Manchester City Council

Women MATTA - Women in Prison

  1. Name of organisation

    Women MATTA - Women in Prison

  2. Summary

    WomenMATTA is a women’s centre for women in Manchester and Trafford. WomenMATTA provide practical and emotional support, advocacy and advice to women at all stages of the criminal justice system, namely at point of arrest, for women serving community orders, and women leaving prison in both 1-2-1 and group settings. WomenMATTA are also part of the Greater Manchester Women’s Support Alliance, which is made up of 9 women’s centre across the region. They work with the Probation Service and GMP to deliver the regions ‘whole system approach’ for women in the criminal justice system.

  3. Proposed activities

    Will continue to deliver the Women’s Community Service, a service that provides 1-2-1 support and a drop-in centre to women ‘at risk of’ offending.
    They will also employ a project worker that will continue to provide outreach, advocacy and support to women in or at risk of being involved in the criminal justice system.

  4. Neighbourhoods they operate in

    They work with residents throughout Manchester

  5. Website

    www.womeninprison.org.uk

  6. Postal address

    WomenMATTA, St Wilfrid's Enterprise Centre, Royce Road, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5BJ

  7. Location

  8. Contact email

    hannahmorowa@womeninprison.org.uk

  9. Contact phone

    0161 232 1778

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