Leeds Women’s Aid announces that domestic abuse specialist and educator, Sarah Butters, is joining the team as charity ambassador. Sarah is a national domestic abuse trainer and delivers domestic abuse training sessions to criminal justice professionals across the UK....
Meet one of our amazing fundraiser Kris, who has chosen to support Leeds Women’s Aid by running the Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon in May! We spoke to Kris to find out what motivated him to take on this challenge and how his training and fundraising journey has been going...
International Women’s Day happens every year on the 8th March to celebrate women's success, challenge discrimination and share knowledge to move towards gender equality. This year’s theme is #AccelerateAction, drawing attention to the urgency of making faster, more...
Leeds Women’s Aid is deeply saddened that Emily Turner, our Women’s Lives Leeds Project Manager, sadly passed away on the 25th January 2025. Emily had cancer, but as many of you will know she dealt with this in the way we would all expect, with dignity, positivity and...
Race Equality Week runs from the 3rd - 9th of February and is an annual UK-wide movement uniting organisations and individuals to address the barriers to race equality in the workplace. This year’s theme is #EveryActionCounts, focuses on workplaces making tangible...
Read Leeds Women’s Aid’s strategy from 2023-2026 including our key organisational objectives in the document below. You can right click on the flip book to download it as PDF.
What is supposed to be ‘the most wonderful time of the year’ can, for many, be the most frightening and dangerous. At, Leeds Women’s Aid, we have been supporting women and children suffering from domestic abuse for over 50 years. We deliver the Leeds Domestic Violence...
As part of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence, Leeds Women's Aid is promoting the potentially life-saving (DVDS), known as Clare’s Law. Clare’s Law is a police policy which gives people the legal right to ask if their partner has any history of abuse or...
The 16 Days of Activism is an international campaign to challenge violence against women and girls. The campaign starts on White Ribbon Day on the 25th of November, and ends on Human Rights Day on the 10th December. The campaign calls for everyone to unite and take...
We’re excited to share that for the very first time, Leeds Women’s Aid is offering charity places for the Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon and the Leeds 10K in 2025! This a fantastic chance for you to join #TeamLWA, make a significant impact and challenge yourself in some of...
