About Us

The Women’s Support Project aims to raise awareness of the extent and effects of violence against women and children, and to support those affected by violence. Key themes in our work have been highlighting links between different forms of male violence and promoting an interagency response to the abuse of women and children. Our work is informed by a feminist analysis of male violence and an understanding of the links and overlaps between different forms of violence, discrimination and oppression.

The Project was established in 1983 and is a voluntary organisation recognised as a Scottish charity (SCO 21846)

Our main areas of work are:

• Support for women whose children have been sexually abused or exploited (on-line and by telephone)
• Raising awareness of the harm caused by commercial sexual exploitation and highlighting male demand as a root cause
• Multi-agency and in-house training service
• Public education
• Multi-agency and partnership working at local and national level
• Fundraising

Opening hours.
We work office hours, with some evening work.  At the moment we are unable to advertise set opening hours for our telephone line, as a result of funding and staffing cuts. If you leave a message or email us we will get back to you as soon as possible.

Funding
We have various sources of funding.  In 2011 - 2012 we are working with the Scottish Government Violence Against Women Team to support national training on violence against women. Our national work to challenge demand for commercial sexual exploitation also continues to be funded by the Scottish Government.  We use grants from charitable trusts, donations from individuals, and fundraising, to fund our support work and specific areas of development work.  To make a donation please visit our donate page.

Structure
The Women`s Support Project is a limited company, registered in Scotland (registration number SC323918, registered office, 31 Stockwell Street, Glasgow, G1 4RZ) and is recognised as a Scottish charity (SCO21846). A Board of Directors oversees the work of the Project, and employs staff members. Directors are elected from our membership and bring a range of skills and experience to the organisation. There are currently six members on the Board of Directors.

Staffing
The Project currently employs:
2 Senior Development Officers
1 National Development Officer (Challenging Demand)

Staff members are Disclosure checked as appropriate for their job description.

Organisational Policies
The Project has a range of organisational policies, in line with legislation and good practice. Please contact us for further information.

Policies (Available to download - Format: PDF)
Child Protection [111kb]
Complaints [45kb]
Confidentiality
Equal Opportunities [48kb]
Protection of Vulnerable Adults [100kb]
Prevention of Suicide and Self-Harm [45kb]
Service User Agreement [75kb]

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