Women In Supported Accomodation (WISA)

WISA is a gender-specific service providing accommodation and support to vulnerable and homeless women, most specifically those with an offending background, diagnosed with mental health issues.

Target provides stable accommodation and support for women who have difficulty in sustaining a tenancy. Our intention is to support out clients towards independent living and a crime free lifestyle. We address the issue of resettlement and reintegration into the community and the problems of marginalisation and social exclusion. WISA is delivered by female staff with relevant experience necessary to achieve the best possible outcomes for women accessing the service.

WISA offers varying levels of support in accordance with the need identified, by meeting gender-specific needs we are able to offer the opportunity of the best possible outcomes for individuals. All support plans are individually tailored to ensure the specific needs of of each client are met. WISA staff adopt a multi-agency approach working alongside other statutory and voluntary provisions to ensure that clients’ needs are met.

In addition WISA offers a range of activities, education, training and/or employment opportunities alongside supporting the development of independent lifer skills through Target Housing ETE and client involvement activities. Empowering our service users to achieve independence is our end goal.

Who can WISA help?

Women

Areas of Support

Over the age of 18 years
With diagnosed mental health issues
With an ability to share accommodation with others appropriate
Debt/arrears in need of support to manage finances/budgeting
Offenders, ex-offenders or those at risk of offending
In need of support to maintain tenancy
Moving out of institutional accommodation
In need of support with life skills
Willing to work with or manage/eliminate alcohol/drug dependency

Advice, advocacy and liaison with external agencies
Support to access mental health services
Resettlement and reintegration i.e. information on local facilities, amenities and services
Budgeting and debt advice
Assistance accessing health care
Advice, signposting and referral to specialist agencies, i.e. substance misuse and alcohol misuse
A source of emotional support
Access to education, training and employment opportunities
Development of essential life skills

This list is not exhaustive and support will be tailored to individual need.

How can WISA Services be Accessed?

Referral to Target services can be via a number of referral routs as stated below. Download our Referral Form, Eligibility Criteria Referral and Allocation Policy and Procedure.

Probation Service
Prison Service
Health Care
Other Agency
Self referral

The services we offer include

Sheffield CORE Project
High Intensity Support Services
Sheffield Link Project
Rotherham CORE Project
Doncaster CORE Project
Doncaster Offender Floating Support Services