Lighthouse Project

Lighthouse Project Hull is a local charity that supports women who are affected by sexual exploitation

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These anti-gravity yoga sessions, which are a form of aerial yoga, use hammocks. The women love these sessions and attend every week, even when they don’t feel up to it as they say it’s fun and really makes them feel better.

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Fitness Group...
Several of the women we support have mobility difficulties, which leads to weight gain, which in turn leads to health issues. Our Community Outreach Worker has set up a weekly Fitness Group that focuses on those with mobility issues...

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It’s always good to get an award, no matter how big or small, so we were delighted to receive an award from Mesmac (sexual health) as a recognition of the work we do out there. Thanks Mesmac ☺

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...they invited us back again. We had the privilege of hearing some of the feedback afterwards and it’s so powerful when you hear that what you’ve said has opened people’s eyes to the daily issues and struggles faced by the women we support.

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The other speakers taking part included a prison officer and a magistrate who didn’t know about Hull Lighthouse, but after hearing our introduction said they would like to hear more!
Following on from the success of talking to pupils from South Holderness School last year...

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Continuing to Raise Awareness:

We were recently invited to take part in a Crime Conference for pupils studying Social Science at Hornsea School. As expected, both teachers and pupils were very impacted by our support work and the issues faced by the women...

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This week we helped one of the women we support to put up some wallpaper. It was lovely to see her encouraged to carry on with the decorating and determined to make her house a home.
It's not just about support, it's about encouragement & doing life together!

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and with more agencies working with us, we are able to offer more direct support. We also have a new ‘uniform’

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Changes ahead! Due to extensive & expensive repairs required, the Evening Outreach vehicle has now gone. Therefore we have had a good overhaul of how we do the Evening Outreach; on foot, which enables us to connect directly on the street, see down side streets, etc...

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Making a splash!
During April we have been taking advantage of the free swimming sessions at the local baths by encouraging a number of women to start swimming again. They have had fun at the same time as feeling healthier and more confident. We hope this continues

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Each one of these research pieces highlights the issues faced by many, if not all, of the women we support and we sincerely hope that they contribute to the opening of people’s eyes to what’s going on around them.

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We have recently had the privilege to be invited to participate in 3 very different research projects – Victims of Domestic & Sexual Violence, Support from Child Exploitation to Adulthood and Challenging Perspectives Through the Arts

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Braving the weather. Despite being the coldest week of the year, a number of women were still discovered out on the street by the evening outreach team. This highlights just how desperate their situation must be.

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As a small local charity, we are fully reliant on the generosity of funders and donors; therefore we are very much appreciative of these donations as they enable us to continue our work in supporting local vulnerable women!

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What a blessing! Over the Christmas & New Year period we received a number of very generous donations from a variety of donors including the family of one of the women, the Sisters of Mercy, an anonymous donor and Hull Vineyard Church

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Preparations for Christmas are well underway. The weekly group have been decorating Christmas cakes and even went foraging in a country garden for greenery to make table centre pieces. Everyone’s looking forward to the Annual Christmas Lunch!

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Had a really enjoyable day at a local Christmas Craft Fair raising money to buy pyjamas for the women we support. These are often the only present they receive at Christmas.

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One recently sent her a note thanking her for including him as he was experiencing severe loneliness and she made him feel welcomed and part of a community. Not only has she extended her cooking skills, she has used her peer mentoring skills to the full. Fantastic!

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She now cooks a full Sunday roast dinner for a number of residents where she lives and has recently extended this to include overseas students that are experiencing loneliness...

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WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES!!
At the beginning of the year, one of the women we support could only cook two things, but then she started coming along to the weekly cooking sessions...