Changing Lives' ASE Par...

Changing Lives' ASE Partnership Secures £2.3 Million Funding from The National Lottery Community Fund to Expand Support for Victims of Adult Sexual Exploitation

July 2024

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We are proud to be part of the ASE Partnership formally known as STAGE and today we are delighted to announce that the partnership has been successfully funded for the next 3 years through The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest community funder in the UK.

The funding will be used to expand the Adult Sexual Exploitation Partnership, providing trauma-informed support for people who have been groomed for sexual exploitation so they can achieve positive change in their lives.

The ASE Partnership brings together Changing Lives, A WAY OUT Charity, The Angelou Centre, Basis Yorkshire, Together Women, GROW, WomenCentre, and Ashiana. Together combining policy and practice to provide trauma-informed support and create systems change for women who are at risk of sexual exploitation and/or women and girls aged 16+ who have been groomed for sexual exploitation.

Since the partnership was formed in 2019, we have collectively supported over 800 women. We are now able to continue this work combining policy and practice to provide trauma-informed support and create systems change for women. #NationalLottery