Charity ball

In March 2025, during a night out in Portsmouth, alone, waiting for a taxi, a stranger took advantage of my vulnerability and safety. Unaware of what had happened until the police reports, the aftermath revealed the unthinkable actions he had committed, leaving me shattered and in need of support. Through the heartbreaking evidence and followed by the court case, I had my incredible ISVA, Becca, to make this a much easier and kinder process. 

I will be hosting a charity ball event on Saturday 3rd October at the Newtown Hotel, Hayling Island.

Yellow Door is a charity which support survivors of sexual violence and domestic abuse across Southampton and Hampshire. Yellow Door supported 4709 people of all genders and ages last years. With 1 in 4 women, 1 in 6 children and 1 in 18 men experiencing sexual assault in their lifetime there is a need for incredibly services like Yellow Door to exist. Not only does Yellow Door support survives of assault through their ISVA service, they also provide therapeutic services, psycho-educational programs and a dedicated Diversity and Inclusion advocacy service for those from diverse demographics and with protected characteristics. Since the pandemic referrals to Yellow Door have increased by 182% therefore the services of Yellow Door continued to be needed throughout the local community.
Your money can do the following:

• £5 -could buy resources for a child or young person doing Art Therapy.
• £10 -could provide transport costs for an ISVA client to attend a trial at court
• £15 -could pay for healthy food for children attending one of our 12 week therapeutic programmes.
• £20 -could pay for resources so our STAR Project can deliver preventative educational workshops in schools
• £50 -could pay for a counselling session for someone who has experienced sexual abuse/violence
• £150 -could contribute towards STAR healthy relationship prevention sessions in Southampton schools
• £300 -could enable a young person to attend our Creative Arts Group, a group for young people who have experienced sexual abuse to come together and recover from the trauma they have experienced
• £500 -could be used in many ways including enabling our STAR team to deliver 4 preventative education sessions to up to 120 young people
• £2,500 -could fund a Bright Stars course for 8 young people who have experienced domestic abuse