News - Midlands
Derwent Living wins complex award
Derwent Living is celebrating after winning a national award for a new service that is being offered by its women's refuge. The Derby-based housing provider has won the Complex Needs award in the service delivery category of The Guardian newspaper's Public Service Awards, for The Butterfly Project. The project offers refuge for women fleeing domestic violence and who have other problems such as alcohol or drug dependency. The refuge, which is managed by Derwent Living, set up The Butterfly Project a year ago and has already opened its doors to 29 women and 15 children fleeing domestic violence and receiving treatment for other issues such as mental health problems.