ABOUT OUR CHARITY
WOMEN'S AND GIRLS EMERGENCY CENTRE
Women’s and Girls’ Emergency Centre (WAGEC) is a feminist, community-based organisation that supports women and children in crisis. Every night, we support 200 women and children impacted by domestic violence, homelessness, and other disadvantage.
Services we provide
Crisis response and accommodation
We provide immediate solutions to women and families in crisis, including crisis response, shelter, material aid and case management.
We provide immediate solutions to women and families in crisis, including crisis response, shelter, material aid and case management.
Recovery programs
Our tailored programs promote recovery from trauma by breaking the cycle of violence, restoring safety, building financial independence, and fostering connection with community.
Our tailored programs promote recovery from trauma by breaking the cycle of violence, restoring safety, building financial independence, and fostering connection with community.
Specialist support for children
We provide specialised support to children and young people impacted by domestic violence and homelessness, to help them heal, grow and thrive.
We provide specialised support to children and young people impacted by domestic violence and homelessness, to help them heal, grow and thrive.
Violence prevention initiatives
We deliver the first violence prevention initiative in NSW that works to stop abuse before it starts by addressing the underlying drivers of gender-based violence through advocacy, workplace training and community education.
We deliver the first violence prevention initiative in NSW that works to stop abuse before it starts by addressing the underlying drivers of gender-based violence through advocacy, workplace training and community education.
our impact
last year:
1973
Women and children were supported across all of WAGEC’s services
62,773
Bed nights provided*
*Bed nights are the total number of sleeps WAGEC accommodated over the year.
*Bed nights are the total number of sleeps WAGEC accommodated over the year.
1,168
Women and children and supported them to recover from our tailored programs
56
Educational workshops and events held with our community
Every day for the past 47 years, WAGEC has been on the frontlines.
From a small drop-in service to an organisation supporting hundreds of clients each day, WAGEC has continued to grow alongside demand for our services.
Our vision is to create safe futures for women and families by ending gender-based violence in a generation.
We are based in Redfern, Sydney and work on the lands of the Gadigal, Wangal and Dharawal people of the Eora Nation.
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If you or someone you know needs support in Australia call 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) or go to wagec.org.au
