Women and their wider familiescan benefit from family-focused support
The majority of women in prison and in contact with the criminal justice system have dependents and caring responsibilities and an estimated 17,000 children are affected by maternal imprisonment in the UK every year.
Offering support to women who need to navigate and manage their family, parenting and interpersonal relationships as part of their justice journey can not only positively impact the woman herself, but also benefits her wider family and community.
Specialist services aimed at supporting women with family, parenting responsibilities and relationships may include:
- Early parenting support with toddlers, pre-school age children and young children – this may include help accessing childcare or creche provision
- Bonding and relationship building with children
- Managing family life
- Dealing with conflict, challenging behaviour, bullying and harassment
- Parental mental health
- Supporting children’s mental health
- Developing trust in interpersonal relationships
- Managing wider relationships with family members, partners, friends and colleagues.
SelectedFamily, parenting and relationships support services
We have curated the following shortlist of women’s organisations, women’s centres and specialist women’s organisations that can offer support, advice and signposting to family, parenting and relationships services in the UK. You can also search for family, parenting and relationships support services near you by using our search facility
A Home of Her Own
Kairos’ A Home of Her Own service supports women subject to or at risk of sexual exploitation, who are homeless or facing homelessness, to secure and maintain safe, suitable accommodation. A Home of Her Own offers support across three pathways – crisis, prevention and sustainment.
Finance and Housing Support
Get support with: – 1-2-1 debt. – Welfare. – Benefits. – Universal Credit. – ESA – Employment & Support Allowance. – PIP – Personnel Independent Payment.
Supported Housing (mainstay)
We are a member of a supported housing consortium for homeless adults, we provide supported short term housing to homeless individuals with housing related support. Venus are unable to accept direct referrals for this service, please contact Sefton Council for mainstay access points.
Anawim Accommodation Support
We have a specialist housing officer who has built up good links with good quality housing in the city and provides resources to the other caseworkers. Along with our drop in workers they can provide support with tenancy issues, evictions, rough landlords etc.
Hope Street Residential Hub
Hope Street offers: A residential hub with 24-hour support, purpose built and specifically designed to create a trauma-informed, gender responsive environment for women and their children.
Supported Accommodation
Robinson Court in York provides holistic support for women and young people, with the aim of helping people build brighter futures for themselves and their families. Alongside our supported accommodation, we offer support in other areas of people’s lives, such as helping them access health appointments and working towards employment or volunteering. Ridley Villas
We offer: – One-to-one bespoke key work sessions to explore and address any issues – A safe space for women to identify and explore any trauma they are experiencing and/or have experienced – Access to the Ridley Villas 20-week tailor-made programme – The Stephanie Covington programme: Helping Wo
Women’s Accommodation Support Service (WASS)
Women’s Accommodation Support Service provides information, advocacy and support for homeless and insecurely housed women across Sussex. Women who are vulnerable in so many ways can find life very challenging.