Women’s Work was established in 2003 and registered as an independent charity in February 2006 to provide respite, advice and support to female substance misusers involved in street sex work. Key services include delivery of street out-reach, drop-in, counselling, life skills workshops, signposting and advocacy, primarily to street sex workers in Derbyshire.

Other key services include Foston Prison Outreach Support and the new Family Support service.

Throughout the lifetime of the organisation, over 300 vulnerable and marginalised women have been supported by the project staff. 150 of these visited our drop-in centre and accessed various services offered by the project such as hot showers, food, counselling, key-working sessions, advocacy, referral and signposting advice and information. With help from Women’s Work and other partner agencies, many of these women have successfully exited street sex work.

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Family Support Service

Funded by the Parenting Institute, this project will work across the generations to educate and provide prevention initiatives to families affected by drug and alcohol misuse. This project will provide support and advice to the parents, grandparents and children of the drug users. The project will provide intensive one to one support, peer support meetings, advocacy and promote inclusion reducing the stigma that these families often face

It will facilitate family learning, promote health and wellbeing through educational trips, as well as provide information on physical activity and nutrition as well as improving parenting skills through a programme of informal service user lead workshops.

Foston Prison Support Service

The main objective of the service is to:

• Reduce the incidence of re-offending
• Ensure continuation of support
• Retainment in drug treatment services
• Reduce the likelihood of re- engagement in street sex work

Women’s Work supports between 8-10 women each week. The service provides information about issues such as drug treatment, re-housing, and accommodation issues.

Charity No: 1113470