Over the last year or so, we've been talking to our women clients, asking them questions about their situations and seeing what support they tell us works for them.
We're now developing a Women's Strategy, coordinated by Esther Sample who has written an introduction about her role on our Blog.
In autumn 2011 we launched a new report Battered, Broken, Bereft about why people are still sleeping rough today. One of the findings in this was that, among women, 35% slept rough after leaving home to escape domestic violence.
In 2012 our Action Week will see the launch of a new 18 month campaign, Rebuilding Shattered Lives, to develop the first national showcase of best practice, ideas and innovation around supporting homeless and vulnerable women. Email to register your interest to rebuildingshatteredlives@mungos.org
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