Our history
2001
A successful bid of £445,000 was accepted by the Home Office Crime Reduction Programme to fund the pilot Staying Put project until March 2002.
This initially provided a district-wide helpline and direct support work to women experiencing domestic abuse who wished to remain in their own homes.
2008
We extend our service to male victims via our IDVA service.
2017
Staying Put became a parent charity to Domestic Violence Services.
2017 – 2021
Collaborative working in South Yorkshire with IDAS and Remedi.
2019
Staying Put became part of the Bradford Survive & Thrive Consortium together with WomenCentre & Family Action, with a One Front Door free helpline.
2019 – 2021
Affordable Legal Services @ Staying Put across West Yorkshire.
2020
After three successful years, in October 2020 the boards of DVS and Staying Put agreed to merge.
2021
Solace Housing Assocation is established.
2022
We began a focus on Early Intervention and Prevention
2023
We updated our values to align with Solace Housing
Read our Annual Report here
Call for help now
0808 2800 999
Open Monday - Friday, 9.30am - 4:30pm (closed for half an hour lunch at 1pm)
Our One Front Door helpline is completely free and confidential, and the call will not show up on itemised bills.
Latest news, blogs and jobs
Staying Put Launch Their Small Change, Big Difference Christmas Appeal
This Christmas, we're asking the generous people of Bradford to donate £2 to their ‘Small Change, Big Difference’ appeal. We're launching our appeal to coincide with 16 Days of Activism, the domestic abuse and sexual violence charity is hoping to raise £100,000 which...
We’re nominated for a Smiley Award
We are excited to announce that we have been nominated for a Smiley Award! We've been nominated for our film 'Grow your wings'. However, we need your votes to win!The film was inspired by the true story of an employee at Staying Put. She spoke out about the abuse she...
A story of a nurse who experienced domestic abuse
Anyone can be impacted by domestic abuse at any time. Below is the story of a nurse, who approached one of our Hospital IDVAs and disclosed that she had been experiencing years of abuse from her partner. Our hospital IDVA was able to support her to leave the...