For the past six years Women’s Breakout has provided a unique and specialised resource for women’s centres working in the criminal justice system. Despite building up a strong network and having considerable success, it has struggled to be viable on its own. Following careful consideration by the Boards of Women’s Breakout and Clinks, alongside consultation … Continued

Our final AGM on 28 June 2017 was enjoyed by all. Our focus this year was on Service User Engagement and so we heard from a number of our members and their service users about how service users are involved in the design, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of services. We also heard from Paula Harriott from … Continued

Dear Women’s Breakout Stakeholder For the past six years Women’s Breakout has been working to provide a unique and specialised resource for women’s centres and those delivering services to women who are, or may be, affected by the criminal justice system. Despite building up a strong network it has struggled to be viable on its … Continued

Save the Date Service User Engagement event - 28 June 2017 - London Our annual event this year has the theme of service user engagement. Some of our members will be speaking about how they involve service users in the running of their organisations. We will also hear from a few services users about their … Continued

Seventy organisations across the country will share £12 million from the Tampon Tax Fund. This £12m was announced by Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond during the Spring Budget earlier this year, and was designed to benefit charities that support women and girls, particularly those affected by violence and domestic abuse. Congratulations to our members … Continued