Got Your Back Sista
Got Your Back Sista supports women to rebuild their lives after having fled domestic violence. We provide information and advice, caseworker support, furniture and household items, workshops to build confidence and self-esteem, vocational programs, relationship education programs, self-defence classes, a support group, food and personal care items.
Address
15 Elizabeth Street, Tighes Hill NSW 2297
info@gybs.com.au
Phone
02 49892777
Best way to contact
Phone or email
Hours
Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm
Can I bring a support person?
Yes, a woman-identified support person
What services we provide:
Services/support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island clients and communities, Services/ support for Culturally And Linguistically Diverse, Multicultural clients and communities, Services/support for people with Disability, Services/support for LGBTIQA+ (people of diverse sexualities and genders), Advocacy, Case work, Domestic and/or family violence Services/support, Furniture, Goods, Clothing, personal resources, hygeine products etc., Support groups, Training/Education: Respectful Relationships; Violence Prevention; DFV etc...
Referral pathways
Self referral, Referral from medical services, Referral from legal services, Referral from social and/or community services, Referral from NSW Govt Agencies ie Dept Communities and Justice, Dept Education, Community Mental Health, Referral from DCJ
Cost
Free service unless a dollar figure is put on a program due to costings
Our service is for
Women (inclusive of trans women and non-binary people) who are, or have, experienced domestic violence.
Areas
Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Upper Hunter, Cessnock, Port Stephens, Central Cost, Manning River
Inclusion and cultural safety for First Nations clients:
We have policies and staff training for First Nations clients
Inclusion and safety for clients of diverse sexualities (LGB+ clients)
We run inclusive programs for clients of diverse sexualities
Inclusion and safety for gender diverse clients:
We run inclusive programs for clients of diverse genders
Inclusion for CALD clients:
we have accessible resources and support for CALD clients
Inclusion for clients with disabilities:
We have accessible resources and run inclusive programs for disabled clients