My name is Carwen Jones and I am a young persons’ worker for Basis Young People. Our work with young people focuses on Child Sexual Exploitation – supporting girls and young women. I’ve been with Basis Yorkshire for 3 years now – all those years my post have been funded by Children In Need. My … Continue reading Working with sexually exploited girls/young women – Children in Need funded
It’s Trustee’s Week, and everyone should get involved, but especially young people. Many people are surprised that I’m a trustee, I’m not retired or an ex-director of a company, I’ve never owned my own business – I don’t fit people’s stereotypical idea of what a trustee is. In actuality, trustees are a vital and vibrant … Continue reading Being a Trustee at Basis Yorkshire – Sarah Martin
Its Trustee Week – so we’ll be doing a few blogs from and about our trustees! To kick off the week we’ve got Kate Brown, our Chair. Kate has been a trustee for more than 10 years of which the last 2 as Chair and is involved in many aspects of our work. For Trustee … Continue reading Trustee Week 2016 at Basis Yorkshire
Over the past few months there has been increased focus by the media on the managed approach to sex work in Leeds, triggered by the approval of the managed approach by Leeds City Council in October 2016 and the murder of Daria Pionko in December later that year. For our organisation and the women we … Continue reading Basis Sex Work Project and the media
We wrote a letter to the Yorkshire Evening Post following the reporting on the Daria Pionko trail. It didn’t get published but we want to share it with you as we need it to be heard at this crucial time when the managed approach is under review. Despite all the positivity around the Home Affairs … Continue reading We will continue to fight to promote safety and well-being of sex workers in Leeds