Nottingham communications agency Cartwright Communications has picked domestic abuse group Juno Women’s Aid as its charity of the year.
Cartwright chose Juno in a team-wide vote and will support it through fundraising events and pro-bono services. The charity has been helping women, children and young people in Nottingham and south Nottinghamshire for more than 40 years, empowering them to live free from abuse. At any one time, it supports up to 600 people.
Its support includes secure refuge accommodation and a 24-hour helpline every day of the year where survivors can speak to trained female support workers. It also provides drop-in crisis support, survivor advocacy, stalking advocacy, and family court advice.
An added part of its work to help women fleeing abuse is a pet foster project – providing a safe place for pets to be housed temporarily while families go to a refuge or emergency accommodation.
Cartwright Communications managing director Liz Cartwright said: “As part of our business CSR approach, we took the decision to appoint a charity of the year to help focus our attention on an important cause.
“This was a collaborative decision from the whole Cartwright team, who all felt Juno Women’s Aid was a vital asset to our Nottingham community and wider county.
“The work Juno does is nothing short of incredible, offering a lifeline to vulnerable women, children and young people.
“With the impact of the cost-of-living crisis, families and individuals are facing extreme financial pressures, making it even harder to leave an unsafe or abusive home environment. This means charities like Juno will be more needed than ever.
“As well as providing our PR services, we will be looking at ways we can raise awareness and funds for Juno through office and team events as well as working with our brilliant client base."
The charity works across the city of Nottingham, Broxtowe, Gedling, Rushcliffe and Broxtowe. Between 2020 and 2021, it supported 2,147 women, 375 children and young people, fostered 39 pets and received more than 17,000 calls to the helpline.
Juno Women’s Aid chief executive Yasmin Rehman said: “We’re incredibly proud to be nominated as Cartwright Communications’ chosen charity of the year.
“We look forward to working closely with colleagues at Cartwright Communications to help create a safer space for women, children and young people so they can live a life free from abuse.”
