At the 2017 International Women's Day event, hosted by GMB Radical Women's Network held at regional office, Kelly Murphy from The Salvation Army spoke about homelss women at Ann Fowler House.
It offers more than a safe, secure home for 38 women by offering practical support through training in such basics as literacy, cooking, computer skills, confidence and self-esteem building, as well as employment skills as part of a wider resettlement programme.
Project workers assist residents in working through problems and enhancing their independent living skills, in order for them to move on to more appropriate, permanent accommodation. In association with specialist agencies, Ann Fowler House also facilitates programmes to help women who have been abused or worked in the sex trade.
The services are renowned in the local area for the way staff and residents unite in fundraising for local charity projects; baking cakes for Zoe's Place baby hospice and assisting Liverpool Homeless FC in a Christmas toy collection for families in need.
For more information check out their website - https://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/ann-fowler-house
