1992

JWA freephone national helpline launch

1993

Housing corporation gives £480k towards JWA refuge

1995

JWA incorporated as a charity

1996

First JWA fundraising lunch

1997

JWA refuge opens - First kosher refuge in Europe

1998

JWA joins the Women’s Aid National Federation

2000

Toilet door poster campaign launched

2003

JWA campaign raises awareness that domestic abuse exists across the whole community

2004

Launch of cross-communal JWA Shabbat

Launch of Youth Education Programme

JWA Founder and Chair, Judy Usiskin, awarded an MBE

2006

Chief Rabbi Dr Jonathan Sacks condemns domestic abuse

2007

The “Call Yourself A Mensch” campaign invites men to show their support

2011

Manchester office opens

2014

Invitation to attend reception at Downing Street

Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis becomes Patron of JWA

2016

Launch of ‘Safer Dating for Young People’ programme

2017

JWA contributes to creation of domestic abuse legislation

JWA receives Women’s Aid National Quality Standards accreditation

2019

Sexual Violence support service launch

Launch of ‘Sexual Harassment in the Workplace’ programme

2022

JWA successfully lobbies for Get refusal and faith-based abuse to be recognised in the Domestic Abuse Act, 2021

Launch of our Schools Prevention Programme