RedRoot SVG seeks help to set up Safe Home for women in crisis

REDROOT SVG Inc. has issued what it said is an urgent appeal to the public, private sector, and Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines for immediate support in securing a Safe Home for Women.

REDROOT SVG is asking for immediate support from public, private sector, and Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines to assist in securing a Safe Home for Women.

The non-profit said in a release that this is a vital resource that the organisation has been striving to establish for the past three years.

“Every day, RedRoot SVG receives calls and visits from women in abusive relationships who are desperately seeking safety,” the release states.

“ In the past, the organisation rental properties to house women temporarily, but the rising number of cases has now exhausted our resources,” adding, that currently, there is no safe home available anywhere in the country for women and children fleeing violence.

“We are seeing an increase in women reaching out to us for shelter and safety, but we no longer have the capacity to respond,” said Phylicia Alexander-Lavia, Executive Director of RedRoot SVG Inc. is quoted in the release as stating.

“This is not just an urgent need it is a matter of life and death. We are appealing to anyone who can help: whether it is by donating a house, providing property, or supporting us financially to establish a permanent safe home.”

The organisation said the envisioned safe home will not only provide immediate safety but also serve as a bridge to independence.

“Women who enter the safe home will have access to RedRoot’s services, including: Counselling and mental health support; legal aid through our Legal Aid Clinic; skills training programmes; [and] job placement support”.