Month: May 2022

Warwickshire Police & Crime Commissioner awarded Ministry of Justice funding to Cohort 4 in August 2021 Funding Details:  Funding received 02/08/2021: £3,013 Funding Objective:  Training for 3 x team members of Cohort 4 to receive accredited training to deliver the Recovery Toolkit to women survivors of domestic abuse in North Warwickshire. This objective has been fully achieved. Final Update: 4 team members from Cohort 4 have now successfully completed their Recovery Toolkit Training and are able to deliver the programme to women survivors of domestic abuse (3 funded specifically from these funds, one from Cohort 4 reserve funds). 4 Cohort 4 team members are now accredited Recovery Toolkit Trainers in delivery of both adult and child Recovery Toolkit groupwork programmes…

Cohort 4 were pleased to be awarded £2,500 funding to assist group members and their families from September 2021 – March 2022 with food, essential toiletries and household cleaning products. The funding came at a time where the cost of living was rising and Christmas added to the tightness of our women’s purses. We were able to support almost 60 individuals during this period, including women’s children, wider family and neighbours, all struggling to afford the basic necessities for good health and dignity. What were the challenges or issues facing your participants, organisation or community? Our group members are women surviving abuse, those with disabilities and complex disadvantage in our community of North Warwickshire. Many are single mothers who face…