LGBTIQ+ Support
STAR support
We’re incredibly proud to partner with STAR Support, The UK’s first by-and-for LGBTIQ+ domestic abuse refuge. By-and-for means that over 80% of trustees, managers and staff reflect the protected characteristic(s) of the people the organisation aims to work with.
More than half of all LGBTIQ+ people have experienced over 20 incidents of domestic abuse, with the most common perpetrators being parents or partners or ex-partners of survivors.
The service, funded through MOPAC, provides a place of safety and recovery for survivors. The support provided includes income maximisation and financial resilience, meaningful activities including finding hobbies and interests, as well as support to stay safe.