Housing for Women – an association with an 85 year history of supporting women to access housing.

Abstract

Housing for Women is a housing provider and charity with a mission to empower women and challenge inequality.
They support women through affordable housing, help women and children escaping domestic abuse, survivors of trafficking, women leaving prison and older women.
Mission is: To work to empower women through providing good homes and services and challenging inequalities faced by women.

One example of supporting women is the first co-housing project of its kind in the UK, the scheme was delivered in partnership with OWCH and the Hanover Housing Association.
The acquisition of the eight rented units for Housing for Women’s residents was made possible by a grant from the Tudor Trust.
Eight of Housing for Women’s older residents took up residency in their new homes in early 2017.
Housing for Women is a registered charity and independent housing association.

They champion female empowerment by providing and promoting affordable homes for women and gender-specific support services.
Since 1934, we have been working to build a more equal society for women, a world where everyone has a safe roof over their head regardless of circumstance, where violence against women is no longer tolerated.