Fearless is a site where young people can access non-judgemental information and advice about crime and criminality. What makes this site different is we also provide you with a safe place to give information to us about crime - 100% anonymously - you don't have to give any personal information.

Areas of Operation:
National

From our centre in Luton, we offer support and care for all caught in sex trafficking. Given the complexity of the challenges facing these men and women, we have a number of projects through which we endeavour to build relationships, offer mentoring and support, encourage good choices, and journey alongside them towards walking free.

Areas of Operation:
Luton

The Partnership brings together key agencies across Bedfordshire to raise awareness about domestic abuse and unhealthy relationships, to deliver services to support those affected by abuse and to work together to improve our local response. We strive to bring all local agencies working together to ensure a coordinated response to domestic abuse across Bedfordshire. As a Partnership, we understand that men, women, transgender and LGBTQ+ individuals have different needs, and our response will be appropriate to your need. It is important to us that all survivors of domestic abuse are provided with appropriate and tailored support in order to rebuild their lives.

Areas of Operation:
Bedford, Central Beds, Luton

Bedford Womens Centre is based in the Raleigh Centre which is in the Cauldwell ward of Bedford on Ampthill Road. Our aim is to support women in the community to improve the quality of life for them and their families. We offer one to one support and mentoring, weekly workshops and support groups for women to promote healthy relationships and eradicate Domestic Abuse. The centre is run by Family Groups Bedford, which is a registered charity who have provided services to the local community since 1982.

Areas of Operation:
Bedford

The Ebonista Project is based in Luton and offers emotional and practical support to women and children who have been subjected to domestic abuse. There is a strong focus on reaching women from the Black African and Caribbean community who may have experienced barriers accessing support due to systemic racism and a lack of cultural understanding in our society. The organisation is led by a team of Black women who have both lived and professional experience. They run a variety of group programmes to educate, raise awareness and empower women who have faced such trauma. The dedicated helpline is accessible Mon-Fri 10am-6pm.

Areas of Operation:
Bedford, Central Beds, Luton

We are the only UK-based, second-tier women's organisation dedicated to addressing violence against Black and minoritised women and girls i.e. women which are defined in policy terms as Black and 'Minority Ethnic' (BME). The organisation holds nearly two decades of experience of working around issues such as domestic violence, forced marriage and ‘honour-based’ violence. We work at local, national and international level, and in partnership with a range of organisations, to improve policy and practice responses to Black and minoritised women and girls. Please note that Imkaan is not a direct service provider, and is therefore not able to offer individual advice or support.

Areas of Operation:
National

Love For The Family provides a free, confidential and impartial listening and advice service for women, men and families experiencing an unplanned pregnancy or crisis during their pregnancy. Our trained advisers will help you think through your options in a calm unbiased way. Love Baby Essentials loans clothing and equipment to women and families who find themselves facing financial hardship due to a pregnancy and for the first year of a child’s life. It also signposts to help and support.

Areas of Operation:
Luton

Luton All Women’s Centre (LAWC) has been supporting women and girls living in Luton and Bedfordshire since the early 1990s. Offering a wide-range of advisory, information, practical and holistic support services, our aim is to challenge gender inequality and empower women and girls to enjoy lives that are safer, healthier and fairer. Within our safe, women-only space, situated in central Luton, we welcome all women, regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, race, belief or sexuality. Many of the women and girls we support have complex or multiple support needs – and frequently these have been caused by traumatic experiences such as domestic abuse, violence, coercion, harmful practices or sexual exploitation.

Areas of Operation:
Luton

We offer specialist, tailor made and evidence based courses that incorporate mindfulness, meditation and reflection to support children and adults affected by domestic abuse. This includes victim's and their children, perpetrators, and youths who are at risk of perpetrating abusive behaviour.

Areas of Operation:
Bedford, Central Beds, Luton

The Oasis Centre in Luton (or Oasis Drop in Centre) opened in 2002 as a place where women could come to get help with filling in forms, understanding official letters and where they could come to find help and friendship while their small children play in safety. At The Oasis Drop in Centre we aim to equip those who have England as a second country or second language to feel they 'fit' into life in the U.K. Whether this is by equipping them in their use of English, helping them to find their way around town or encouraging their children with homework. See website for opening hours.

Areas of Operation:
Luton

We are an organisation specifically founded to support parents, carers and guardians who are experiencing domestic abuse at the hands of their own children. We have four main aims: Supporting parents, training professionals – including police services, social care teams, charities and other frontline services, influencing regional and national policy and raising awareness.

Areas of Operation:
National

The CATE project is funded by Bedfordshire's Police and Crime Commissioner's Grant Fund. It is a specialist outreach service, working in partnership as part of the Conditional Caution Pathway. Its purpose is to help bridge the gap in providing much-needed access to existing provisions to enable engagement for a complex and extremely hard to reach group of vulnerable women and ensure they remain engaged. A Specialist, Women's Support Coordinator, receives referrals from You Turn Futures and other partners to offer additional trauma-informed wraparound support coordination and provide Penrose's expertise and specialist knowledge in supporting vulnerable women.

Areas of Operation:
Bedford, Central Beds, Luton

Our vision is to achieve equality, justice and safety in the law for all women. Our free telephone advice lines have provided many thousands of women with legal advice and information on a wide range of legal issues including domestic violence, child contact, sexual violence and the criminal justice process and immigration and asylum as well as other legal issues arising from relationship breakdown. The number listed is the national helpline, please see website for other contact numbers and opening hours.

Areas of Operation:
National

Stepping Stones (Luton) is a charity dedicated to supporting women to transform the stumbling blocks of their lives into stepping stones; creating happier, healthier lives for women, their children and families. We provide a safe, welcoming, non-judgemental environment for women living in Luton and Central Bedfordshire, who have suffered abuse, who are vulnerable due to substance misuse, offending, mental health conditions and/or are involved with Local Authority Children’s Social Care.

Areas of Operation:
Central Beds, Luton

The Like Me CIC is a Personal Leadership, Employability & Wellbeing training company that works with organisations and individuals to unleash female potential. Helping women and teen girls who feel like they’re not enough and are afraid to be truly seen, to STOP hiding, take off the mask and gain the confidence to take control their life through speaking, training and coaching that develops personal leadership, enhances employability and improves wellbeing.

Areas of Operation:
Bedford, Central Beds, Luton

Women’s Aid in Luton is a voluntary organisation supporting women and children who have experienced or are experiencing domestic abuse. We offer support and guidance to women and children from all backgrounds and in all circumstances. Some women may just need someone who listens to them, whilst others may need complete support to break away and start again. We offer support through our helpline, in refuge, with outreach, and through one of our drop-in support groups.

Areas of Operation:
Luton

The DART Project started in 2018, supporting women, men, and families escaping domestic abuse to find either temporary or long-term safe housing solutions. This may involve providing support to remain in their home or to move away, either in or out of the county. This service is available across Bedfordshire.

Areas of Operation:
Bedford, Central Beds, Luton