About us - The Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Alliance,

The Alliance

Aylesbury Women’s Aid

C2C Social Action

Flag DV

Hope After Harm

Hour Glass

MK-ACT

Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Service South Buckinghamshire

SAFE!

The Safety Centre

Sexual Assault and Abuse Support Service, Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes

Wycombe Women’s Aid

Aylesbury Women’s Aid

Aylesbury Women’s Aid is for the benefit of all women and their children who are or have experienced physical, mental, emotional, financial or sexual abuse in their relationships and to offer support, information, advice, access to temporary safe accommodation and aftercare. We offer refuge at two properties in Aylesbury as well as outreach, Independent Domestic Violence Advocate (IDVA) and counselling services from an office in Aylesbury Town Centre that clients can visit.

C2C Social Action

C2C Social Action delivers Milton Keynes Women’s Centre which provides a safe space for women to access services in the MK area.

Our primary purpose is to work with women at risk or who have offended, providing support around accommodation, finance, benefits, debts, physical and emotional health, motivation, future plans, behaviours, social networks and family and significant others.

We deliver 1-1 and group support alongside other agencies.

Flag DV

Supporting anyone aged 18 years or over who has or currently is experiencing domestic abuse by arranging a free, one-off family law advice appointment with a fully qualified family law solicitor.

Operating in the whole of the Thames Valley & Hampshire, we work with a team of solicitors who volunteer their time during their working days to speak to our clients. The purpose is to provide free, impartial legal advice that enables our clients to understand their legal rights, feel empowered to make legal decisions that are right for them & their loved ones & that ultimately protects them from the cycle of abuse.

We also work with other organisations & statutory bodies to help our clients access support in all areas of rebuilding their lives, not just the family law legal elements of abuse.

Hope After Harm

Supporting Victims and Families across the Thames Valley and beyond through targeted services:

Specialist one-to-one ISVA and Caseworker support, information and advice to those who have experienced sexual violence.
Peer support and specialist group provision.
Raising awareness of sexual violence and providing ISVA support to those within diverse communities across the Thames Valley area.   
Dedicated IDSVA support to Thames Valley police employees who have experienced domestic abuse and/or sexual violence.
Bright Sky - app and website that provides practical support and information for anyone who is concerned about domestic abuse.
Rise for Change – a remote first, CPD accredited, trauma-informed and survivor centred training programme.

Hour Glass

We have trained IDVAs/ISVAs and Domestic Abuse support workers providing tailored and specialist support to older victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence:

one-to-one support for older victims/survivors of domestic/sexual abuse to help recovery from their experience, regain independence and build resilience, support in court and advocate on their behalf.

community-based support, including pop-up advice and support clinics, seminars and events, and training.

specialist self and group advocacy, taking account of the unique nature and dynamics of domestic abuse and sexual violence in older age.

24/7 Helpline – 0808 8808 8141

MK-ACT

MK Act is dedicated to supporting individuals and families affected by domestic abuse in Milton Keynes. We provide safe refuge accommodation, a confidential helpline and crisis intervention services to residents aged 16 and above. Through workplace training, community outreach, and our domestic abuse perpetrator programme, we raise awareness of abuse warning signs and promote healthier, safer relationships. Partnering with local organisations, MK Act strives to build a community where everyone can live free from fear and violence.

Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Service South Buckinghamshire

Supporting survivors of any form of sexual assault and abuse of any gender from the age of 16 upwards in South Buckinghamshire.

Services include:

1:1 counselling
Psychoeducation
Befriending support
Telephone support
Advocacy

Specialist projects:

TVP – joint working from RSASS premises and development of victim/survivor journey support.
Holly Gazzard Trust – delivery of HGT training and awareness programme.

SAFE!

Children and Young People Support After Crime and Abuse Service

Open to 5 to 18 year olds victimised by any crime
Specialist domestic/sexual violence support
Independent Domestic and Sexual Violence Advisor (ChIDSVA) support
121 and group interventions
Counselling
Digital SupportParent support

SASH Bucks

Partnership with SAASSBMK
Support for 5-18 year olds following domestic abuse and sexual harm
Project work, advocacy, counselling, group work and parent support

Building Respectful Families (BRF)

Support for families experiencing Child and Adolescent on Parent Violence and Abuse (CAPVA)
Distinct support for parent & child, and siblings
Professional consultation and training
Group and 121 approaches

The Safety Centre

The Safety Centre is the world’s first interactive, immersive, and memorable safety education charity. Specialising in teaching children, young people and adults about how to stay safe, understand risks and avoid accidents using realistic learning experiences.

Our Empower and Challenge programme, tackling Violence Against Women and Girls is for Years 6, 7 and 8, uses interactive workshops to help students understand their right to feel safe in public places by raising awareness of public sexual harassment, emphasises the need to ‘call out’ unacceptable behaviour by peers and encourages reporting acts of public sexual harassment.

We want to create an empowered community to have courageous conversations, increasing their understanding of the individual impact of their actions, which makes a big difference in their communities and wider society.

Sexual Assault and Abuse Support Service, Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes

Sexual Assault and Abuse Supporting survivors of any form of sexual assault and abuse of any gender from the age of 5 upwards in Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes. Our services include: one to one counselling, psychoeducation, telephone support, drop-in sessions for peer support and group therapy. We also provide Independent Sexual Violence Advocacy (ISVA) to help survivors navigate through the criminal justice process. We additionally provide support to survivors of domestic abuse in partnership with our local Women’s Aid centres who are unable to provide long-term support such as counselling or Independent Domestic Violence Advocacy (IDVA).

Our specialist projects delivered in partnership include: SASH Bucks – supporting children and families affected by domestic abuse and sexual harm (www.sashbucks.org.uk) in partnership with SAFE!, domestic abuse counselling MK in partnership with MK-ACT and the SAM Project – specialist support for men, including IDVA and group support across the Thames Valley (www.samproject.org.uk).

Wycombe Women’s Aid

Wycombe Women’s Aid (WWA) is a registered charity working in the Wycombe, South Bucks and Chiltern Districts of Buckinghamshire. We work with women, children and young people who are experiencing or trying to escape domestic violence (either current domestic violence or historic domestic violence) and who are dealing with its effects and consequences.

We provide independent, high-quality specialist services which are underpinned by an equal opportunities approach and shaped by a feminist, trauma informed ethos.

We offer a number of different services, both within the refuge and through outreach in the local community, and all services are free of charge to women, children and young people. Our primary focus is to meet the diverse, and often complex, needs of women, children and young people who have experienced domestic violence.