Women at the HeArt seeks to give vulnerable, disadvantaged women more control over their lives, identifying ways of empowering them through the use of creative activities and reconnecting them with their families and communities. The project focuses on women with complex and unmet needs and offers innovative, cost-effective methods of intervention which can open doors and give women greater access to support services.
We are working with 4 sites across the Thames Valley: Alana House in Reading, The Old Fire Station in Oxford, InterAction MK and Elizabeth Fry probation hostel in Reading.
Integral to Women at the HeArt is a mentee training scheme which is part of our ongoing commitment towards continuing professional development for creative practitioners in the criminal justice field.
We have run sessions with a variety of agencies working together in Milton Keynes and workshops will take place at the Elizabeth Fry hostel during the summer. We will be celebrating the work at an exhibition to take place in the gallery at the Old Fire Station in Oxford www.oldfirestation.org.uk during October 2013 and at InterAction MK www.interactionmk.org.uk during November 2013.
Contact judy@thamesvalleypartnership.org.uk for more info.
“It’s been good to express yourself to how you’re
really feeling but can’t put it into words.”
“I enjoyed having a go. I always feel inadequate
but out of this came light and colour.”
Contact judy@thamesvalleypartnership.org.uk for more info.
