Urgent Funding Appeal!

Unfortunately funding for our support service has been affected by local authority budget cuts.  Glasgow City Council has informed us that they will not fund our support service beyond 31st March 2010.

We believe that this support service is much needed, particularly in relation to supporting women whose children have been sexually abused.
We are pursuing alternative sources of funding and are also launching an appeal based on individual giving. Our appeal is based on securing 5000 donations of £20, although donations of any size are welcome.

 What can you do to help?

• Make a donation on-line - click on the Donate
  button above
  
• Send a donation to Women’s Support Project,
  31Stockwell Street, Glasgow, G1 4RZ
• Raise money through sponsorship or events. 
  You can do this on-line - click on the Donate
  button above, or email us at wsproject@btconnect.com
• Send details of our funding appeal to all your friends
  and colleagues and ask them to help save the Project.
• Join Save the Women`s Support Project on Facebook,
  and ask all your friends to join.
• Contact Glasgow City Council to ask that they continue
  to support this valuable resource and to safeguard
  services for women who have experienced violence.
  Write to your local Councillor if you live in Glasgow.
  - www.glasgow.gov.uk/councillorsandcommittees/allMembers.asp 
  and/or Cllr Archie Graham, archie.graham@councillors.glasgow.gov.uk
  and/or james.coleman@councillors.glasgow.gov.uk
  The postal address for Councillors is Glasgow City Council,
  City Chambers, Glasgow G1

Over the coming year we will be working with tthe Scottish
Government `Violence Against Women team` to support the
implementation of the VAW Training Strategy.  We will continue
to work to secure alternative funding to allow us to continue our
support service.

Update, October 2010

The individual appeal was launched on 27th January 2010.
We are happy to announce that the appeal has raised
£28,020 so far. In addition we have received a £25,000 donation,
making a grand total of £53,020

Thanks to all!