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Sad Passing of John Ankorn MBE

On Sunday 5th March 2023, the Birmingham Crisis centre charity founder, past chairman and now our late president, sadly passed away after a prolonged illness. John Ankcorn MBE served the charity since 1984 and was instrumental in securing a contract with the local authority to provide a safe haven refuge...

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Heartfelt thanks…

…to the many individuals and organisations who have donated to us this Christmas, whether it be gifts for the children or pamper packs for the mom’s! Every bit of support means so much to us and we cannot express our gratitude enough.  This list is by no means exhaustive and...

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Thank you Sainsburys!

We would like to say a big thank you to Louise, Store Manager of Colmore Row Sainsburys Local. She very kindly gave the refuge a £300 gift card as part of the stores community budget. This gift card will go towards helping the families who reside here in refuge with...

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We couldn’t do it without you!

With Christmas seeming a long time ago now, the seemingly never ending cold and snowy weather and being in our third lockdown, we wanted to share a bit of cheer by thanking the wonderful people and organisations who donated to us over Christmas! This list is by no means exhaustive...

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Many thanks to West Midlands Lighthouse Project

Thank you to the amazing West Midlands Lighthouse Project for their continued support. You can keep up to date with their tireless work in supporting victims of domestic abuse and sharing information on https://www.wmlighthouseproject.com/

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Thank you KPMG!

Thank you to KPMG for all the wonderful Christmas gifts donated! Your continued support and kindness is so very appreciated and will help us make Christmas a special one for the families in refuge.

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A huge thank you to DHL, JLR &

We wanted to say a HUGE thank you to the teams at DHL, JLR & MP&L. A total of 150 Christmas gifts was donated to the families currently residing with us, both from the workers there, and their families. Thank you so very much to the team at Castle Bromwich...

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Thank you KPMG!

Huge thanks to KPMG for the wonderful donation of toiletries for the families here at refuge. Your continued support means a lot to us!

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