Violence Against Women and Girls Advocacy

We provide specialist advocacy support to migrant women who are facing any form of gender-based violence and domestic abuse, including but not limited to:

  • Physical Abuse

  • Modern Day Slavery

  • Human Trafficking

  • Sexual Abuse

  • Coercive control and emotional abuse

  • Financial abuse

  • Honour based violence

  • Forced marriage

  • Immigration abuse’

If you have immigration concerns, such as being dependent on your partner’s visa or facing no recourse to public funds, you may feel trapped.

We want you to know that there is hope and we are here to support you. This support might involve:

  • Safety planning with you to ensure you are safe;

  • Helping you access legal advice (family, immigration and criminal) and support;

  • Helping you to access support from other services, such as the police, refuges, the local authority and social services;

  • Providing you with practical and emotional support;

  • Internally referring you into Safety4Sisters wider holistic support services, including group work and social activities. 

“Amazing services from S4S, so helpful and the support is great, they put a smile on my face despite what I was going through. I felt like a weight has been lifted from my shoulders and am able to put a smile on my face without fear or doubt. They have made me realise am not alone, there is help out there for women struggling with DV. Thank you S4S”

How to get support

Due to high demand and limited capacity, we only provide advocacy support to women living in Greater Manchester. If you do not live in Greater Manchester but require support, we will advise and signpost you to other appropriate services. 

If you are a professional and wish to make a referral to Safety4Sisters, please download and complete our agency referral form then email it to info@safety4sisters.org. We will aim to respond to you as soon as we can. 

If you are a woman that wishes to access our support, please contact our helpline on 0161 464 9505 between the hours of 10am – 4pm. 

If you are at risk or feel in danger, please contact the police by calling 999 immediately.