IDAS Seeks Hosts for Safe Havens Scheme Supporting Abuse Survivors

IDAS needs volunteers with a spare room. They want you to provide short-term, safe housing. Many people escaping abuse get turned away from shelters; about 65 percent face this issue. The charity created a new safe housing program to help.

IDAS assists thousands in North Yorkshire every year. They offer emotional and practical help. The charity also provides secure places to stay. Safe Havens began in 2022 and matches hosts with guests needing short respite. This helps them escape domestic abuse.

The plan gives people time to decide their next moves while staying in a secure home. Volunteer hosts get complete training, and IDAS gives dedicated support to all. This builds on past hosting traditions. The scheme adds to IDAS’s shelters and supplements emergency housing in North Yorkshire.

Being a host helps people through tough times. Hosts assist guests toward their potential. People from various backgrounds volunteer; they are vital to IDAS. They help adults and kids using their services, and volunteers get learning opportunities and gain skills while contributing.

The charity needs different hosts and homes as well as accommodation across many areas. This will meet the various needs of people. Safe Havens provides short-term housing.

IDAS is Yorkshire’s main domestic abuse charity. They also help with sexual violence and abuse. IDAS gets over 22,000 referrals yearly and receive 20,000 helpline calls. They support more than 10,000 people and families, and they house over 150 people in refuges each year.