BRADFORD RAPE CRISIS AND SEXUAL ABUSE SURVIVORS SERVICE 

Three West Yorkshire Rape Crisis organisations led by Bradford Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Survivors Service will expand and develop a Survivor Leaders pilot project. This will establish a network ....more

Three West Yorkshire Rape Crisis organisations led by Bradford Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Survivors Service will expand and develop a Survivor Leaders pilot project. This will establish a network of peer support groups for women who have survived sexual violence enabling them to come together boost confidence and help each other to overcome challenges.

To provide additional funding to allow national helpline providers and rape & sexual abuse support fund grant recipients to increase remote support in providing the Activities included in the ....more

To provide additional funding to allow national helpline providers and rape & sexual abuse support fund grant recipients to increase remote support in providing the Activities included in the grant agreement during the Covid-19 pandemic.

To provide additional funding to allow national helpline providers and rape & sexual abuse support fund grant recipients to increase remote support in providing the Activities included in the ....more

To provide additional funding to allow national helpline providers and rape & sexual abuse support fund grant recipients to increase remote support in providing the Activities included in the grant agreement during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Provision of Victim Services

Bradford Dispersed Housing Project

Grant to Bradford Rape Crisis & Sexual Abuse Survivors Service meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.

"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more

"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

Provision of Victim Services

The development grant will help the organisation develop their support programme for people who have experienced sexual abuse and/or rape in West Yorkshire. The aim is to improve physical and mental ....more

The development grant will help the organisation develop their support programme for people who have experienced sexual abuse and/or rape in West Yorkshire. The aim is to improve physical and mental wellbeing, improve confidence and self-esteem and help them to lead healthy lifestyles.

To provide independent, specialist support to female and male victims of rape and sexual abuse, including victims of child sexual abuse.

Bradford Rape Crisis has been offering Mindfulness courses for 2 years. Feedback from participants is inspiring: From being a habitual drinker in an abusive marriage, I am now alcohol and husband ....more

Bradford Rape Crisis has been offering Mindfulness courses for 2 years. Feedback from participants is inspiring: From being a habitual drinker in an abusive marriage, I am now alcohol and husband free.. totally transformed my lived experience!! I've got confidence, boldness, accepting the present situation and dealing with it. I developed friendships and a sense of kinship with others. Mindfulness has been shown to be at least as effective as anti-depressant medication for the treatment of clinical-level depression. Studies have shown that mindfulness brings about long-term changes in mood, increasing levels of happiness and wellbeing. Being mindful also improves the quality of everyday life, helping us to savour the pleasures in life as they occur, and to become more fully involved and present. Mindfulness can dramatically reduce pain and our emotional reaction to it. It can improve sleep. Meditation also improves heart and circulatory health by reducing blood pressure and lowering the risk of hypertension. Benefits that are particularly relevant for survivors of sexual violence include: Mindfulness can help us accept ourselves as we are. We learn that we can sit with painful emotions and body sensations, without needing to block them out or avoid them. We can each develop a relationship with ourselves, which is grounded in kindness and compassion. By focusing on the here and now, we are less likely to get caught up in worries about the future or regrets about the past. We become less preoccupied with what other people think of us. We also become better able to form deep connections with others. Participating in Mindfulness courses at Bradford Rape Crisis and potentially progressing to a regular Mindfulness Group not only builds skills for social relationships but also actively creates a social network. During the last Mindfulness course the women formed a WhatsApp group.

Funding to run 3 8 week mindfulness courses that aim to support survivors of sexual violence.

To provide in-depth and holistic specialist sexual violence support to 30 Refugees and Asylum Seeker and Trafficked Women per year.

Funding will support them to work in partnership with other local agencies dealing with violence against women and girls (Bradford Women’s Aid, Staying Put, Keighley Domestic Violence Services ....more

Funding will support them to work in partnership with other local agencies dealing with violence against women and girls (Bradford Women’s Aid, Staying Put, Keighley Domestic Violence Services & Anah), to develop a portfolio of dispersed accommodation housing women and children fleeing violence and abuse. They are seeking to develop a capital asset base which will generate long term sustainable funding through rental income as well as providing safe homes for women and children where support can be given to enable them to recover from the trauma of violence and abuse. A business case and an emerging partnership are already in place and the next step is to employ a development worker whose

To increase the volume of support offered to victims of child sexual abuse and help meet the increased demand on services.

To provide direct and front line support to females over the age of 13 who are victims of rape and sexual violence

To increase the volume of support offered to victims of child sexual abuse and help meet the increased demand on your services.

To provide direct and front line support to females over the age of 13 who are victims of rape and sexual violence.

the charity provides support to people who have experienced rape and sexual abuse via counselling, group and 1-1 support. Funding will allow the charity to explore the feasibility of developing ....more

the charity provides support to people who have experienced rape and sexual abuse via counselling, group and 1-1 support. Funding will allow the charity to explore the feasibility of developing various social enterprises that could boost their income

To provide direct and front line support to females over the age of 13 who are victims of rape and sexual violence

To increase the volume of support offered to victims of child sexual abuse and help meet the increased demand on your services.

Female asylum seekers who have experienced sexual violence, exploitation and torture can often face difficulties disclosing this during their asylum claims due to trauma. This can result in failed ....more

Female asylum seekers who have experienced sexual violence, exploitation and torture can often face difficulties disclosing this during their asylum claims due to trauma. This can result in failed applications and women becoming destitute which can lead to further exploitation, violence, sexual violence and abuse. The group will work across West Yorkshire with women who have faced these issues to provide 1:2:1 casework and group support to address their immediate and long term safety needs; housing, food, healthcare, support with their legal cases and also friendship. Counselling will also be provided to address their trauma. The women will be empowered to take back control of their lives.