Hopscotch Women's Centre
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Mission Statement
Our vision is a society where all women are empowered, connected, well and safe, so they can achieve their full potential. Hopscotch seeks to address racial and gender inequity, and empowers women facing this injustice and disadvantage in a culturally sensitive way, so they can be included and equal in society. We are responsive to changing needs. We aspire to maximise opportunities for women so they feel confident in achieving their aspirations. We are agile in the face of societal pressures and advocate for individuals and communities, through influencing mainstream policy, to adopt good practice. Hopscotch’s Aims - Improve the physical, mental and emotional health and wellbeing of women and their families. - Increase the economic participation of women through improvements in employability skills to strengthen their life chances and independence with greater resilience - Reduce the risk of gender-based violence amongst women facing a higher risk of abuse - Increase the voice and representation of women through advocacy and policy work - Maintain an effective, fit for purpose and robust organisation that meets the needs of all stakeholders, including voluntary and statutory sectors, to contribute to our aims
About This Cause
Hopscotch’s values and principles are rooted in protecting and promoting BAME women and girls’ human rights and ensuring their safety. Hopscotch works with all ethnic minority women and girls. Our services are run by experts who really understand the needs and barriers of BAME women. Our charity understands that to help the most vulnerable in our society we have to build trust and address the barriers first, then the confidence and motivation levels rise, helping women start to be able to see their options clearly. The centre provides a holistic approach to the needs of local BAME women:- Welfare Advice in community languages both from our centre and pan London close to where BAME women live, where culturally sensitive services are limited; Domestic Abuse Advocacy with intervention and prevention working with women and girls fleeing domestic violence, forced marriages etc; Employability Skills Development encouraging women to build their confidence through overcoming barriers and being able to use their learning to step out into the world of work; Better Employment – tackling in-work poverty and helping those on low incomes to upskill and better their prospects, leading to a more comfortable existence for themselves and better the chances for a London without poverty; Older Women’s Support, providing a safe space with learning and social opportunities for our older community members; Youth Support with mentoring for BAME girls 11-17, helping them discover their aspirations through activities and session around building confidence; Our social enterprise is a Homecare contract supplied by Camden Adult Social Care which provides personal and domestic care in the community with employment opportunities for our service users from our above programmes to step into the world of work in a safe and culturally appropriate way. We support about 700 service users a year, remotely and from our offices near Euston as well as out in the field.