We are delighted to share the March 2025 Quarterly Update from the Effective Women’s Centre Project in Greater Manchester. Here are some of the highlights (to read the full report, please click here):

Parliamentary Event

Sharing our work with MPs and Mayors.

On 6th February, Stockport MP Navendu Mishra visited Stockport Women’s Centre to meet with staff, volunteers and service users. Mr Mishra later went on to raise the profile of SWC in Parliament and the need for sustainable long-term funding for women’s centres.

Deputy Greater Manchester Mayor Kate Green attended the Effective Women’s Centre Project event at the GM4 women’s event in Stockport on 22nd February and Councillor Tanya Burch, Salford’s Ceremonial Mayor visited Salford Foundations’s Women’s Centre on 11th March.

Womens Centre Project - Navendu Mishra Visit

Women’s Risk Needs Assessment

Dashboard: January – March 2025

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Completed WRNA Assessments
0%
Of women had seven or more needs
0%
Of service users have mental health needs

Further results breaking down top risks and needs flagged by service users (Jan – Mar) are available in the full report (see download button below).

Gendered Wellbeing Assessment

In May 2025, the women’s centres in Salford and Stockport will start implementing the GWA, aiming to collect 500 assessments. This data will help validate the tool for use by other women’s centres involved in the EWC project and potentially expand its application to other contexts where assessments can be conducted in a trauma-informed, gender responsive manner with ongoing support.