OPOKA CIO

We offer safe and specialist support to Polish women and their children to improve their lives and build a better future. Our services are delivered by specialist bilingual IDVA's, DV Outreach, Helpline workers and Volunteers. We provide opportunities to help women and children to move forward to begin their recovery free from violence and abuse. We achieve this by tailoring our services to meet the needs of the women we support. We do this by assessing and managing risk and where needed bringing together a multi-agency, multi-tiered collaborative approach to reduce and eliminate risks. The difference we want to make: Opoka’s aim is for women and their children to have greater freedom from all forms of domestic violence and abuse. As well as helping those who do experience domestic violence and abuse to benefit from greater care, support, justice, and other services needed to ensure physical and mental health, social wellbeing and financial security. We will achieve this by: Improving the immediate health, safety and wellbeing of women and families and to help them feel safer and more empowered to seek help Reducing disadvantage and inequality by helping women to improve their financial and economic security Raising community awareness and reaching the most isolated and vulnerable families who need our support Strengthening local capacity to support women and children by training and working with local professionals Our Services: Helpline & Confidential advice and support delivered by bilingual professionals such as Helpline & Crisis Response Workers incl. Volunteers Information & Awareness Sessions Dropping Sessions – Advice & Signposting Community outreach Psycho-educational programs and workshops Group-support Counselling Campaigning