THE
WISH cENTRE
Not only does Wish support young people who have self-harmed but they have an Independent Sexual Violence Advocacy Service (ISVA) for young people who have experienced sexual harassment, exploitation and any other scenario where they have felt uncomfortably sexualised by someone else. Weather the situation has been reported or not, they offer confidential support and help through the criminal justice system.
The Wish Centre was set up on the 2nd of March 2004. There are currently over 57,000 children that need protection from abuse in the UK and 2 women are killed every week in England and Wales due to domestic abuse. 90% of victims seeking help from The Wish Centre stop self-harming within a year and after they had received all the help that they can, they usually go on to help out at the charity and give others the same second chance that they had. In 2015 the total funds raised by The Wish Centre came to £225,229, that’s a £39,132 increase from 2014.
What do we do?
We aim to help as many people as we can through our charity.
UPcoming fundraisers~ Sarah.
On Sunday the 4th of December 2016 Sarah is running
10km at Victoria Park in order to raise as much money as
possible for The Wish Centre. ‘My name is Sarah and I am taking
part in the 10km Santa Run to raise as much money for the wish centre as possible. The Wish Centre was a big part of my teenage years, and sometimes I and other users would risk not having that support due to funding. We need places like this to stay open and so therefore I am asking if you will help me reach my target.’