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Impact
KEY STATS FROM OUR 2023 IMPACT REPORT
women were supported this year
37
mums supported - with 64 children indirect beneficiaries of our work
142
training programme days delivered
27
certificates awarded in Food Safety and Hygiene for Catering Level 2
89%
of women were in EEVT* after completing their two year programme
4095
hours of one-to-one support delivered
Mahia’s Story
Mahia is a survivor of domestic abuse.
"When I came to Luminary I got lots of support. I liked learning to bake with my friends. The teacher was so helpful. I liked it at the end of each day when we did a photoshoot and held up what we baked. I was proud because I had never baked before.
I was living in a refuge with eight other girls at the time and they knew my baking day at Luminary and would be waiting for me to get home with cake! I was the most popular girl in the refuge.
I’m now at college doing ESOL Level 2 and I’d like to go to university in the future. Luminary helped me to get my job. I’m a Kitchen Assistant and I make 250 cookies each shift.
Two years ago my life was very hard. I felt like I couldn’t do anything by myself. But slowly I have become an independent woman, and I’m proud of that. I will never forget where I was before and where I am now.”
THE NEED FOR OUR WORK
1 in 4
women in England and Wales will experience domestic abuse in her lifetime.
x2
Women who experience domestic abuse are twice as likely to experience depression
1 in 50
people in London were estimated by London Councils to be homeless in August 2023
65%
Approximately 166,000 homeless Londoners live in temporary accommodation, of whom 65% are women
4%
Fewer than 4% of women who have been in prison are in employment 6 weeks after their release. This compares to 11% for men
54% rise
cases of homelessness in London rose by 54% between 2013 and 2023.
DEMOGRAPHICS
of the women we supported in 2023:
16 %
were care leavers
24%
had been involved in the criminal justice system
63%
had experienced homelessness
97%
had experienced gender based violence
FULL Impact Reports
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