Wishing you all a merry Christmas and happy new year, from all of us here at NDAS. We are open over the festive season but closed on Christmas day, boxing day & new years day.
We would like to say a big thank you to Hexham Abbey for a very kind donation we have recently received. Hexham Abbey has always been supportive of NDAS and we are very grateful for their continued support. Hexham Abbey #HexhamAbbey
Staff from EE's North Tyneside call centre recently braved the sea at Newbiggin and raised an amazing £500 for NDAS. They have also delivered 20 shoe boxes filled with goodies for Christmas for men, women, teenagers and children. We really appreciate their kindness and generosity. Many people struggle this time of year a donation of this kind could make someone's Christmas. Thank you
The NDAS stall at Hexham Abbey Christmas Fair raising awareness of our charity. We also raised £43.52 in donations. Thank you!
Santa has come early at NDAS! We have just received this amazing donation of Christmas presents from Warden-in-Hexham WI for our Service Users and their children. Thank you!
We have been given a lovely collection of Worry Eaters and Trauma Teddies from Weardale Knitters, Tynedale Soroptimists and Newcastle Building Society knitting group for our Children's Therapist to use whilst working with our children. Thank you.😃
We have been donated lots of toys from The Morpeth Methodists annual toy service to distribute to the children of our service users. Thanks for your continued support.
Yesterday, the Police & Crime Commissioner, Kim McGuiness, visited our office to talk to our practitioners and staff about the work that we do and the role that it plays in the county. Kim's Facebook page wrote:- "I spent time visiting @ndaservices this morning. A great organisation providing support to women, men and also children (who are just as much the victims of domestic abuse too). Such a valuable and far-reaching service for the towns and rural communities of Northumberland."
The Hexham Courant reported on the 30% increase in domestic abuse reports from last year. Overall, the increase in reports, whilst being sad, is encouraging as it shows that more people are coming forward and receiving help and there is a growing understanding of domestic abuse. Our manager Karen, also commented in the article. https://www.hexham-courant.co.uk/news/18076634.northumbria-police-sees-spike-reports-domestic-abuse/?fbclid=IwAR0Jt2xiOrY7uF8CsOxpISnB1hNX_S5DUpQ2tdHXoMr2XQzZk_E7afO8ShY
Our Service Manager, Karen Richardson, is attending the screening of Open Clasps Rattle Snake hosted by Northumbria’s Office of Police and Crime Commissioner and Domestic Abuse Whole System Approach (DAWSA) this morning.
Womens Aid recently posted this information: Demand for highly stretched domestic abuse services continues to rise. But without sustainable funding, many face the awful reality of turning away more women or closing forever. We want to make sure women get the support they need to escape abuse and live independent lives, free from fear. No woman should be turned away from support when she needs it the most. Our research sets out the investment needed to build a safe and sustainable future for the life-saving services that support survivors and children. Properly funding domestic abuse services will cost just a fraction of the staggering £66 billion pounds domestic abuse costs our society ever
Our Service Manager, Karen Richardson, was kindly invited to attend Tynedale Soroptimists meeting last week. They enjoyed a meal and Karen was presented with knitted worry monsters and colouring books and pens for our childrens service. We are very grateful for the continued support we receive from them and The Weardale Knitters.
Join our Service Manager, Karen Richardson, today as she walks the DIVA walk, to highlight the issue of domestic abuse to mark the end of Domestic Abuse Awareness Week.
