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Happy Easter from Yellow Door!
A message from Nicci our CEO
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With Spring and Easter finally on our doorstep, it has been a busy start to 2026 here at Yellow Door.
The government released their new 10-year Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy in December 2025 ‘Freedom from Violence’, and we hope that this will lead to increased funding for support services and better outcomes for victims and survivors of abuse across Hampshire. It’s encouraging to see that the strategy has a focus on prevention of abuse and tackling misogyny amongst boys and young men. At Yellow Door we continue to keep prevention at the forefront of our work and deliver healthy relationship education through our STAR project providing sessions for young people across Southampton.
On the 8th March we celebrated International Women’s Day, alongside many of our local supporters, businesses and groups. The theme of ‘Give to Gain’ really emphasised the power of collaboration and collective action in advancing gender equality. As a charity supporting women and girls, thank you to everyone that donated, advocated and fundraised for Yellow Door on the day.
And finally, we are excited to share that we are transforming our garden into a purpose built, trauma-informed space for our service users. The project is being delivered by local contractor Build by Just Limegrass and the design created by our service users includes an accessible pathway, new patio and seating, and an area for children to explore and play. We know that having access to nature and the outdoors is important for recovery, mental health and wellbeing, and want to say a huge thank you to our funders for their support with the project – Help to Create Hope Trust, Bernard Sunley, the Wolfson Foundation, and kind donors Alison and Chris who gave a donation to the project following their wedding.
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Jo Pearce, Therapeutic Service Manager has written a paper which has been published in the Journal of Child Psychotherapy. The paper traces the development of Yellow Door’s Gender Identity Service over 15 years and demonstrates that this type of group‑based support can play a valuable role in the wider care available to young people exploring or struggling with their gender identity.
This month, one of our Volunteer Counsellors Scott Roberts won “Commissioned Service Volunteer of the Year” at the Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner Awards. He had this to say:
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“The award was a true testament to the work everybody puts in everyday at Yellow Door and not just the counselling volunteers. Without the efforts of every single person, we wouldn’t have a service that has been able to sustain such positive and constructive support for our community. It’s an honour to be a part of this incredible charity and I’m truly proud of everything Yellow Door represents.”
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Scott has been volunteering with us for over 3 years and is so deserving of this award. Well done Scott! 🎉
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Our Domestic Abuse Service are running a free professional online workshop focusing on the impact of domestic abuse on children and young people. During this session you will also be able to find more about our ACES (Adverse Childhood Experiences) programme. This session is open to professionals working across Hampshire who have an interest in preventing and responding to gender based abuse, violence against women and girls, including domestic and sexual abuse.
There is no need to book, please use the link below on the day to attend.
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Wednesday 22nd April 2026
1pm-2pm
Teams link click here.
Meeting ID: 383 829 240 541 14
Passcode: jm2yV6Kv
Yellow Door is committed to providing accessible events whether they are in person or online. Please email info@yellowdoor.org.uk to let the organiser know in advance of the session your specific requirements and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.
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Therapeutic Services
At Yellow Door we provide confidential, non‑judgemental counselling and therapeutic support for adults, families, young people and children who have been impacted by domestic and sexual abuse, at any point in their lives.
Our trained therapists offer a mix of support depending on need including counselling, art therapy, play therapy, trauma-informed CBT, emotional coping skills, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
Sessions are offered one‑to‑one or in a group setting. They take place in person at our building in Southampton, or we can provide remote sessions over the phone if required.
You can contact our friendly team on 023 8063 6312 / info@yellowdoor.org.uk to make a referral or apply for support online via our website.
Service Updates
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Helpline
Our helpline is open every Wednesday and is available to anyone affected by abuse that wants to talk anonymously about their experience, as well as those seeking advice or support for a client, friend or family member.
Please note that from 1st April the helpline hours will be changing to Wednesdays, 2pm – 5pm.
Call 023 8063 6313 for support.
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Service Finder
All Yellow Door services are open to residents of Southampton. Due to funding restrictions, only some of our services are available to those outside of Southampton in wider Hampshire. Please enter your postcode into the Service Finder on our website to see which services are available in your area.
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Fundraising & Partnerships
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In January, we attended the meeting of local group CAMEO, who chose Yellow Door as their Charity of the Year. They kindly presented us with a cheque for £1300 raised through raffles, donations and events during 2025.
We are extremely grateful to the Highfield WI who have kindly collected a range of delicious treats for us to distribute to our clients this Easter!
Thank you to both organisations for your continued support.
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International Women’s Day 2026
We saw so much support for Yellow Door on International Women’s Day this year. On the day itself, Annie and The Barbell Division hosted an event which included workshops, talks, stalls selling art and coffee, and a raffle involving local businesses. They highlighted our services to attendees, and the event raised a whopping £1000 through the team’s hard work and determination.
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The staff of CBRE hosted an event in their office with the help of SpeedyQuizzing. They raised £88.50 and the winning team received an engraved trophy.
University of Southampton’s Biological Sciences Society ran a bake sale raising £168.
Trago Lounge in Portswood hosted their regular Monday night quiz raising £115 for us.
The C.W.U Wessex South Central Region of Royal Mail also collected donations of toiletries for our service users.
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Fundraising Opportunities
We are delighted to have a team of 12 people who are fundraising and training hard for the upcoming ABP Southampton Marathon in May, where we will have a stand in the Charity Village to tell visitors about our services and root for the runners!
For the first time this year, we have places available for the Southampton Inflatable Event in July, a chance to navigate a course with a huge range of giant inflatable obstacles, slides and tunnels, whilst raising much needed funds for Yellow Door!
Other upcoming events include Walk The Test Way this September or The Great South Run in October. Please email supportus@yellowdoor.org.uk for more information and to get involved.
If challenge events aren’t for you, you can make a big difference to those we support by making a regular monthly donation. £20 a month can help us to change lives by providing much needed support to people affected by domestic and sexual abuse, or other forms of interpersonal harm.
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Laura, one of our monthly donors decided to support us further by buying items from our Amazon Wishlist. The keyring making kits and refreshments were given to our Bright Stars young person’s therapeutic group, and a toy tool kit is being used by children and young people during their one-to-one sessions.
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Having guaranteed income from our generous monthly givers helps us to plan for the longer term and invest in our services. A huge thank you to everyone that supports us already!
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Grant Funding and Corporate Support
We would like to thank the D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust, The Belgae Trust, Richard Kirkman Trust, New Forest District Council and the Abri Community Fund who have all provided us with grants to support our work over the last few months.
We welcome the chance to work with organisations and businesses that share our values and commitment to tackling domestic and sexual abuse. We are grateful to KickstartSEO for their pro-bono support this year, helping us to ensure our services can be found online by those who need them.
And we want to say a huge thank you for the generous donation from the team at Online Youth Manager which will ensure that our Children and Young People’s Therapy Services can continue to meet the demand of local young people needing our support.
We are also delighted that real estate development company Gentian have chosen to continue to support us for the next 12-months through their community donation programme. Gentian have been a partner of Yellow Door for several years and the value they have brought to the charity is immeasurable.
If you wish to get involved as a funder or corporate partner, or are interested in finding out other ways that your business could support Yellow Door, please contact our Trusts & Corporate Fundraising Officer keira.j@yellowdoor.org.uk
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Work or Volunteer at Yellow Door and you will be part of our diverse, committed and passionate team working to support people affected by abuse.
We have a number of vacancies across the service – for further information please visit our website.
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Our Helpline is open every Wednesday between 2pm – 5pm – 023 8063 6313
If you’d like support for yourself or someone else, please complete an online referral form by clicking on the link below or alternatively you can call us on 023 8063 6312 to speak to a member of the team.
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