Services
Refuge
We can provide you with refuge accommodation or help with accessing temporary accommodation if you need a safe place to stay. East Fife women Aid have several fully furnished flats & houses (of various sizes) situated at different locations across North East Fife. One of the flats has been specially adapted to accomodate people with disabilities. All the flats are single occupancy (you don't have to share)
- All refuges are furnished to a high standard
- They are fully secured with panic alarms
- All have payphones with free connection to our Support Line & Fife Council
- You will recieve a pack containing basic foods and toiletries when coming into refuge
What if I need to go further afield
East Fife Women's Aid have reciprocal arrangements with may other Women's Aid Groups around the country. We will endeavour to find you accomodation as far away as you require.
Support Service
Any woman can access our support services by telephoning our support line: We can arrange an appointment to meet with you at our office or in a safe place.
Support Room
- We provide support whether you are ready to leave your partner or not.
- We will meet you in our office, in your home (if it is safe to do so), in your friends house or anywhere safe in North East Fife.
- We will believe you and listen to what you want to tell us.
- We will respect your confidentiality, we will n ot tell anyone you have been to see us or discuss your situation unless there are child protection issues.
- We will respect your choices - and will not tell you what to do but will support you in any decision you do make.
- We can help with travel costs when accessing our service
- We offer information and support about rights, entitlements and services depending on what you want to know. If we don't know something we will find out for you.
Outreach Service
The outreach service supports women experiencing domestic abuse who are living in the community rather than in refuge. Staff can meet women at a safe and prearranged venue to provide support and information. This can assist them to cope better with their situation should they wish to remain at home or living in other temporary accommodation. The service also supports them through the transitional period while they await their own tenancy.
Follow on
A flexible follow on service is provided for all women and children leaving refuge who wish continued support when they are rehoused. EFWA also offers a women's support group that enables women to develop support networks: try new experiences, develop skills and confidence to help them move on from refuge and re-establish their lives in their new home and community.
Children & Young People's Service
Play Area at Cupar Office
This service offers children and young people who come into refuge, and afterwards, through follow on, a dedicated service in their own right. The main aim is to support their emotional and physical well being and to ensure they have access to relevant service they need to support their development into healthy resilient people.
The Service includes:
- One to One support
- Integration into their new communitieis (schools, health care, community activities)
- Group Activities & Holiday Activities
- Access to relevant services to support their emotional and physical well being
This support allows children and young people to explore and resolve the issues they have in relation to their experience of domestic abuse in a safe and confidential environment.