Why focus on Polish women in the UK when domestic abuse affects all women?
Ewa Wilcock Domestic abuse is a global issue and just over a quarter (27%) of women worldwide who have been in a relationship report...
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#VestaSFS
- Dec 6, 2022
- 1 min
Domestic abuse support for Polish women and men in Manchester
The project is delivered as a partnership between Vesta – Specialist Family Support CIC and Europia, a charity based in Manchester...
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#VestaSFS
- Nov 11, 2022
- 4 min
How social workers can better support Polish families
What Polish families are worried about when they work with children services? How can social workers support them more effectively?
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#VestaSFS
- Jul 1, 2022
- 3 min
What is the strongest barrier preventing Polish women from reporting domestic abuse?
Find out what prevents Polish women in the UK from reporting domestic abuse and how they can be supported
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#VestaSFS
- May 5, 2022
- 1 min
Understanding and responding to Polish women’s experiences of domestic violence and abuse in the UK
Conference in Manchester on 16th of June 2022, 9.30 am - 4 pm Join us at the national conference about Polish women's experiences of...
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#VestaSFS
- Jun 11, 2020
- 1 min
New service - Polish Domestic Violence Helpline for Wales
From Tuesday next week Polish people living in Wales can contact our new domestic violence helpline. 0800 061 46 06 help@vestasfs.org The...
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#VestaSFS
- May 27, 2020
- 1 min
Mental health project in Wrexham and Flintshire
Vesta - Specialist Family Support CIC runs a new project for Polish adults from Flintshire and Wrexham county who experience difficulties...
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#VestaSFS
- May 15, 2020
- 1 min
New project for Polish parents in Greater Manchester
We run a new project for Polish parents from Greater Manchester who require support from Children Services.
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#VestaSFS
- May 2, 2020
- 1 min
Mental health guide for the Polish community in Wrexham, Denbigshire and Flintshire
We are pleased to let you know that we created a mental health guide for the Polish community living in Wrexham, Flintshire and...
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#VestaSFS
- Jan 8, 2020
- 1 min
Brexit and housing rights of Polish victims of domestic violence in England and Wales
With Brexit looming, we are looking at the housing rights of Polish people who experienced domestic abuse. A few changes were made last...
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#VestaSFS
- Apr 30, 2019
- 1 min
Peer Support Group for Polish women in Wrexham
We are pleased to inform you that we run a peer support group for Polish women from Wrexham and surrounding areas. The group has been set...
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#VestaSFS
- Apr 25, 2019
- 1 min
Brexit information session for the Polish community in Cheshire
Following the success of our first Brexit information session we organised another event in partnership with the Crewe Town Council and...
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#VestaSFS
- Mar 3, 2019
- 2 min
Celebrating International Women's Day with Polish women in Wrexham
On 2nd of March we hosted an event for Polish women to celebrate International Women's Day. We also launched our new project - Peer...
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#VestaSFS
- Feb 25, 2019
- 2 min
Domestic violence awareness and recovery programme for Polish women in Derbyshire
#VestaSFSCIC will deliver Gateway - domestic violence awareness and recovery programme to Polish women who experience(d) domestic abuse....
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#VestaSFS
- Jan 20, 2019
- 1 min
Brexit - know your rights. Free information session for the Polish community in Cheshire
Following the uncertainty created by Brexit, EU citizens across the UK need information regarding their rights and their status in the UK...
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#VestaSFS
- Oct 1, 2018
- 1 min
How to successfully raise bilingual children
Our first workshop for Polish parents who raise their children in the UK and want to preserve their native language and culture at the...
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#VestaSFS
- Oct 1, 2018
- 3 min
No one to talk to? Polish charities tackle shame of domestic abuse in UK
by Magdalena Mis | @magdalenamis1 | Thomson Reuters Foundation Thursday, 5 April 2018 12:32 GMT "Sometimes it's just this one piece of...
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