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    We are recruiting for: WOMEN'S OUTREACH SUPPORT WORKER.  35 hrs per week.  £29,275 per annum. Permanent post funded by East Ayrshire Council. Are you passionate about standing alongside women, promoting safety, and supporting recovery from domestic...

The Scottish Government’s Fund to Leave is open to applications, and East Ayrshire Women's Aid are a delivery partner. The fund offers women based in Scotland up to £1,000 for essentials to support the costs of leaving, planning to leave or staying left from an...

  We are recruiting for a WOMEN’S SUPPORT & ADVOCACY WORKER.  35hrs per week.  £30,000 per annum.  Funded by the Delivering Equally Safe Fund to March 2027 WOMEN'S OUTREACH SUPPORT WORKER.  35 hrs per week.  £29,275 per annum. Permanent post funded by East...

    Are you looking for a new and rewarding challenge? We are recruiting for a compassionate and motivated Team Leader to join our management team. You will lead and support a team of practitioners to deliver high quality, trauma informed services that are...

Thank you so much to Lyla, Lily, Olivia and Hollie from S4 Kilmarnock Academy for their amazing donation of £457.46. They raised the money by holding a sponsored silence. Thank you girls!!

Our grateful thanks to all the generous members of the Ayrshire Chamber who raised over £5,000 for EAWA at their annual gala dinner. The money will be used to fund a summer programme of activities for Mums and kids. Thank you all so much

A huge thank you to our fabulous Kiltwalkers who braved the horrendous weather and raised over £2,500 for EAWA. Thank you

Please read Jean's second blog post - a powerful and courageous account of her experiences of domestic abuse that really helps us understand how difficult it is to escape from a coercively controlling and violent partner. Having grown up in a family home (Mum, Dad,...

      Jean recently attended our training and wanted to share her experiences of growing up with domestic abuse to help us understand 'that home is a person - my mum - and not a place'. I can’t remember how old I was when I first noticed my mum’s level...

Just a few days to go until our fabulous Kiltwalkers get their walking boots on to raise funds for East Ayrshire Women's Aid. Huge thanks to the team from East Ayrshire's Health and Social Care Partnership's Planning and Performance Team who are taking on the Glasgow...

Hannah White is doing a skydive to raise funds for East Ayrshire Women's Aid! Hannah said, "I've decided to fundraise for women's aid as they were a great support to my mum and i as she separated from my abusive step dad and they continue to support us now through the...

  Hazel Kerr is doing the Glasgow Kiltwalk to raise funds for East Ayrshire Women's Aid! Hazel says, "A charity that has helped so many women and families it is time to give back! Any donations greatly appreciated". Show your support here All the best Hazel!...

WOMEN’S SUPPORT & ADVOCACY WORKER   35hrs per week.  £29,275 per annum Funded by the Delivering Equally Safe Fund to March 2026 Closing date: 1pm, 21st February 2025 Do you have experience of supporting vulnerable women?  Are you passionate with the energy and...

  Wow, what can we say! Thank you so much to everybody who donated presents and money to help us make Christmas special for all the families we work with. Thanks to everyone at Dunelm, Currys, Rhodar, Ochiltree and Holy Trinity Churches, EACHA and Glasgow Spirit of...

It’s been over a year since I wrote my first blog for East Ayrshire Women’s Aid called Deepfakes – Revenge Porn 2.0 which can be found here. In recent months, the accused was found guilty so I thought I would reflect on how I’m feeling now. My first blog was not live...