Support Services

At Vivastreet, your safety and wellbeing are our top priorities, and we understand that sex workers face unique challenges in accessing mainstream support services. Our Sex Worker Safety and Support Services Directory aims to provide you with up-to-date information on the support available to you.

There are a wide range of specialist charities and organisations who support sex workers across the country with dedicated services including safety information, sexual health screening and supplies, legal advice, as well as benefits, welfare and housing information.

You can find more information about some of these charities below, including links to their websites. If you need any advice or guidance in relation to these organisations, please feel free to contact us.

Sexual Health

The National Health Service operates free and confidential sexual health services across the UK, available to everyone, regardless of sex, age, ethnic origin and sexual orientation. You can find your local clinic by visiting the NHS website.

Cost of living

The rising cost of living is affecting everyone in some way, and we understand that many people, including sex workers, are experiencing a range of challenges. If you are worried about your finances, there is a range of support available to help manage everyday costs, increase your household income, and access benefits. Learn more about the support available here.

You can find more advice and tips on how to stay safe as a sex worker in our blog.

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National

National Ugly Mugs

National Ugly Mugs (NUM) facilitates access to justice and protection for sex workers in the UK. They offer text and email safety alerts and warnings, support sex workers who wish to report crimes to the police and provide access to specialised support services where required.

Beyond The Streets

Beyond the Streets offers a free and confidential call-back service run that supports women in the sex industry across the UK. They offer specialist, non-judgemental support to women who are looking for a 'safe space' to talk.

ClientEye

ClientEye is safety app, which enables anonymous reporting of clients with fellow app users. This allows sex workers to screen phone numbers of potential clients to see if they are associated with reports made by others in the community. If you are a Vivastreet customer posting in the Escort and Massage category, you can access the ClientEye service for free via your Vivastreet account.

SWARM

SWARM is a collective of UK sex workers, campaigning for decriminalisation, sex workers’ rights, and improved working conditions.

English Collective of Prostitutes

The English Collective of Prostitutes is a grassroots organisation of sex workers and supporters campaigning for the decriminalisation and sex workers’ rights and safety.

Changing Lives

Changing Lives provide specialist support services to sex workers in England, from access to justice to addiction and accommodation support.

Justice and Care

Justice and Care are a charity who work alongside victims of modern slavery and human trafficking, to help them pursue justice and rebuild their lives.

Scotland

NUMbrella Lane

NUMbrella Lane is a supportive community space for sex workers in Glasgow offering drop-in sessions, free sexual health supplies and a range of other support services.

Scot-Pep

Scot-Pep is a collective of Scottish sex workers dedicated to promoting and advocating for sex workers rights, health and safety. Scot-Pep meet once monthly, alternating between Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Sacro – Another Way

Sacro’s Another Way service offers free one-to-one and drop-in support services for women involved in sex work in Edinburgh. This includes support in areas such as healthcare, housing, benefits, parenting, addictions, domestic abuse and exiting sex work if wished.

Wales

Safer Wales

Safer Wales provides support to sex workers in Cardiff, providing evening outreach services and case management support, this includes through mentoring, advocacy and access to services.

SWAN Project

The SWAN Project offers confidential support for women in Swansea who are sexually exploited, with practical and emotional support including safety advice, essential supplies, and help reporting concerns or crime to the police.

London and South East

SWOP Sussex

SWOP offer free and confidential support to all sex workers in Sussex, including advice about safety at work, sexual health advice and screening, information and support about drugs and alcohol, mental health, housing, domestic abuse, and financial issues, as well as information about your rights.

The Esther Project

The Esther Project offer specialist support and advice to women in the sex industry, including safety advice, sexual health services, one-to-one support, as well as a fortnightly drop-in in Worthing.

Spires Streetlink

Spires Streetlink provides support for women and transgender people involved in sex work in South London with drop-in sessions Monday to Friday, offering advice on housing benefits, drugs and alcohol, education and employment, and planning for the future.

London Sex Worker Breakfasts

London Sex Worker Breakfasts are a free, weekly drop-in in East London for all current sex workers, offering hot and cold food, sexual health supplies and resources, safety information, and support and advice in a relaxed community-led space.

Open Doors

Open Doors is a free and confidential service for all sex workers in the London Borough of Hackney or the City of London, providing non-judgemental advice, sexual health provision, practical support, and direct access to sexual health services.

South West

Bristol Sex Workers’ Collective

Bristol Sex Workers’ Collective is an organisation committed to the health and safety and rights of sex workers in their local area. The organisation campaign for workers rights, and to end of violence and stigma towards sex workers.

Dorset Working Women’s Project (DWWP)

The DWWP is a sex worker support project for women (including transgender women) working in the sex industry in the Bournemouth area. They prove free and confidential support including information and advice on safety and sexual health as well as a casual weekly drop-in session.

The Nelson Trust

The Nelson Trust provides outreach services to street-based sex workers in Gloucestershire, Swindon, and Wiltshire. They offer one-to-one support including safety information, sexual health supplies and substance abuse treatment, as well as signposting to other agencies.

East of England

POW Nottingham

POW Nottingham supports the rights of sex workers, with a focus on ending violence and stigma through education, advocacy and peer support. They offer safety information, sexual health screening and advice as well as access to counselling and other agencies.

New Futures

The New Futures Project work with women and young people in the Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland area to provide practical and emotional support to address individual’s needs, including support with benefits, housing, and legal matters. They also provide drop-in and outreach services.

West Midlands

Kairos - WWT

Kairos is a charity based in Coventry that aims to improve the wellbeing of women involved in prostitution, offering sexual health supplies, advice on housing, benefits and welfare, and signposting to drug and alcohol support services.

Brighter Futures: ASW Project

The ASW Project supports all sex workers in Staffordshire, offering both outreach and drop-in sessions in Stoke-on-Trent. They offer free, non-judgemental support services including safety and harm minimalization advice, sexual health screening, and referrals to substance abuse services.

Turnaround

Turnaround provides free and confidential support for sex workers in Coventry and Solihull, including health and safety supplies, guidance on debt, welfare and benefits, as well as substance abuse services and other support.

North East

North East Sex Work Forum (NESWF)

The NESWF develop and deliver services for individuals involved in all aspects of the sex industry, across the Northeast and beyond. Their website provides research, downloadable safety resources and an extensive sex worker friendly service directory.

North West

Manchester Action on Street Health (MASH)

MASH provide free and confidential support for women in the sex industry in Greater Manchester, including drop in and outreach services. They offer sexual health screening, health and wellbeing support, safety information as well as signposting to specialist services.

The Men’s Room

The Men’s room is an arts and social care charity based in Manchester, offering support to male, transgender and non-binary sex workers. They offer support advice and advocacy including support with housing, finances, mental health and victim support.

Yorkshire and the Humber

Basis Yorkshire

Basis Yorkshire provide support for female and transgender sex workers in Leeds, including safety information, sexual health screening and advice, welfare, debt and housing advice, access to counselling and other agencies, and exiting prostitution support.

Yorkshire MESMAC

MESMAC offer free and rapid sexual health advice services across Leeds, Bradford, Rotherham and Hull.

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