Community Foundation North East relaunch their Women and Girls Fund 

by Represent Women Represent Women | Jul 28, 2026 | Events, Funding, News, Uncategorized

North East Women and Girls Fund- 25 Years of Aspiration  In 1999, Dame Margaret Barbour launched The Women’s Fund, now known as the North East Women and Girls Fund, with an initial donation of £250,000 from the Barbour...

Tackling Child Poverty Across the North East and the Vital Role of the Women and Girls Sector in Doing So 

by Represent Women Represent Women | Jul 22, 2026 | Events, News, Uncategorized

We attended two events recently, two events with one focus – tackling child poverty in the North East.   The first in Tees Valley- Anything is Possible: Tackling Child Poverty Together Across Tees Valley. Planned and hosted by North...

Represent Women June 2026 Updates 

by Represent Women Represent Women | Jul 3, 2026 | News, Uncategorized

Those of you who have been following Represent Women for a while will know that each month we share what we’ve been up to, usually at the start of our Newsletter. However, we’ve found ourselves so busy, and with so many updates to...

Volunteers’ Week: 7 Volunteer Opportunities in the Women and Girls Sector Across the North East  

by Grace Cassidy | Jun 3, 2026 | News

Each year from June 1st – June 7th volunteers across the world are thanked and celebrated for their contribution to the charity sector, and whilst here at Represent Women we don’t have any of our own volunteers we know many of our tier 1 members do.   Volunteers are...

Mental Health Awareness week: A thank you to the North East women and girls mental health services 

by Represent Women Represent Women | May 19, 2026 | Mental Health

Last week marked Mental Health Awareness week and this year the Mental Health Foundation set the theme as Action, a theme that focuses a spotlight on change for ourselves and for others, a theme that forces us to be proactive and seek change and a theme that resonates...