SOCIAL AWARENESS
We use craft based projects and activities in Preston and Blackburn as a means to public engagement, in a sensitive and informal manner. Gina has reached and offered emotional support to over three hundred male/female victims/survivors of CSA in the past thirteen years.
Our current projects include Pop-Along information and support points, accessible for anyone who may wish to know more about our charity. We also welcome any opportunity for public speaking.
Networking events
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We are a registered Community Interest Company established in 2013. Our Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) service provides information, support and guidance’s for adults who are affected by Childhood Sexual Abuse (ACSA). We are run by individuals who have lived experience of non-recent CSA and are committed to promoting Social Awareness of this taboo topic in a sensitive, professional manner.
We welcome support and interest from potential stakeholders from statuary and VCFS agencies and services and invite staff/volunteers from any Lancashire based services to attend our Networking Sessions which will allow us to introduce you to our service in an informal manner. We are fully committed to exploring strategies for active inter-agency collaboration as we believe that it is very important to break down barriers which restrict or prevent victims of this crime from seeking the support they justly deserve.
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By raising awareness of CSA, we send a message to perpetrators that sexual abuse is unacceptable and will not be tolerated in our communities, as individuals with Lived Experiences of tis crime we are not afraid to speak out. To stay silent about CSA, when we know so much, when we see and hear the pain and anguish, caused by this crime, is not an option. We can no-longer turn a deaf ear, or a blind eye, to do so we are giving perpetrators free reign to continue on their paths of destruction. Our collective social silence a shield which protects the guilty, a barrier which the victim is unable to surmount alone. ​
It’s time, to ask ourselves and each other, where do you stand, do you care, do you care enough to reach out a helping hand, do you care enough to ask…what happened to you, can I help?​
Networking session content
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Outline personal & professional reasons for establishing our CIC
Why our service is needed
Official evidence of need-current research & Government Strategies
Current projects & activities
Register an Interest /booking processes
Explore options in regards to establishing referral pathways​
Pop-Along Information Projects
These are public engagement events/activities, which create opportunities to reach out to victim/survivors of CSA within local communities.
GG's Situated in office 10
27 Inglewhite Road,
Longridge,
PR3 3JS
Contact Gina for more info on:
07597 998169
