Swimmers are back for round three of our Great North Swim for Genesis between 12-14th June – with a new and improved team of staff and supporters taking on greater personal challenges to complete a combined swim distance of 9 miles! This is quite a bit further than our 2014 distance so we are hoping to … Continue reading The Great North Swim: Take #3 »

We are Recruiting:  We looking for a bilingual English-Romanian Outreach Volunteer, to join our team of  Outreach workers and existing volunteers. See below for more information, including the application form. Applicants will be subject to a full DBS check. Job title: Bilingual English- Romanian Outreach Volunteer Responsible to: Project Coordinator/Sex Work Outreach Worker Hours of … Continue reading »

In December 2014, the Home Secretary announced £4.85 million fund to support non-statutory organisations supporting victims and survivors of child sexual abuse. The Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner, Stephen Bett, announced the successful applicants on 27th March. ‘In total 299 bids were received and just under £22million of funding was requested.  Therefore the standard of … Continue reading Home Office allocates £52,401 to Genesis Leeds »

The Recovery Fund – “No Longer Invisible – Our Journey on the Road to Recovery” Many of the sex working women at Genesis want to tell their story, from their own point of view. They want to bust the myths around sex work, and be seen as something other than a sex worker. Some have … Continue reading No Longer Invisible: Our Journey on the Road to Recovery »

International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers Genesis activities to support 17th December started with an event hosted in partnership by Genesis and West Yorkshire Police at Elland Road Police Station which a range of partner agencies attended. Rosie our CEO spoke about key global issues related to violence against sex workers that have … Continue reading Dec 17th| International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers »