WomenCentre Homes is delighted and very excited to have received a grant of £177,379 from The National Lottery Community Fund. WomenCentre Homes primary charitable object is to create social housing to meet the needs of women and their children. Our ultimate goal is...

Over six years WomenCentre worked on Connecting Opportunities, a project set-up to work with new migrants in West Yorkshire and parts of North Yorkshire to develop skills and opportunities to find work and be part of the local community, funded by the European Social...

Greener Together is a Calderdale partnership led by Newground Together, that aims to develop Green Places and Spaces for a Greener sustainable future. Partners and early achievers on the programme got together recently at the Outback, to celebrate success and share...

WomenCentre is runner up in Glaxo Smith Kline National Awards 2022   GSK 2022 Impact Awards in partnership with The King’s Fund – WomenCentre was shortlisted for a GSK IMPACT Award and were one of the ten runners up receiving £4,000. Additional support has also...

Let’s get behind WomenCentre! Light up our Summer WomenCentre is a local charity, doing amazing work right across Calderdale. They provide vital support to over 1500 women each year, helping women to rebuild their lives and find hope and friendship after periods of...

It’s taken me some time to write this blog for Womenentre. I always think that I have nothing to say of any importance and, others may be surprised to learn, that I too succumb to moments of imposter syndrome. However, I felt that at this joyous time of the Queen’s...

Imagine:A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination.A world that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive.A world where difference is valued and celebrated.Together we can forge women's equality.Collectively we can all #BreakTheBias. What another great year we...

WomenCentre has received a legacy from Doreen Pickles, a local woman who grew up in Shelf and who was described by her friends as a true trail blazer.  Angela Everson WomenCentre’s CEO met with Doreen some years ago and although it was clear when they met that Doreen...

Digital Ways of Women Centred Working – WomenCentre’s new report focuses on the ways Connecting Opportunities, tried to meet the challenges for women and organisations at a time when measures in the UK meant that face-to-face service provision is not always possible....

Welcome to our Matrons & AmbassadorsWomenCentre is proud to announce our first 2 matrons who joined us over the summer. We are very pleased to welcome both Jill Liddington (writer and historian) and Ellie Sax (performer and saxophonist). Being a Matron of...