About Us:

The Women's Support Centre (WSC) provides emotional and practical support for Surrey women who are facing multiple disadvantages, in particular those affected by the criminal justice system or those at risk of contact with the system. Staff at the centre deliver a range of support that adresses the root causes of women's offending, including domestic abuse, experience of trauma, mental ill health, substance misuse, poverty and homelessness. As well as one-one support and advocacy, we run groups, including one for 13-17 year olds who are at risk of exploitation (in partnership with Targeted Youth Support), a weekly 'drop-in', specialist substance misuse support, and a counselling service, run by trained volunteers.

The WSC is managed by the national charity Women in Prison (WIP) WIP is a national organisation that provides suport to women affected by the criminal justice system (including running women's centres) and aims to end the harm caused to women and their families by imprisonment, through a system that invests in community support services and alternatives to custody.

We need your help so we can continue to offer and even expand our services in Surrey Heath. Ideally, we would like to become more accessible for women with caring responsibilities or work commitments that are unable to access our service in office hours. Your support means we could provide additional group work out of hours and extend our counselling service.

Thank you very much for your support and good luck!

Best wishes

Ms Carole Appleby

Centre Service Manager