Obi helping the new arrival to settle in😉…Reva💕she is soooo cute & cuddly😃

We hope you can join us on Weds 18 September at Jamyang where we will focus on how to involve people with lived experience of the criminal justice system 👇data.val.org.uk/civicrm/event/… 🔳Simon Hodgson🔳 WYCCP Resettlement Service paula gardner

Today, you don’t have to ‘get over it.’ You simply have to get through it. You don’t have apologise for the time it takes you to heal or recover. If it hurts today, you just have to survive it, not deny it. It’s about getting through today, with the hope of a better tomorrow.

🎥 "Pièces d'Identités". 🎯 LEEDS, SAT 07 SEPT 24, 15:30 More info & Book here: ⏬️ hpph.co.uk/films/pieces-o… Hyde Park Picture House #CinemaAfrica

Join us for a free mini festival in Leeds Sat 7th Sept! Celebrating joy and togetherness at the hibiscus rising sculpture. Music from around the world, food, crafts-a great family friendly event ✊🏽☮️🌺 hope to see you there! Full info & bookings here tinyurl.com/55v5x526 🥰

Today at our SLT, colleagues ⭐️Becca, Jennifer, & Hannah⭐️were recognised with a Chief Officer commendation, acknowledging their leadership, dedication & creativity shown for their work coordinating the 5day challenge hosted during #RefugeeWeek 🧡#OurHome TY #YouAreValued ✊🏽

We’ll shortly be starting our search for a new tenant member of the Leeds Housing Board. This is an important opportunity, with tenants directly influencing our services, and at the heart of our work. To be invited to apply tenants can complete this form surveys.leeds.gov.uk/s/LLCTVP/

Applications to the Recovery Fund close on Monday Wren Bakery, Recovery Runners Community and Bloc Wellbeing have already had successful bids to the fund, will you be next? forwardleeds.co.uk/bids-open-for-…. 5 WAYS @ the Recovery Academy 5WAYSOutreach

One of the anti-social housing tropes deployed by right wing commentators is that social housing - by its very nature - is subsidised. This completely ignores the tens of billions in housing benefits which go to private landlords each year, because of extortionate rents. 1/2

On this miserable morning give a thought for vulnerable people #RoughSleeping ✳️Tents expose people to the elements, they increase risk of theft, violence & exploitation ✳️Tents are not safe & secure accommodation #SupportChange #LeedsStreetSupport streetsupport.net/leeds/

We know that people's responses to survivors' disclosures can mean the difference between someone feeling dismissed and disbelieved or seen and supported. We asked survivors what they wished they heard and this what they said. #BelieveSurvivors

Today is #InternationalDayOfCharity🌍 At Leeds Women's Aid, we support up to 100 families in our emergency refuges at any time. When they arrive with us, we provide essential items to help create a cosy home. You can contribute via: localgiving.org/charity/leedsw… Thank you! 💜

♒️A preview of our student Safer Leeds #WalkSafe app assets, soon 2B shared via student channels ♒️To new/returning students welcome to #Leeds ♒️Seize the opportunities & have a Gr8 experience ♒️Plan Safer Journeys with the Free, Fab & Inclusive #WalkSafe app & get home safely!

Free Online Training 📢 Workers who support those experiencing sexual violence & abuse can join Leeds Women's Aid for a free session. 🖥️Topic: Specialist provision for supporting children & young people affected by sexual abuse & violence. Book now: ⤵️ courses.idas.org.uk/training-event…

Huge thanks to Sarah Corker for continued journalism into the #BuildingSafetyCrisis It’s hard to convey the scale of the problem and just how frustrating it is to live through it - but we need to keep telling our stories so that one day we really can #EndOurCladdingScandal

We had the honour of attending the Forward Leeds Recovery graduation this evening. So humbling to hear the stories of those who have bravely overcome their addiction. A partnership we are so proud to be part of! #RecoveryMonth #RecoveryIsPossible

A lovely little feature in the YEP highlighting the involvement of Getting Clean and myself at this year’s LIFI24 event. I will be on a panel discussing how we talk about addiction. Chapter 81. Check out the link 🔗 lnkd.in/egJ3Bph4 #LERO #Recovery #LIFI24

The new website goes live this morning! speaktheirname.org is a UK website. This platform is dedicated to remembering loved ones lost to suicide, providing a space for their memory to be cherished and shared.

We're doing a double whammy weekend at the Women's Night Safe Space, with Leeds First Friday on Lower Briggate and our usual session on Saturday by Corn Exchange. Look for the bus with the disco lights and our brilliant team in purple Hi Vis'!

...and for all. In the meantime, it is critical that residents report any antisocial behavior or criminality they see either via 101, Live Chat or Report It on the West Yorkshire Police website.