Cumbria Gateway Ltd – Gateway 4 Women West Project (2024 – 2027)
Gateway 4 Women is a not-for-profit organisation offering support to all women in a safe, welcoming and women-only space. Offering support to women with a range of vulnerabilities, including; mental wellbeing, homelessness and housing related difficulties, those undergoing drug and alcohol rehabilitation, those suffering domestic abuse, debt and money management, and social isolation. The service is open to all women.
Cumbria Gateway Ltd – Gateway 4 Women West Project (2024 – 2027)
Summary
Gateway 4 Women is a not-for-profit organisation offering support to all women in a safe, welcoming and women-only space. Offering support to women with a range of vulnerabilities, including; mental wellbeing, homelessness and housing related difficulties, those undergoing drug and alcohol rehabilitation, those suffering domestic abuse, debt and money management, and social isolation. The service is open to all women.
Women accessing the women only services can access a range of 1-2-1 support, personal development groups, specific domestic abuse related groups, and social activities; with the overarching aim of enabling and supporting women to build positive social relationships, reduce social isolation, build confidence, improve self-esteem, gain new skills and knowledge, and improve overall wellbeing, impacting on their healing and aftercare.
Project Impacts
Project Impacts
- Increased healing through aftercare support.
- Build positive social relationships and gain new skills and knowledge.
- Improved mental and physical health and wellbeing trough access to our support services.
- Reduced isolation and increased social interaction.
- Improved self-confidence and self-esteem.
- Reduction in risk taking behaviour.
- Improved skills from various projects such as arts and crafts.
- Access to volunteering opportunities – in year 2 of the project.