MY SISTER'S PLACE

Restricted funding to distribute cash grants to individuals

This initiative seeks to shift grant making power directly to local women’s organisations and services. Smallwood provides a block grant of £90,000, a percentage of which the organisation uses to run the programme (shown here), and the remainder ....more

This initiative seeks to shift grant making power directly to local women’s organisations and services. Smallwood provides a block grant of £90,000, a percentage of which the organisation uses to run the programme (shown here), and the remainder is awarded as hardship grants to individual women 18+, who are further supported by the organisation's specialist services. Percentages are agreed with Smallwood in advance.

towards three years' salary and on costs of a Senior Therapist and a Domestic Abuse Counsellor at a project providing therapeutic services for people affected by domestic abuse in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire.

This funding will support My Sisters Place Surviving and Thriving Following Economic Abuse to provide advocacy and support to women in Middlesbrough affected by financial abuse. It will provide support by specialist staff helping women to become ....more

This funding will support My Sisters Place Surviving and Thriving Following Economic Abuse to provide advocacy and support to women in Middlesbrough affected by financial abuse. It will provide support by specialist staff helping women to become financially independent. The project aims to support to women suffering financial abuse cohesive control tackling poverty caused through economic hardship by providing a universal assessment to women referred to their services.

Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province

A one-off payment (Uplift Grant) to support organisation's operations and overheads during the cost-of-living crisis

One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis

Mothers who access our service will understand the impact of domestic abuse on their children and learn more about the therapeutic journey their children are beginning, and how they can support this.

Jubilee Grant Restricted Project Funding

This initiative seeks to shift grant making power directly to local women’s organisations and services. Smallwood provides a block grant and organisations then award hardship grants to individual women 18+ integrated with their specialist support ....more

This initiative seeks to shift grant making power directly to local women’s organisations and services. Smallwood provides a block grant and organisations then award hardship grants to individual women 18+ integrated with their specialist support services.

A grant to support children and young people aged 4-18 in Middlesbrough who have experienced domestic abuse.

Main Grant unrestricted core costs

salary costs for a Volunteer Coordinator for women's services in the Tees Valley

Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of My Sisters Place, awarded under the Foundation's Domestic Abuse funding stream. Part of the Covid Recovery Fund to support charities to emerge from the pandemic.

Grant to My Sisters Place meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.

To support a domestic abuse charity to work remotely.

Grant to My Sisters Place to support the orgnisation through COVID19.

My Sisters Place - Core Services

Salary and on-costs of a Therapeutic Services Manager Year 2

My Sisters Place is a domestic violence charity in Middlesbrough. The awards in 207 and 2018 supported them to build a housing portfolio providing long term housing to families made homeless due to domestic abuse.

Grant to support My Sisters Place to build a housing portfolio providing long term housing to families made homeless due to domestic abuse.

The focus of the activity will be on three key areas;Increasing awareness of peer support;Engaging and building confidence and capacity of local women to be involved in peer support;Bringing individuals and groups together to create momentum and ....more

The focus of the activity will be on three key areas;Increasing awareness of peer support;Engaging and building confidence and capacity of local women to be involved in peer support;Bringing individuals and groups together to create momentum and share learning and experience.Stakeholders in our area include;Womens voluntary organisations such as Eva in RedcarMental health voluntary organisations such as STAMP, an advocacy organisationWider voluntary organisation such as Recovery Connections for people affected by substance useStatutory organisations including the TEWV Mental Health TrustCommissioners - including local authorities, NHS and Police and Crime CommissionersThere arent any networks of womens peer support on Teesside so this work will be new. However it will build on the experience of M&S Mind which ran the Side by Side Peer Support Hub and include a number of womens groups involved in this.The hub will increase access to womens peer support locally by promoting the direct delivery project the partners wish to deliver through a large grant application. It will also work closely with any other grant applicants who are successful with delivery applications. The hub will provide peer support training as a practical way to stimulate peer support activity and gather momentum for involvement in the hub activity across Teesside.The hub will co-design 4 learning and capacity events during the 12 months with women involved in peer support, to be held across different Boroughs in Teesside.

The project will provide Peer Support opportunities for women accessing My Sisters Place and Arch North East support and therapeutic services.With the support of the Peer Support Hub we will establish a Peer Support Group within each organisation ....more

The project will provide Peer Support opportunities for women accessing My Sisters Place and Arch North East support and therapeutic services.With the support of the Peer Support Hub we will establish a Peer Support Group within each organisation which will be peer led and survivor focused. The group(s) will be co-designed by beneficiaries of each service with the support of the Peer Support Hub Co-Ordinator.In addition we will explore the use of technology in providing peer support through use of existing resources such as organisations websites to include a members area or self help toolkits.We will develop a peer support offer based on the ideas our beneficiaries have put forward and explore their ideas to include the delivery of;Peer Support Groups;One to One Peer Support - this would be in the form of volunteering opportunities to support women who are attending court for various criminal and legal hearings where appropriate, attend appointments with women or support them to engage in peer support groups. We will provide training through our organisations and the Peer Support Hub such as development training, trauma informed approaches and boundary setting;Social Activities - we will support women involved in peer support to attend and access new and existing social activities such as involvement in sports, creative activities and education/leaning activities.

The Ask Me Plus project will expand and develop the Womens Aid Federations Ask Me pilot project which aims to prevent and reduce the harm caused by domestic abuse.

The group will purchase furniture and improve their new premises which will be used as an information centre, referral gateway, activity base and charity shop. This will provide voluntary opportunities, a support service and early intervention and ....more

The group will purchase furniture and improve their new premises which will be used as an information centre, referral gateway, activity base and charity shop. This will provide voluntary opportunities, a support service and early intervention and prevention for families at risk of domestic abuse.

towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of the Therapeutic Services Manager at a project providing support to women who have experienced domestic abuse in Middlesbrough, Teesside

An independent one stop shop for women who are suffering or have suffered from Domestic Violence. The IDVA service forms part of the core work, proving crisis assessment of risk/need, advice & support, liaison and advocacy with statutory ....more

An independent one stop shop for women who are suffering or have suffered from Domestic Violence. The IDVA service forms part of the core work, proving crisis assessment of risk/need, advice & support, liaison and advocacy with statutory services etc.

Salary and on-costs of a Therapeutic Services Manager Year 1

To support short term accommodation for women fleeing violence.

Grant to enable My Sisters Place to work with landlords to develop a property portfolio offering stable and appropriate housing to women leaving violent relationships.

My Sister?s Place is a domestic abuse charity based in Middlesbrough. The award is to enable them to work with landlords to develop a property portfolio offering stable and appropriate housing to women leaving violent relationships.

The project will provide staff training and enable their front line staff to attend the Women’s Aid National Conference. This will enable staff to gain qualifications to work with high risk domestic violence cases, which will improve the group's ....more

The project will provide staff training and enable their front line staff to attend the Women’s Aid National Conference. This will enable staff to gain qualifications to work with high risk domestic violence cases, which will improve the group's services, help them meet demand and ensure their future sustainability.

The project aims to provide women effected by domestic abuse/ violence with the tools they need to achieve sustainable outcomes, including living free from abuse and being able to conduct their lives in the way they want to. This will be delivered ....more

The project aims to provide women effected by domestic abuse/ violence with the tools they need to achieve sustainable outcomes, including living free from abuse and being able to conduct their lives in the way they want to. This will be delivered through various forms of counselling and perpetrator intervention.

Running costs of a domestic violence counselling service Year 3

to develop and disseminate a trauma informed practice framework making use of Train the Trainer system to embed the approach

Towards Running costs of a domestic violence counselling service Year 2

Towards the salary of a domestic violence prevention officer focusing on improving early engagement with perpetrators, risk assessment to reduce repeat victimisation and pathways and practice in support for perpetrators.

towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of a domestic violence counselling service in Teesside

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An independent one stop shop for women who are suffering or have suffered from Domestic Violence. The IDVA service forms part of the core work, proving crisis assessment of risk/need, advice & support, liaison and advocacy with statutory ....more

An independent one stop shop for women who are suffering or have suffered from Domestic Violence. The IDVA service forms part of the core work, proving crisis assessment of risk/need, advice & support, liaison and advocacy with statutory services etc.

Toward the cost of purchasing and refurbishing extended premises for this domestic abuse service in Middlesbrough.

Towards the travel and accommodation costs associated with the Pilotlight programme of support.

Towards the cost of IDVA training

To develop a comprehensive strategic plan for the organisation.

towards three years' running costs of a domestic violence support service in Teeside

Towards the salary of a service manager for this domestic abuse service in Middlesbrough.

In Middlesbrough a project to help women who have experienced or witnessed domestic violence has received £123,522 to continue providing counselling sessions in addition to building confidence, assertiveness. My Sister's Place will benefit around ....more

In Middlesbrough a project to help women who have experienced or witnessed domestic violence has received £123,522 to continue providing counselling sessions in addition to building confidence, assertiveness. My Sister's Place will benefit around 440 women aged 16 and above.

the salary and on costs of the Independent Domestic Violence Advisor, travel, training, evaluation, management and supervision costs and a desktop computer

The funding will enable to continuation of an existing project from "My Sister's Place" Women's Advice Centre (MSPWAC) to support women experiencing domestic violence in Middlesbrough using an Independent Domestic Violence Adviser (IDVA). ....more

The funding will enable to continuation of an existing project from "My Sister's Place" Women's Advice Centre (MSPWAC) to support women experiencing domestic violence in Middlesbrough using an Independent Domestic Violence Adviser (IDVA). The IDVA will prioritise the safety of women and their children within a multi-agency context, assess, manage and reduce the risk to the beneficiaries and facilitate access to relevant safety measures, including legal protection.