FLOATING SUPPORT - CLICK HERE FOR LEAFLET
Floating Support is a free service, which provides practical and emotional support to enable a woman who has experienced domestic abuse to live independently away from the abusive situation. This support is available for women who have been in our refuge and have now been provided with other accommodation enabling them to leave the refuge. It is also for women who have been living with an abusive person in the community who have been provided with new accommodation. We can support you through changes in your life.
We can encourage you to discover a positive self-image, leading to advancement and an increase in self-esteem.
GWA are committed to providing a high quality customer focused service and this is our promise to you about the service you should receive. You can expect fair treatment from all our staff regardless of your age, gender, race, religion, ethnic or national origin, disability or sexuality.
- To help you feel safe and secure in your own home
- Advice on housing rights and responsibilities
- Welfare rights advice
- Help with applying for DSS grants and loans
- Finding furniture for empty flat/house
- Information on local facilities
- Access to health care, leisure, transport, support and activity groups
- Help with budgeting, paying bills and debts
- Information on basic home security, maintenance and dealing with emergencies
- Networking with specialist advice and support agencies to meet individual needs.
- Helping with filling in forms
- Advocacy e.g. having someone to do the talking for you on certain issues you feel you can’t deal with
- Building self-confidence and self esteem
- Assistance with finding an occupation, paid or voluntary or training
- Accompany you to the Solicitors/Legal issues etc
- Befriending and emotional support, or ...
............just someone to talk to
