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Herefordshire Women's Aid
PO Box 74
Hereford
HR4 9WB

Tel: 0800 783 1359

Email: hwa@hwa.kc3ltd.co.uk
Email: jan.frances@zoom.co.uk

Contact:
Jan Frances (Co-ordinator)

Service Description:
Women's Aid provides comprehensive support for women and children affected by domestic violence.

Services include:

Safe Temporary Accommodation in Hereford for women and their children (if they have any) where women can recover from mental or physical abuse in a supported environment. The refuge is self catering though does have emergency supplies

Alternative Safe Accommodation is always found at another refuge in the national network if the Hereford Refuge is full

Information, Support and Counselling

Outreach Work with women and children affected by domestic violence who do not want to go into the refuge but who need support in exploring other options.

Aftercare is offered to all women and children when they are leaving the refuge, at first on an individual basis, then as part of a weekly aftercare group

Trained Child Support Workers work to identify the needs of children resident with their mothers in the refuge. They organise and deliver a wide range of activities and participate in child protection work with Social Services and other agencies

Rural Resettlement Service provides intensive longer-term support for families in Social Housing, who are recovering from the trauma of domestic violence

The strategic development of domestic violence policies and services in Herefordshire in partnership with a wide range of local, regional and national agencies

Referrals:
Contact via the helpline number during office hours or via the Samaritans at any other time.

Charges for Refuge Accommodation:
£11 per week if on Housing Benefit
Otherwise, weekly payments negotiated according to disposable income

Disabled Access:
The refuge has a ground floor bedroom with bathroom, adapted for wheelchair access.

Other Information:
Herefordshire Women's Aid is a member of the Women's Aid Federation Of England, which is the key national agency for women and children experiencing physical, sexual or emotional abuse in their homes.