Together Women, Wakefield

Together Women is an award-winning charity that supports women and girls across Yorkshire and Humberside, with particular focus on women who are involved in or at risk of entering the criminal justice system. Our vision is for women and girls to feel safe, valued and in control of their own life choices.

From our women centres, we provide tailored support across a range of different pathways, including housing, domestic abuse, debt and unemployment. As a charity led by women, for women, we provide trauma informed, holistic support to help break cycles of trauma, abuse and re-offending, and evoke systems change.

Our Wakefield Women’s Centre operates on an appointment-only basis. Women can only be referred to our Wakefield Women’s Centre service through Probation.

Together Women are one of seven Women’s Centres across England and Wales who are part of the Effective Women’s Centre’s Partnership, funded by JABBS foundation and led by a research team at the University of Birmingham.

Central to this project is piloting the use of the Women’s Risk Needs Assessment (WRNA). The WRNA is a comprehensive, trauma-and gender-responsive risk, needs, and strengths assessment designed specifically to be used with criminal justice-involved women. The focus is to provide a solid evidence base across the Women’s Sector, to propose a workstream for women in the CJS that adequately meets their needs and effectively breaks the cycle of reoffending.