# New funder awards £35k to Southampton women’s refuge

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/04/19/new-funder-awards-35k-to-southampton-womens-refuge/
- Published: 2017-04-19T12:36:15+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Longleigh Foundation, a new grant-making national charity launched this year, 
has made a grant of £35,000 to South Hampshire Women’s Refuge. This will fund a 
six-month ‘Recovery Toolkit’ scheme designed to equip women in crisis with the life
skills they need to leave their situations and live independently. **

 

The refuge is operated by social housing provider, Stonewater.

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The six-month programme will fund 15 women at a cost of around £2,300 per candidate.
Longleigh Foundation’s funding will also help South Hampshire Women’s Refuge remodel
its support facilities to accommodate more women with complex needs.

 

Since 2010, 17% of all refuges in England have closed due to funding cuts.

 

Sue Terry, Chair of Longleigh Foundation, explained: “South Hampshire Women’s Refuge
is one of many shelters around the country which has had to reduce its services 
due to funding cuts and urgently needs money to deliver key programmes and support
services which women in crisis so desperately need.”

 

She added: “We are now looking to form strategic partnerships with other funding
organisations and businesses in Southampton and the region who can help us identify
worthwhile community projects aimed at helping vulnerable groups in need of financial
support.”

 

## About Longleigh Foundation

 

The [Longleigh Foundation](http://www.longleighfoundation.org) was established by
social housing provider Stonewater to assist vulnerable residents against a backdrop
of welfare reform.

 

It aims to support the most vulnerable groups in our society. In particular it focuses
on young people, older people, people with mental and physical disabilities, and
anyone who has been subject to, or is at risk of, domestic abuse.

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