Cuppa, Cake and Craft is here! Connect with your inner crafter or just come and make some new friends. This will take place every 2nd Friday of the month. For existing and ex clients - come and see us on Friday 14th June between 10am and 12pm. We provide the cake and craft materials! [...]
AVA (Against Violence & Abuse) and Agenda, the alliance for women and girls at risk, were funded by the Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales from April 2017 to April 2019, to establish a national commission focusing on domestic & sexual abuse against women facing multiple disadvantage. Click on the link here to access [...]
The Guardian newspaper recently reported on the court case of Lavinia Woodward, (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/may/18/lavinia-woodward-stab-boyfriend-prison-oxford ) “aged 24, a lot like our other female convicts. She spoke of having suffered abuse at the hands of an ex-partner. She described the devastating effects of drug and alcohol abuse. She had, the court heard, had “a very troubled life”. [...]
Update: 10th October 2017. We've now received sufficient applications from people interested in volunteering and are not currently looking for additional volunteers. Are you a qualified or trained counsellor looking to volunteer in Luton? We have a rare opportunity to join the team as a volunteer counsellor, supporting women who are vulnerable or have [...]
The team and clients at Stepping Stones would like to say a big thank-you to students at Challney High School for Boys, for their recent support. We were really pleased and proud to hear that four students from Challney High School for Boys have successfully been awarded £1,000 to support Stepping Stones, as part of [...]
The Government published its Housing White Paper yesterday, a 104 page document setting out how the Government plans to fix the country's broken housing market. There are mixed views on just how deliverable the paper will be and how long it will take to make a difference to people's lives. But we're encouraged to see [...]
Due to ongoing problems with our heating, we're unable to deliver everything we normally would from our centre at 9A George Street. We do apologise for any unconvinced caused and are trying to get the heating issue resolved as soon as possible. We are still taking referrals and we are still providing one to one [...]
This week at Stepping Stones we’ve been hugely inspired by Lady Gaga, who has published a very personal account about her experiences of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), following a sexual assault. You can find the full article here, on the 'Born this Way Foundation' website. PTSD isn’t visible. Unlike a broken leg, or [...]
We're having a party! Join us on December 16th from 11am for our annual Christmas open day. Clients and their children as well as professionals and local partner agencies are invited to drop in for festive food, drinks, music, fun and games. Thank-you to It's Your Photo Booth for joining us from midday to help us [...]
Coffee cake chat started back in 2008 and it’s a time for women to get together, relax and enjoy themselves. It's an informal environment, where you can meet new people or catch up with older friends, over a cup of tea and a chat. So please come along to coffee cake chat every 1st Friday of each month [...]
