Support for women

Staying at home

If you don't want to come into the Refuge or need support after leaving:

Call For Women, our Outreach Centre
on 01206 867120 or email forwomen@colchester-refuge.org.uk or visit 35 East Street, Colchester on weekdays from 10am to 2pm (except Wednesdays)

At For Women you will find a safe and comfortable meeting place staffed by women who will help you consider your options and make the right choices for your future at your own pace. You can bring your children with you. We will allocate you an Outreach Worker who will listen to you, believe what you say and offer practical and emotional support. All our services are free of charge.

The services at For Women include:

• Practical help. Your Outreach Worker will be able to help you deal with housing, social services and benefits. She can also arrange legal advice and help with debts.

• Coffee mornings. Our weekly coffee mornings offer the opportunity to chat with other women with similar experiences in a relaxed and friendly setting. You can also find out more about us and the services offered by the Refuge.

• Help with children. Our staff will discuss what you want for your children and support you in providing appropriate help.

• Group support programme. This can help you come to terms with your experience of domestic abuse and develop ways of preventing it happening again.

• Domestic goddess course. This includes sewing and cooking.

• Floating support. Our Floating Support Worker offers practical support to clients who are still in their homes or former residents after they have been re-housed. She also provides regular opportunities for her clients to meet one another.

If you want any more information about any of these services, call: 01206 867120

Disabled women

If you have difficulty accessing For Women, we can offer you any of these services on another of our sites.