Police Prostitution Liaison Officer, Leeds, West Yorkshire Police West Yorkshire Police, as part of the Leeds Prostitution Strategy, have introduced the role of Police Prostitution Liaison Officer as part of efforts to increase the reporting of crimes committed against sex worker and improve the safety of sex workers.  In other cities where this role has … Continue reading Police Prostitution Liaison Officer, Leeds, West Yorkshire Police »

Genesis is a member of the National Ugly Mug Scheme and coordinates Genesis Leeds ugly mugs scheme.  Ugly mugs schemes play a key role in encouraging sex workers to report crimes committed against them, alerting sex workers to dangerous    individuals, supporting police investigations and the prosecution of offenders.  Genesis CEO Rosie is Chair of the National Ugly Mugs Advisory Group. Read … Continue reading National Ugly Mugs »

The consortia  aims to work alongside Genesis and with other practitioners across Yorkshire to share understanding, develop research and create networks  and collaborative activities.  It aims to create collaborative research initiatives between the Yorkshire Universities, Genesis and sex work projects in the region. It is committed to disseminating findings and information to policy makers and practitioners to further develop … Continue reading Yorkshire Academic Sex Work Consortia »

The project has funded Genesis with 4 Nexus 7 tablets so that our adult service users (both street and indoor based) and our Isis service users can access healthcare and learn skills around internet use, improving access to health and learning opportunities. Genesis staff will now be able to make appointments for our street based … Continue reading NHS Flagship Digital Participation Project – York Street Health Practice with Leeds and Partners »

” Today one of the women we have supported for over 5 years left Leeds for a new journey. It was really emotional saying goodbye to her after all this time but I’m confident she will do really well and thrive at her Rehab placement. The last few weeks had been difficult for her and … Continue reading A day in the life of a Support and Options worker »