Our History
Our History
We were established in 1973 during the second wave of the women’s liberation movement – a period where activists collectively recognised that there was a need to provide support and safe refuge to women experiencing domestic abuse. Initially, our focus was on women’s experiences, but as the organisation evolved our focus included children and young people. Our organisation was built by pioneering women volunteers on donations alone. Built upon these grassroots, feminist principles, we have expanded year after year whilst maintaining these feminist values. We are now funded through Glasgow City Council, The Scottish Government, and other funders to allow us to provide the best service we can for women, children, and young people experiencing domestic abuse.
We work from a feminist perspective which acknowledges that the root cause of the abuse of women and children is the imbalance of power which exists within our society and allows some people to have more power than others. We also use our expert knowledge of domestic abuse to educate on related issues and campaign for equality.
The development of our service provision over the last 50 years has been guided by the women, children and young people that we have supported.
They have been our inspiration.
Our support and advocacy services include:
Our educational services include:
About Us
We were established in 1973 during the second wave of the women’s liberation movement – a period where activists collectively recognised that there was a need to provide support and safe refuge to women experiencing domestic abuse. Initially, our focus was on women’s experiences, but as the organisation evolved our focus included children and young people.