Refuge accommodation

BWA runs six refuges, three family refuges and two long-stay refuges.  Service users have access to advice and support alongside their residential placement; to empower women to take control of their lives and make positive choices. On entry to a refuge, each woman and her family is allocated a Refuge Officer who will work out an individual Support Plan. This is designed to ensure that every service user has access to the support, advice and protection that they need.

When you move into a BWA family refuge

• You will have your own bedroom for yourself or with your children
• Communal areas are shared
• Laundry facilities are provided
• Kitchens – own cupboard/fridge space
• Gardens with play equipment and free access.

BWA Longer Stay Refuge 

• You will have a self-contained one-bed flat
• Non-communal living.