What we do

What we do:

• Offer one-to-one and group sessions where women and children can talk safely and be heard without judgment.
• Provide trauma-informed guidance, signposting to counsellors, and peer-support circles.
• Host healing workshops using art, journaling, and mindfulness.

How this helps:
Gives survivors space to process their experiences, reduce isolation, and start rebuilding self-worth and confidence.

What we do:

• Help with housing referrals, benefits, and essential items (food, clothing, school supplies).
• Offer advocacy when dealing with councils, social services, or support agencies.
• Connect families with trusted legal and safeguarding partners.

How this helps:
Stabilises day-to-day life so women and children can focus on recovery instead of survival.

What we do:

• CV writing, job-search and interview coaching.
• Link participants with training providers and local employers.
• Run workshops on financial literacy and starting small businesses.

How this helps:
Restores independence and long-term stability by opening paths to work and income.

What we do:

• Deliver group sessions on self-esteem, boundaries, goal-setting, and communication.
• Use creative activities—art, dance, storytelling—to rebuild identity and pride.
• Celebrate personal milestones through community events.

How this helps:
Transforms trauma into strength, helping women and children believe in their abilities again.

What we do:

• Provide parenting sessions for mums recovering from abuse or trauma.
• Offer mediation and family-link support where relationships have broken down.
• Assist with school engagement and wellbeing plans for children.

How this helps:
Creates safer, more nurturing family environments and stronger parent-child bonds.

What we do:

• Run youth clubs and creative sessions for children and teens.
• Pair young people with positive mentors.
• Teach life skills, leadership, and emotional awareness.

How this helps:
Builds confident, resilient young people who feel seen, respected, and capable of shaping their futures.

What we do:

• Lead educational talks in schools, churches, and local events.
• Organise campaigns such as End Sexual Harassment, Stop Domestic Abuse, and Mental Health Matters.
• Collaborate with local authorities and organisations on equality initiatives.

How this helps:
Breaks stigma, raises understanding, and builds a safer, more compassionate community for Black women and children.

What we do:

• Represent women and children’s voices in policy discussions.
• Work with charities, schools, health professionals, and police on coordinated safeguarding.
• Campaign for culturally sensitive support services across Scotland.

How this helps:
Ensures Black women and children are not overlooked in policy or service delivery, leading to fairer outcomes.

What we do:

• Host empowerment brunches, awareness walks, wellness days, and cultural celebrations.
• Offer spaces for connection, healing, and networking.

How this helps:
Reduces isolation, strengthens community ties, and celebrates shared resilience.

What we do:

• Quickly link individuals in crisis with emergency shelters, police, or healthcare professionals.
• Provide follow-up check-ins to ensure ongoing safety.

How this helps:
Protects lives and ensures vulnerable people get immediate, culturally appropriate support.

Our Voices Matter CIC helps women and children move from:

• Fear ➡ Safety
• Silence ➡ Voice
• Dependence ➡ Independence
• Trauma ➡ Healing
• Isolation ➡ Community