Working alongside women in Liverpool involved in the sex industry & addiction. Offering practical and emotional support. Part of Our House Community @Our_Walton
Tuesday 17th is the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. We remember those we have lost to the ongoing violence and abuse that sex workers face ☂️
Come chat to NUM, @MASHManchester and @OurRoomMCR on 17th Dec, Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester, 12 - 4pm
#IDEVASW
Creative times at group, creating together chatting & laughing together . We try to create spaces where women can come as they are to chat, eat, get support if needed. Women have told us it’s important to have space just for them to be away from the normal hostel life sometimes.
A massive thank you to our brilliant Trustee Board on #trusteeweek2024. We're so grateful for your work and support !We're currently recruiting new Trustees , specifically who have skills and experience in areas of finances, fundraising, HR or safeguarding. Please get in touch!
Thank you Zac!!! And congratulations on your first marathon ! We're so grateful you ran it for us... £1,310 raised so far for our new outreach van! THANK YOU ALL! The justgiving is still open foror those who've said they'd like to. buff.ly/3NeZpIP
Our House @our_walton and @pearl_street_liverpool would like to say a HUGE thank you to Zac @IsaacMcMaster for running a MARATHON to raise funds towards a new outreach van! Zac's continued support over the years is incredibly appreciated .Check link in the thread for more!!!
We're so grateful to Zac McMaster who's running a marathon on 6th October to help us kick start our fundraising for a new streetwise outreach van! Please follow the link to find out more and get involved !
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Great to start the @growing.stronger.liverpool training yesterday evening with some of our fab team @Pearls_street @ourhousecommunity. Training in compassionate working with adults who experienced trauma and adversity in childhood. #compassion#relationalpractice#team @kfhenders
🗣 "It's about the early intervention we can offer young people and the community."
✅Absolutely correct Darren! It's very impactful hearing how young people living in Walton feel about the recent riots and to see, first hand, how they are helping the recovery effort.
We are proud to be funding amazing initiatives like @WaltonYP through our YES Fund, so we can offer better access to new & safe opportunities for young people living in some of our more deprived areas. 👏
Learning how to respond to an overdose is one of the most valuable things you can do. Head to our educational website about naloxone to find out more naloxone.org.uk#IOAD#TogetherWeCan#EndOverdose
We're looking for volunteers to join us! Across all areas of Pearls & Streetwise:Harm Reduction Mobile Outreach, groups&drop ins , Supporting Women, admin, Fundraising & other roles ! Get in touch or check out our website !! We'd love to hear from you !😊 ☎️🗨️📧❤️ #joinus#team
Our amazing harm reduction outreach van team out last night. #volunteersweek2024 so grateful for all the teams that go out late each weekend to provide a little more safety and connection to the amazing women we work alongside. #safety#liverpoolvolunteers#connection
Another area is our Women's Support Team.Volunteers are involved in many different areas from delivering a food parcel, checking in & offering emotional support over the phone, supporting in the community, helping women to get involved in something they love for their wellbeing!
First up is our WOMEN'S GROUP TEAM. We are so grateful to this team who help run our women's group. Offering a safe space where women are shown compassionate, non judgemental support, have a chat, laugh, food together & can get involved in some well being or creative activities.
We are recruiting new compassionate and committed volunteers to join our team so we can expand what we do and offer more safe spaces to connect for women around Liverpool.
Our amazing Pearls team went out for a meal, we had a great time together. SO GRATEFUL for how the team support women we meet with. To mark #volunteeringweek we're sharing some of the volunteering roles, so you can get involved!. Get in touch if you're interested to join us!
Next up for #volunteersweek is our Streetwise Van Volunteers.This brilliant team give up their Fri or Sat nights to offer some safety, care and support to those who come to our van.We're so grateful to every single one of the team that makes this happen!
Photo 2- "Hi I'm Janine, Working with Streetwise is such a humbling, joyful and sometimes sad experience, working with the teams and the women and seeing the impact we have. Streetwise is an essential project and every city should have one."
Photo 3- "My name is Emily and I am a firefighter in Liverpool. A friend put me in touch with Streetwise and since then I've been volunteering. I enjoy talking with the women and it's nice to see the comfort they get from having a safe space to share their stories and feelings."