Unlocking Hunger In Lockdown tells the story of volunteers and community organisations in Woolwich, southeast London coming together during the Covid-19 lockdown to make sure that local people in need don’t go without food. Through a well-organised cooking and delivery scheme carried out by volunteers and furloughed workers, food parcels have been delivered throughout the…
It was a challenging time for some of our clients due to the recent coronavirus pandemic that made it extremely difficult and, in some cases, impossible for the majority of them to access or provide food and necessities for themselves and their families. As a charitable organisation that supports these women, we put a call…
SafeLives wrote a letter to Priti Patel and Robert Buckland calling on them to #Invest2EndAbuse in the Domestic Abuse Bill, backed by over 130 frontline services and small organisations. (Shortened Link to The Letter)
I Am Not Your Negro is a 2016 documentary film directed by Raoul Peck, based on James Baldwin‘s unfinished manuscript Remember This House. The film explores the history of racism in the United States. The memoir recounts the lives of his close friends and civil rights leaders Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., and Medgar Evers. I Am Not Your Negro! (Click Here to…
Her Centre has been providing support to women referred to us through phone calls, Zoom and What’s App so that both the women we work with and our staff stay safe. We are also aware that due to many job cuts more of our clients are experiencing money issues and so we have been working…
We would like to thank all the people who are helping us to support our families who are struggling financially due to Covid 19. Our board members have all been brilliant and thank you Emilie for coordinating and dropping off our trustees’ donations. Thanks to board member Zainab too for her collection. Clockhouse have been…
If you are at risk of Domestic Abuse, free & confidential help & support is available: Call the GDVA helpline on 020 8317 8273 In an emergency always call 999 For more info information: https://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/domesticabuse A link to the (Royal Borough of Greenwich) animation: (Click Here) Domestic Abuse Poster (Click Here)
The cross-government definition of domestic violence and abuse is: Any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive, threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between those aged 16 or over who are, or have been, intimate partners or family members regardless of gender or sexuality. The abuse can encompass, but is not limited to: psychological physical…
Feedback from our 20th Anniversary: Ann Marie Eigbe, former steering group and Her Centre volunteer https://youtu.be/HBmYGBIudSg Claire Platt, former user steering group and Her Centre Volunteer https://youtu.be/rxMXPydLbbo Cheryl Scille, user steering group and Her Centre volunteer https://youtu.be/lIBbq0M5X6Q
Partnership between Royal Borough of Greenwich’s GLLaB employment service and HER centre is finalist for national award: A unique partnership between the Council’s Greenwich Local Labour & Business (GLLaB) employment service and the HER Centre, a Woolwich-based charity that supports women in crisis, has been shortlisted as a finalist for the ERSA Employability Awards 2019…