🚨1 in 5 schools in England is running a foodbank 🚨

Schools have become the 4th emergency service, stepping up where the Government has failed.

We're calling for better. #FreeSchoolMealsForAll for pupils, for families and for education
bbc.co.uk/articles/cpdgx…

🌊 Dive into the insights from the second #WorldWaterDay 2024 event in New York, focusing on water as a force for peace and stability. Explore concrete actions, success stories, and more in Janet Hall Schempf's latest blog post.

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It was lovely to celebrate with flowers and cake a couple of our members birthdays
Happy birthday Debbie and Laraine thank you for all your hard work
SIGBI Soroptimist StAlbans MyMiltonKeynes MK Community Hub VOW MK

@MKFoodBank celebrates getting 19,500+ food items in their Logo challenge & #Soroptimists #MiltonKeynes loved taking part.
We gave 100 tins to #YMCAMK as well as making our own logo & donating approx £100 of food
#Soroptimists helping others
SIGBI Soroptimist StAlbans
MK Community Hub

We're so proud of our Patron Melanie Janine Brown MBE and Women’s Aid Survivor Ambassador Claire Throssell MBE for their continued campaigning to protect children from abuse.

Mel is calling for compulsory training for judges in her new petition shared in The Sun today.

thesun.co.uk/news/27407877/…

Today we're launching our Impact Report for 2023 - what we've been up to last year and how we think it is making a difference. You can read more about all of this and download the full report here:
makespaceforgirls.co.uk/blog/impact-re…

Amid record-breaking calls for the fourth consecutive year, forced surrogacy was reported to our Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline in 2023 for the first time ever, with three potential victims indicated. Aine Fox The Independent
independent.co.uk/news/uk/record…

Exploitation in UK care homes soars, with a 30% rise in potential victims since 2022. This coincides with record-high calls to our Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline for the fourth year running. Our new Annual Assessment reveals the latest UK #modernslavery trends. Learn more: bit.ly/3w4SXiv

Our spotlight on #ViolenceAgainstWomenAndGirls this morning with ACC Dennis Murray QPM, Legitimacy & Public Value Kurshida Mirza BEM focusing on the need for safety education to empower young people around this topic

Next week is National Stalking Awareness Week 2024, running from 22nd to 26th April.

Get involved and use the hashtags #NSAW2024 #JoinForcesAgainstStalking

I am so very humbled and honoured to be the first Muslim Woman of Asian Heritage High Sheriff in the County of Buckinghamshire. More about my plans for my year at highSheriffofBuckinghamshire.com

A woman is killed every three days by a man in this country. On average, 62% of these women will have been killed by a current or former partner. Why we must #ChangeTheStory and challenge misogyny in the press. Read more here: hackinginquiry.org/we-must-change…

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One To Watch... Baby Reindeer, a true story, follows Richard Gadd's warped relationship with his female stalker and the impact it has on him as he is ultimately forced to face a deep, dark buried trauma.

Watch on netflix now at netflix.com/gb/title/81219…

#babyreindeer #stalking

New Children's Commissioner for England report reveals that 92% of child domestic abuse victims receive no advocacy support.

The DA Act recognises children as victims in their own right, but dedicated services for them are few & far between.

Support for children must be secured in the Victims Bill.

I welcome news that the creation of sexually explicit ‘deepfakes’ will become a criminal offence.

This content has a significant impact on victims and must be taken seriously.

There also must be a duty on digital platforms to proactively challenge all harmful online behaviours.

The next issue of our email newsletter is out!

Find out:

🟢What our fabulous supporters have been up to
🟢How we've been supporting those affected by domestic abuse
🟢New ways to support us
🟢Resources available
🟢Fundraising and volunteering
🟢Find out about job and training

We'd like to invite you to join the FREE MK-Act Milton Keynes Domestic Abuse Champions Lunch & Learn info-session.

Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00PM

us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

#MiltonKeynes #DAChampions

Great initiative for desperate times and #Soroptimists #MiltonKeynes loved taking part and making s food donation to MK Food Bank
If you can make a donation however much all helps
Please #RETWEEET
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SIGBI Soroptimist StAlbans

Read this recent BBC article where our CEO, Zoe Raven is featured highlighting the crisis of recruitment and retention within the Early Years sector, effecting the number of nursery spaces available.

bbc.co.uk/news/education…

In February, SI Belfast club organised a cinema night fundraiser and we’re delighted to donate £600 to Mary’s Meals. We received this letter from Matt Barlow, Executive Director of Mary’s Meals UK. Thanks Matt and Mary’s Meals for supporting children who are living in poverty.