We support women and children escaping domestic abuse, offering a safe space in our refuge. Our therapeutic recovery programmes help survivors to heal and move forward with their lives.
eve was established 40 years ago as Nene Valley Christian Refuge, we’ve supported over 12,000 women towards a safe and empowered life.
It’s important to know that abuse is never your fault and that you’ve taken a courageous first step in finding us. It can be difficult to recognise the signs of abuse, especially from someone you’re close to. We’ve put together some information to help you if your relationship doesn’t feel right.
Our services have been designed in partnership with survivors, making sure that we respond to the needs of the women and children we support. We will:
We also take referrals from a network of partner agencies, including:
We believe that everyone has the right to lead a safe and empowered life. It’s our mission that each woman accessing our services is supported to meet her own needs and achieve her own goals.
We aim to:
Our Christian ethos is at the heart of our organisation. In response to the love and grace God has shown to us, we’re committed to love and serve others in His name.
We welcome those from other faiths and with no faith, with open arms. If you’re in need of our support, we won’t try to influence your beliefs. We are signed up to and adhere to the Faithworks Charter and the Covenant for Engagement – an enduring covenant between Local Authorities within Northamptonshire and Faith based organisations serving the people of Northamptonshire.
Our organisational aims are to:
Each woman is supported to meet her own needs and achieve her own goals. These outcomes are broadly categorised to align to our organisational aims, through our theory of change:
Suzy Van Rooyen has been Chair of Trustees since 2022, having supported us in various ways for over 10 years. Suzy has a wealth of experience working with vulnerable women in the charity sector coupled with business acumen, which makes her the perfect fit for eve. Working closely with Christine, Suzy’s expertise and commitment helps to drive the strategic direction of our services and future plans.
Suzy is supported by Simon Whipp, Emma Fletcher, Karen Dhlamini, and Cristina Taboada-Naya, who provide finance, business, social enterprise and fundraising expertise, helping us to achieve our charitable aims. Christine Whipp is the Clerk to Trustees.
Christine Morgan, in her capacity as CEO, is responsible for the strategic and operational management of eve’s services. A dedicated leader, with over 30 years of experience in the voluntary sector supporting families and young people. Christine is passionate about personal and professional development, which she champions with service users and the eve team.
Sharon Ferdinand-Pemberton is our Head of Operations and has worked in the domestic abuse sector for over 23 years. Sharon manages:
Zelie Biswell is Head of Business and has worked with eve since 2023. Zelie manages all our Business Support functions, working with her team to deliver finance, administration and data collection and analysis.
April Ventour is Head of Culture, Diversity and Inclusion. She has a wealth of experience in this area, particularly in the women’s sector. April supports eve to provide a healthy culture for all our stakeholders, working alongside the Leadership team to support staff, volunteers and service users to overcome barriers to provision of effective services that meet needs.
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