Stevenage & North Herts Women’s Resource Centre

 

 

The Stevenage and North Herts Women’s Resource Centre is a voluntary organisation providing a safe and confidential, women only environment for women aged 18 upwards.

  

The organisation was first established in 1995 and has the following objectives:

 

1. To advance the education of women by the provision of educational and training facilities and opportunities for volunteering.

 

2. To relieve women who are in need by provision of advice and information.

 

3. To provide or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation for such women in the interest of social welfare and a view to improving their conditions of life.

  

 

The centre offers information and support on women’s issues as well as a range of free services which include telephone support, one to one support appointments, vocational and educational guidance, support groups, drop in sessions, domestic violence drop-in, advocacy, self development courses and a solicitor’s surgery. The centre also offers a quality short and long term free counselling service to women in the community that it serves. There is a free crèche facility for women that use the Centre.