Helping Victims of Domestic Violence (HVDV) in Wiltshire is an organisation providing support to families, individuals both male and female, and children/young people who have had trouble, where that difficulty is related to domestic violence and their associated issues.
We promote fairness and welcome referrals from professionals. Our organisations aim to reduce suffering and promote and preserve health and wellbeing, by helping individuals to sustain independence.
It is for the public benefit, the relief and assistance of people that have suffered domestic violence in Wiltshire. For the prevention or relief of poverty to prevent the victim from returning to the violent relationship (the perpetrator).
In the first instance, HVDV will provide emergency clothing, toys, books, baby equipment and personal hygiene items to the families, individuals who have fled domestic abuse. To relieve poverty for the public benefit and the advancement of relief of those in need by reason of financial hardship and being a victim of domestic violence/abuse.
Items are sourced from public donations, Social media and from donations from businesses. To promote waste reduction, re-use reclamation recycling, use of recycled products and the use of surplus the outcome of us being able to help is to prevent human suffering as well as the promotion of health by giving the families, individuals more than the one set of clothes, when they may have fled the abusive home. This takes a lot of pressure from the victim, which helps to cut the risk of them returning to the perpetrator and the abusive home. It also helps to increase the mental state by relieving the stress on the family, individual and children/young people.
To give them an insight as to what is available in the area. HVDV also signposting to children’s centres and signposting for emotional support and food banks.
In the second instance, HVDV provides support to the families, individuals and children/young people when they are to be housed. In the public benefit to reduce poverty and the advancement of relief of those in need by reason of financial hardship and being a victim of domestic violence To provide them with furniture and household items. Therefore, they are able to set up a new home.
These items are sourced from public donations, social media and donations from businesses. This is achieved by using social media, website, word of mouth and letter writing.
To raise funds via the selling of authorised items that has been donated by applying for grants and fundraising.
To promote waste reduction, re-use reclamation recycling, use of recycled products and the use of surplus.
The outcome is to help furnish the home in order to relieve the pressure on the families, individuals and children/young people this also helps to relieve poverty and in the saving of lives by giving a stable safe environment and prevent the victim from returning to the perpetrator.
We are able to offer as much support as is required or as little as is wanted. At no time is there any obligation.
Our catchment area is Wiltshire. It does not matter if you have escaped domestic violence from somewhere else but you must be staying in Wiltshire.
We are open to anyone regardless of Age, Gender, Religion, sexuality or race.
We promote Fairness and welcome referrals from all. Our organisations aim to reduce suffering and promote and preserve health and wellbeing, by helping individuals and sustain independence.