Solace’s first refuges were established in the mid-1970s and worked with just 40 women survivors of domestic violence a year in North London. Since then they have gone from strength to strength and now provide a holistic range of services across London. Last year they supported over 10,000 women and children who have been affected by domestic and sexual violence.
Solace Women’s Aid’s vision is of a world where women and children live their lives free from domestic and sexual abuse.
Solace Women’s Aid exists to bring to an end the harm done through domestic and sexual violence to all survivors and in particular women and children. Their work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to achieve independent lives free from abuse.
Solace Women’s Aid’s core values reflect their history and were developed in consultation with staff, service users, and trustees. They are:
