Ms Paula Kearney:

Women come in to us who are sleeping on the streets. Sometimes their level of engagement is not coming in and engaging in a group; they come in for a cup of tea and a bit of food. We have a shower we can provide and always have a few clothes for women who come in. Our service runs seven days per week. We have set programmes Monday to Friday. On Saturday and Sunday, we run a brunch and a lot of that is women in hostels and so on coming in for company during the day and a space for them because they often have nowhere else. Their level of engagement is coming in just for that social space to feel met with positivity instead of the stigma they face on the streets.