Rosewood Primary School Rosegrove ScoolandNursery Pendle Primary Academy School Park Hill Lowerhouse JuniourSchool GroveHolly Primary Heasonford Primary School Blessed Trinity RC College Ashton Primary School Schools 19 Empowering you to live free from domestic abuse safenet.org.uk