“It’s like nothing I’ve ever experienced before. This space has helped me create a sense of belonging, identity and purpose."
What is Wayside Chapel’s Women's Space?
Our Women’s Space was established to provide care and support to all visitors who identify as women, and non-binary people. The team works alongside women to provide trauma-informed care coordination, addressing barriers to wellbeing such as experiences of domestic and family violence, complex mental health, homelessness and financial disadvantage, criminalisation, and substance use difficulties via advocacy and referrals. We offer coordination support as well as community engagement activities and events.
It operates out of a dedicated space, where women can connect with each other over a cuppa. The space is a calm oasis within Wayside, offering laundry facilities, shower and toiletries, phone charging station, games, books and resources, creative activities and access to a computer. For many women, it is a welcoming place to ‘just be’.
From 12th August 2025 the space will be open for women to ‘drop-in’ and connect, each Tuesday and Thursday from 10am to 12pm
The Womens space will host a fortnightly lunch – commencing from Tuesday 2nd September – to ensure we create a warm, welcoming and safe space for everyone, numbers are capped at 15 and bookings are essential. Please see Wayside reception to book.
Enquiries? Contact: [email protected]
