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We supported women with complex needs. What will they do now?

Lisa Dando writes for The Guardian about how funding cuts have forced the closure of BWC's counselling service for women with histories of abuse, poverty and ...
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Funding cuts force closure of BWC counselling service for women

Funding cuts have forced the closure of BWC’s counselling service for women with histories of abuse, poverty, and addiction. Counselling has been a core part of ...
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BWC wins BrightonSoup vote for new computers

On 29th September, at the 11th BrightonSoup event, Stefanie Lake pitched for the Brighton Women’s Centre and won the vote receiving £383.30 in donations to buy ...
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BWC commits to paying Living Wage

Brighton Women’s Centre is a Living Wage employer, alongside 10,000 other UK businesses who believe that their teams deserve a salary that meets their daily needs. ...
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Report on re-offending behaviour after participation in the Brighton Women’s Centre

This analysis looked at the re-offending behaviour of 44 women who were supported by Brighton Women’s Centre’s Inspire programme after receiving a community sentence. The overall ...
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Exploring the value and impact of the Women’s Centre approach

A report has been developed as a resource for Women’s Centres, to support their conversations with commissioners at a local and regional level. It is intended ...
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A Reflection of 40 Years of BWC

The idea of a Women's Centre in Brighton was conceived as early as 1969 during meetings of the Brighton Women's Liberation group. During the late 1960s ...
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A Tribute to Shelia McWattie

Sheila McWattie was a treasured member of the BWC volunteer team who did a huge amount to support, raise the profile of the organisation and make ...
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Brighton Pride Women’s Performance Tent

On Saturday 5th August 2006, we hosted the Brighton Pride Women's Performance Tent at Preston Park. We would like to thank Brighton Pride and Brighton & ...
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