Advance - Maia and Lift service

Total Investment: £692,970 for 1 year

The Girls and Young Women’s Programme is led by Advance, in partnership with Chance UK, Working Chance and the Woman’s Trust.

This programme supports young women and girls aged 9-25, through one-to-one support, mentoring or group work.  

It works with young women and girls who are at risk of domestic abuse and have one or more other risk factors such as deprivation or risk of being exploited. 

Advance lead on the Maia and Lift service with oversite and support to young women and girls aged 13 to 25.

Chance UK support girls aged 9-13 to:

• understand what healthy relationships are
• understand what consent is
• develop an awareness of what the signs of domestic abuse are.

Working Chance support and offer bespoke employability support for women with convictions. Woman’s Trust work with young women aged 19-25 with lived experiences and help them safeguard themselves and their children.  

Funded in July 2022, the service operates in:

• Newham
• Tower Hamlets
• Hackney
• Camden
• Islington 
• Westminster

This service is key in helping to combat the longstanding issues London has seen in relation to violence against women and girls.  With the support from this service, we will not only be able to save lives but also change lives for the better.

The impact that the Maia and Lift service has on victims and survivors of domestic abuse, young women that enter the criminal justice system and vulnerable young women and children will help support us with the ongoing fight to reduce violence in London.