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North Wales Women's Centre

Multi-service centre for women providing information, support, advocacy, training and referrals on issues relating to work, health and wellbeing. Women can learn new skills in an environment that encourages socialising, supportiveness, dignity and respect. Support around homelessness, domestic abuse and difficulties which may result or have resulted in women breaking the law.

Harrow Law Centre

Law centre offering legal help to the public. Issues covered include housing, homelessness, community care, public law, education, immigration and asylum, welfare benefits and child law.

Ben Brierley Legal Advice Resource Centre

Advice and information on a range of issues, including general and specialist housing rights advice, advice on benefits, money and debt, consumer rights, employment rights. Adviceline Monday and Friday 9am - 5pm, Tuesday - Thursday 9am - 7pm: 08444 111 222.

BHT Hastings Advice

Specialist legal advice on housing for anyone with a housing or homelessness proble.

National Centre for Domestic Violence

Free, fast emergecy service for survivors of domestic violence, regardless of their domestic circumstances. Allows anyone to apply for an injunction within 24 hours of first contact. Work in close partnership witht the police, local firms of solicitors and other support agencies such as Women's Aid.

The Trust Women's Project

Offers support and positive opportunities to women involved in or exited from prostitution, and women involved in, moving on from or at risk of involvement in the Criminal Justice system. Street outreach. Drop-in sessions. Court Diversion Scheme. Substance misuse keywork. Housing and benefits advice. Aftercare, counselling, group work resettlement programme. Access to solicitors.

Minerva Project

Community based support for women aged 18+ who have support needs because they have offended, are offending or at risk of offending. Support with debt, poverty, low income, domestic/sexual violence, unemployment, health, homelessness & housing problems, alcohol or drug problems, education and life skills, parenting issues, family breakdown. Counselling, group work, access to free legal advice.

Women at the Well

Day centre for vulnerable women, specialising in working with women involved in street based prostitution. Housing support, benefits support. Counselling. Legal advice. Sexual health advice. Support with substance use. Literacy support. Hot meals. Laundry facilities, shower, clothing room. Arts and crafts, cooking, acupuncture, massage, varied workshops.

Venus

Range of services for women and girls in South Sefton. Floating support programme for women in housing difficulties/with related problems. Families at risk support programme and a drop-in for mothers. Floating support and a drop-in for teenage mothers. Counselling for women aged 16+. General drop-in with advice, information and courses. Girls group for 11-16 year olds. Access to legal advice.