REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL INFLUENCING STRATEGIC and PRACTICAL CHANGE FOR HOUSING IN LEEDS FOR WOMEN SEXWORKERS WITH MULTIPLE COMPLEX NEEDS Context and Background: Late last year Basis Sex Work was awarded funding from Homeless Link to undertake work to improve the housing  pathways, offer and support for women sexworkers in Leeds using a system change approach. … Continue reading RFP for Consultant to influence strategy and practical housing support »

Basis Yorkshire have signed a letter to the Government in solidarity with the women’s sector to highlight the need for action in response to Covid-19 and the particular impact on women. At a local level in Leeds our partners and stakeholder are committed to investing in and supporting health, wellbeing and safeguarding of women and … Continue reading Joint call to the Government for the most marginalised women to be at the front of the COVID -19 response »

Staying in touch with Basis: At the moment please use your regular (mobile) phone contact and/or the office (0113 – 243 0036). You can also get in touch via Facebook and/or Twitter and we will also have netreach (live chat service via our website) up and run (please check our social media feeds for details). … Continue reading Coronavirus Update (March 16 2020) »

We at Basis are delighted to share the news that we have successfully secured investment into our well established, award winning services for sexworkers in Leeds. With a long history of supporting women selling sex across the industry, we have long advocated for additional and longer term investment into fully inclusive services for those women … Continue reading Basis awarded LCC contract for specialist services for sexworkers »

Basis Yorkshire a local Leeds charity that works with indoor and street-based sexworkers and young people who are sexually exploited has been awarded from Homeless Link’s Ending Women’s Homelessness grants programme, funded by the Government’s Tampon Tax Fund. Basis Yorkshire is one of 29 charities across England, working with women who are homeless or at … Continue reading Basis awarded prestigious Homeless Link Funding to Help End Homelessness »