NEW!!! LATEST NEWS - updated 4th January 2012

 Watch this space for more events taking place with Domestic Violence Support Services (W.L) Registered Charity No 1101025 .

OUR FREEPHONE HELPLINE NO CAN BE CONTACTED 24 HRS A DAY ON 0808 100 3062

Friends of the refuge 200 club January 2012

Friends of the refuge 200 club draw took place on 4th January 2012, winners are as follows.

1st no 96 H Walker, 2nd no 63 J Crossfield & 3rd no 12 J Barlow congratulations.

Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year

We would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year for 2012 from all the staff at

Domestic Violence Support Services (W.L). We would also like to thank you for your continued support

throughout the past year.

Up and coming event 11th December 2011 Rudolph fun run

Please support the  Mayoress of West Lancashire Charity for a Rudolph fun run on 11th December 2011

11am at Sporting Edge, Edge Hill University.

Please check out the website www.mapchallenges.co.uk/rudolphrun.

You download your application form and entry fee is £5 per person/family.

Volunteer Training Programme due to start at the end of September 2011

We are seeking enthusiastic, committed people with a wide range of skills to join our team.

Rewarding volunteering opportunities to learn new transferable skills & and develop your existing skills. 

If you have the interest, commitment and talent to contribute to our high quality services please apply.

Due to the extensive nature of our training programme, we ask for a commitment of one year.

The Resource Centre co-ordinator will provide regular confidential supervision session to volunteers, to offer support,

monitor progress and assess service delivery.

Training would include
Training sessions prior to taking calls include:

• Domestic and Sexual Violence Awareness: Introduction to domestic and sexual violence philosophy

           andthe dynamics of domestic and sexual violence.

• Risk Assessment and Safety Planning: Introduction and knowledge of the information required to

           assess risk over the phone and a working knowledge of safety planning options.

• Child Protection: Introduction to the essential knowledge for identifying child protection issues

            over the phone in relation to domestic and sexual violence. Particular emphasis on this in relation to taking calls from survivors

Could lead to NVQ qualifications 

• What hours would I work?
  Volunteers are required to undertake a minimum of one 4 hour shift per week.

• Travel expenses paid.

• Once trained duties would include the following

• Reception Duties, Advocacy Skills, Telephone Counselling, Housing Issues, Benefit Advice, Risk Assessments, Support Planning - Accompanying women to court.

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer please contact 01695 580049

 

Annual General Meeting

West Lancashire Womens Refuge AGM took place on Thursday 10th November 2011.

WLWR Achievements

‘Winner’         Woman in the Community Award                1995                            

‘Commended’ Health Challenge Award                               2001

‘Finalist’          Big Difference Awards                                2004

‘Finalist’          ‘Be Inspired Business Awards’                  2006                                                               

Winner            ‘Leadership Team of the Year’                    2007

‘Finalist’          Business Woman of the Year                      2010

‘Finalist’          Leadership Team of the Year                      2010

Winner             Best Large Social Enterprise Award           2010

Winner             WLSE Hub Brighter Future Award            2010

'Finalist'           Enterprise in Society Awards Large SE      2011

Winner            Enterprise in Society Awards Long Service 2011

Friends of the refuge 200 club

The draw of the friends of the refuge 200 club took place on 3rd October 2011. The winners are No 20 1st £75 M Riding,

No 33 2nd £30 May ford & No 44 3rd £15 S Jump. Cheques are on there way to the winners and congratulations and thank you

to all who support our 200 club.

 

Black & White Ball Friday 20th May 2011 POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

As from the 1st April 2010 West Lancashire Women's Refuge will be trading as Domestic Violence Support Services (W.L.).

Contact no's, Bank account and email address's remain the same and all cheques and payments should still be made payable to

West Lancashire Women's Refuge Ltd and sent to DVSS, P.O Box 16, Glebe Road, Skelmersdale, WN8 6XZ

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a womens experience word doc

All of the women who were involved in the compilation of this book have experienced domestic violence and have received Support/floating support with the West Lancs Women’s Refuge.

We gathered together to attend a creative writing programme where we wrote down our thoughts, feelings and experiences.

We respected the views of each other and supported each other when times were emotional.

All of us can relate to the experiences as we have all suffered in the same way, feeling that it was easy to talk and open up in a friendly, safe environment.

Read this book with an open mind and you can form your own opinion of our experiences.

21 years of achievements.