WHAC - Women's Health and Advice Centre
Providing support and services for the health and wellbeing of women, girls and families for over 25 years
About us
Our mission: WHAC is a registered charity and is supported by a number of funding partners to provide high quality services that are free to the end user. We provide women in Northumberland with free quality counselling, personal development, education and information on issues contributing to their general health and wellbeing.
Our values: WHAC is a key organisation in the network of provision for women in Northumberland. We aim make a difference to women's lives by providing a safe and supportive environment. We are positive, non-judgemental, respectful and professional in everything we do. We are committed to being accessible and welcoming to all. We encourage women to take responsibility for their own physical, emotional and social well-being, and to help them develop a positive attitude.
Our team
WHAC is a highly professional organisation with comprehensive staff and volunteer support systems. We have a small core team of staff with a wealth of experience, as well as a team of skilled volunteers and we are committed to providing high quality services and support to anyone who needs it.
- Cath Carnaby, Manager
- Judith Pleasance, Finance
- Amanda Sayer, Education
- Linda-Jaine Clair, Volunteers
- Lorraine Burley, SWAN Project
- Jen Anderson, Administration
- Sharon Hepplewhite, Health Trainer
To contact us click here, or call 01670 853977. To find out more about the benefits of volunteering at WHAC, click here.
Contact us
WHAC delivers services across Northumberland and has its central administration base in Ashington.
You can find us at:
1 Council Road
Ashington
Northumberland
NE63 8RZ
Call us on 01670 853977 or Email: Contact us
Quality & awards
We work hard to provide high quality services and support so we're very proud of the awards we've won over the years. Recent awards include:
- 2011 North East Better Health at Work Gold Award
- 2010 Matrix Standard
- 2010 Nancy Barbour Award
- 2009 Award Winner for Service User Involvement at the Women's Mental Health Conference – trophy awarded
- 2009 Healthy People, Healthy Business & Better Health at Work Silver Award
- 2009 to date Accreditation - NCFE Approved Centre for Training
- 2008 Wansbeck Works Best Practice Award
- 2007 Healthy People, Healthy Business Bronze Award
Trustees
Our board members come from a range of backgrounds and bring with them a wide breadth of specialist skills and experience.
We are currently looking for new trustees with an interest in women's health with skills in finance, marketing, leadership and fundraising.
Please get in touch if you would like to join our board or talk to us about other volunteering opportunities at WHAC.
Branding guidelines
Because we work with a number of different partners and funders to deliver a range of services we have produced a brand toolkit to help staff, volunteers, funders, stakeholders and partner organisations to communicate who we are and what we do and to ensure consistency across all of our communications.
Please contact us to request a copy.
