Registered Charity Number: 1099006

Who or what is One25?

Posted by Friends of Beyond the Streets on 26/10/2011 at 12:01 PM



One25 is now a force to be reckoned with in Bristol, working closely with drugs agencies, the police and other organisations to fulfil its mission: to reach out to women trapped in street sex work, supporting them to break free and build new lives away from violence, poverty and addiction.


One25 has grown in fifteen years from a tiny group of volunteers with a start-up fund of £5, to a thriving operation which costs nearly a million pounds per annum to run, with 25 paid staff and more than 140 regular volunteers.


What do we do?


Three volunteers take a yellow-topped van, with seats inside, round the streets of Bristol five evenings a week. This is often the first point of contact with women on the streets, who step into the van to enjoy a few minutes in a safe, warm space with food, hot drinks and help and support if needed.


We also run a drop-in centre in the heart of St Paul’s, a women-only space where visitors can have a hot meal, do laundry, have a shower, and access services dealing with health, housing, debt, domestic violence -  anything that is confining them in a harmful lifestyle. Some women will have caseworkers for more intensive support. Skills training is offered, including pottery, art and creative writing. Women are supported to attend community courses.


Naomi House, a mother-and-baby home and our most recent project, supports women and their babies in establishing new and healthy lifestyles and routines away from addiction and sex work.


We hold firmly to our aim of supporting vulnerable women at any and every stage of their journey, but these days we are more ambitious in what we do to support women to rebuild their lives after they have taken those first brave and difficult steps away from the streets.


See our website: http://www.one25.org.uk and watch this space to see more from One25!


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