This International Women’s Day you can make a tangible difference to the livelihood of women in our community.
Women are more likely to experience hidden homelessness which means they are more likely to live in unstable accommodation, refuges, sleep on trains or other less visible places rather than more visible rough sleeping. This means the true scale of women’s homelessness is unknown.
Often women become homeless through fleeing abuse, with the vulnerability of rough sleeping making them susceptible to further abuse in the future.
Across services and refuge, Julian House provides person-centric care to ensure that each client receives a non-judgmental, supportive setting.
Art as a means of expression
As a celebration of International Women’s Day, Julian House is involved in two exhibitions featuring art, paintings and poetry from women staying in our domestic abuse refuges. Both exhibitions are free to attend and walk-ins are encouraged.
The Next Chapter:
The Next Chapter is an empowering showcase of artwork, paintings, and poetry created by women who have experienced domestic abuse. Presented in a collaborative style, this exhibition is coordinated by Wiltshire Council and includes the artwork of Wiltshire based charities including Julian House, FearFree, Green Square Accord, Nelson Trust and Collaborative Digital.
4th-5th March
Trowbridge County Hall
10am-4pm (both days)
Exhibition on Female Resilience:
The exhibition will highlight the resilience and creativity of those currently finding refuge in the safe accommodation provided by Julian House in the Bath and Somerset refuge.
Exhibition on Female Resilience encourages the public to view a powerful perspective into the clients journeys to recovery and how they are healing.
13th March
St. Micheal’s Church
10am-4pm
How you can make a change this International Women’s Day
By raising funds and awareness this International Women’s Day, you can make a tangible difference on the lives of women in our community.
Share awareness of the lives of women in your community:
You can download a share the above statistics to raise awareness of the challenges faced by women who are experiencing hidden homelessness especially as a result of domestic abuse.
Visit our art exhibitions:
Whether you are visiting our exhibition in Wiltshire or Bath, you can take the time to explore a powerful perspective into the clients journeys to recovery using creativity to express feeling which words alone can’t achieve.
What your donations can go towards:
£10 could buy a phone top-up card for a vulnerable female client.
£15 could provide an emergency baby pack of nappies, wipes etc for a mother escaping domestic violence
£250 could by a starter pack to help an abused mother and children into new accommodation. Escaping domestic abuse often means a hurried departure from the family home.
£700 could pay for one woman with experience of domestic abuse to access a 12-week educative group programme where they can learn about the dynamics of abuse and the impact it has on themselves and their children, so that they can exit their abusive situation and avoid abusive relationships in future.
Fundraising with colleagues:
If you were looking to engage your colleagues in meaningful fundraising for International Women’s Day, please have a look in our fundraising pack for ideas, and how we can help to promote your efforts.
To get in touch with us to explore a partnership, please contact our corporate fundraiser contact: grace.dearson@julianhouse.org.uk
