I Choose Freedom
@ichoosefreedom.bsky.social
Providing refuge and a path to freedom for Survivors fleeing Domestic Abuse.
💜Enquiries (donations, volunteering etc) - [email protected] 💜
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💜Enquiries (donations, volunteering etc) - [email protected] 💜
www.linktr.ee/Ichoosefreedom
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Hello Blue Sky! Let's introduce ourselves:
At I Choose Freedom, our aim is to empower those who’ve experienced domestic abuse, to provide refuge, and to put an end to domestic abuse.
At I Choose Freedom, our aim is to empower those who’ve experienced domestic abuse, to provide refuge, and to put an end to domestic abuse.
How lucky are we to have a visit from Santa for the children staying with us in refuge 🎅🎄❤️
December 23, 2025 at 7:48 PM
How lucky are we to have a visit from Santa for the children staying with us in refuge 🎅🎄❤️
Wishing everyone celebrating the happiest Christmas 🎄 and thank you everyone for your fantastic support for I Choose Freedom in 2025, we appreciate it so much 💫🤍
December 23, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Wishing everyone celebrating the happiest Christmas 🎄 and thank you everyone for your fantastic support for I Choose Freedom in 2025, we appreciate it so much 💫🤍
Wishing everyone celebrating the happiest Christmas 🎄 and thank you everyone for your fantastic support for I Choose Freedom in 2025, we appreciate it so much 💫🤍
December 23, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Wishing everyone celebrating the happiest Christmas 🎄 and thank you everyone for your fantastic support for I Choose Freedom in 2025, we appreciate it so much 💫🤍
Random acts of kindness go such a long way ✨️ - our supporter Lily Funnell made brackets for each of the women in our refuge with messages that focused on uplifting survivors at what be a really difficult time of year.
December 19, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Random acts of kindness go such a long way ✨️ - our supporter Lily Funnell made brackets for each of the women in our refuge with messages that focused on uplifting survivors at what be a really difficult time of year.
This week our brilliant supporter Keisha Buchanan visited one of our refuges to bring some Christmas cheer and spirit to women and children at what can be a very difficult time of year.
December 17, 2025 at 10:57 AM
This week our brilliant supporter Keisha Buchanan visited one of our refuges to bring some Christmas cheer and spirit to women and children at what can be a very difficult time of year.
We did it! Together we’ve raised an incredible £13,296 through our Big Give campaign. 🎉🎉
Thank you so much to every person who has donated, shared and helped the spread the word to make this possible.
Thank you so much to every person who has donated, shared and helped the spread the word to make this possible.
December 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
We did it! Together we’ve raised an incredible £13,296 through our Big Give campaign. 🎉🎉
Thank you so much to every person who has donated, shared and helped the spread the word to make this possible.
Thank you so much to every person who has donated, shared and helped the spread the word to make this possible.
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The VAWG Curriculum Day 13
Emma Bray, Chief Executive of Surrey-based domestic abuse charity I Choose Freedom, explains the reality of the funding situation for the refuge services the charity runs. www.ichoosefreedom.co.uk
Emma Bray, Chief Executive of Surrey-based domestic abuse charity I Choose Freedom, explains the reality of the funding situation for the refuge services the charity runs. www.ichoosefreedom.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 10:51 AM
The VAWG Curriculum Day 13
Emma Bray, Chief Executive of Surrey-based domestic abuse charity I Choose Freedom, explains the reality of the funding situation for the refuge services the charity runs. www.ichoosefreedom.co.uk
Emma Bray, Chief Executive of Surrey-based domestic abuse charity I Choose Freedom, explains the reality of the funding situation for the refuge services the charity runs. www.ichoosefreedom.co.uk
Join our team in East Surrey! We are looking for a new Children's Advocate - applications close on the Thursday 11th December and interviews are from Monday 15th December.
Email [email protected]
Email [email protected]
December 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Join our team in East Surrey! We are looking for a new Children's Advocate - applications close on the Thursday 11th December and interviews are from Monday 15th December.
Email [email protected]
Email [email protected]
Thank you to everyone who has supported our Big Give campaign – we’re over halfway there! We’re truly grateful to every person who has donated, shared and spread the word. Thanks to you, we’ve raised an incredible £6,370 in just three days. And it’s not over yet.
A Warm Welcome to Refuge – Big Give
Our Welcome Packs & initial Advocacy provide a warm welcome for families who have fled situations of domestic abuse. This not only meets an immediate practical need, it ensures survivors receive suppo...
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December 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Thank you to everyone who has supported our Big Give campaign – we’re over halfway there! We’re truly grateful to every person who has donated, shared and spread the word. Thanks to you, we’ve raised an incredible £6,370 in just three days. And it’s not over yet.
Last night as part of our #16DaysOfActivism activity, we were proud to be on the pitch at Fulham FC for the Manchester City game talking about the lifesaving work we do. Thanks to everyone at the club for your incredible support 💜⚽️
December 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Last night as part of our #16DaysOfActivism activity, we were proud to be on the pitch at Fulham FC for the Manchester City game talking about the lifesaving work we do. Thanks to everyone at the club for your incredible support 💜⚽️
Today is the first day of the Big Give where donations are DOUBLED for a week - we are aiming to raise £12,500 to fund 50 welcome packs and 50 introductory meetings with a domestic abuse advocate.
December 2, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Today is the first day of the Big Give where donations are DOUBLED for a week - we are aiming to raise £12,500 to fund 50 welcome packs and 50 introductory meetings with a domestic abuse advocate.
Tomorrow we start the Big Give, where donations are doubled!
We are aiming to raise £12,500 to fund 50 welcome packs and 50 introductory meetings with a domestic abuse refuge advocate.
We appreciate everyone who donates to help survivors, look out for the link tomorrow!
We are aiming to raise £12,500 to fund 50 welcome packs and 50 introductory meetings with a domestic abuse refuge advocate.
We appreciate everyone who donates to help survivors, look out for the link tomorrow!
December 1, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Tomorrow we start the Big Give, where donations are doubled!
We are aiming to raise £12,500 to fund 50 welcome packs and 50 introductory meetings with a domestic abuse refuge advocate.
We appreciate everyone who donates to help survivors, look out for the link tomorrow!
We are aiming to raise £12,500 to fund 50 welcome packs and 50 introductory meetings with a domestic abuse refuge advocate.
We appreciate everyone who donates to help survivors, look out for the link tomorrow!
The difference time spent outdoors can make to your mental health 🍂
We recently visited a local provision that offers outside play opportunities for our families and gardening space for our single survivors and mums whose children are in education.
We recently visited a local provision that offers outside play opportunities for our families and gardening space for our single survivors and mums whose children are in education.
November 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The difference time spent outdoors can make to your mental health 🍂
We recently visited a local provision that offers outside play opportunities for our families and gardening space for our single survivors and mums whose children are in education.
We recently visited a local provision that offers outside play opportunities for our families and gardening space for our single survivors and mums whose children are in education.
A practical ask this #16DaysofActivism - we are looking for size 8 maternity clothes for a survivor living in one of our refuges.
If you or someone you know can help and live in or not far from Surrey, please send us a message
Thank you 💜
If you or someone you know can help and live in or not far from Surrey, please send us a message
Thank you 💜
November 26, 2025 at 9:47 AM
A practical ask this #16DaysofActivism - we are looking for size 8 maternity clothes for a survivor living in one of our refuges.
If you or someone you know can help and live in or not far from Surrey, please send us a message
Thank you 💜
If you or someone you know can help and live in or not far from Surrey, please send us a message
Thank you 💜
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we want to let you know how you can help survivors of domestic abuse. Here is our brilliant CEO Emma, who recorded this from one of our refuges.
November 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we want to let you know how you can help survivors of domestic abuse. Here is our brilliant CEO Emma, who recorded this from one of our refuges.
Thank you Fulham FC ⚽️ for a fantastic evening raising vital funds and awareness for I Choose Freedom at the Fulham Female of the Year Awards and Fundraiser 🏆
November 21, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Thank you Fulham FC ⚽️ for a fantastic evening raising vital funds and awareness for I Choose Freedom at the Fulham Female of the Year Awards and Fundraiser 🏆
An honour for our team to meet Her Majesty Queen Camilla this morning, to talk about our lifesaving work with survivors, and to thank her for her incredible commitment to the issue of domestic abuse.
November 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
An honour for our team to meet Her Majesty Queen Camilla this morning, to talk about our lifesaving work with survivors, and to thank her for her incredible commitment to the issue of domestic abuse.
Today we are thrilled to announce we will be part of the Big Give Christmas Challenge 2025! During this time - 2nd December until the 9th December - donations to I Choose Freedom will be DOUBLED.
November 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Today we are thrilled to announce we will be part of the Big Give Christmas Challenge 2025! During this time - 2nd December until the 9th December - donations to I Choose Freedom will be DOUBLED.
As we reach the end of #BlackHistoryMonth we share these words from Maya Angelou 💜
#StandingFirmInPowerAndPride
#StandingFirmInPowerAndPride
October 30, 2025 at 10:25 AM
As we reach the end of #BlackHistoryMonth we share these words from Maya Angelou 💜
#StandingFirmInPowerAndPride
#StandingFirmInPowerAndPride
At I Choose Freedom, we know there is nothing Halloween can bring that is more frightening than the reality of living with domestic abuse.
Out in cinemas soon. Thank you to everyone who gave their time to make this campaign possible.
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Out in cinemas soon. Thank you to everyone who gave their time to make this campaign possible.
🎃
youtu.be/RGmYu7RGDzU?...
youtu.be/RGmYu7RGDzU?...
End the Horror.
YouTube video by I Choose Freedom Charity
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October 27, 2025 at 12:58 PM
At I Choose Freedom, we know there is nothing Halloween can bring that is more frightening than the reality of living with domestic abuse.
Out in cinemas soon. Thank you to everyone who gave their time to make this campaign possible.
🎃
youtu.be/RGmYu7RGDzU?...
youtu.be/RGmYu7RGDzU?...
Out in cinemas soon. Thank you to everyone who gave their time to make this campaign possible.
🎃
youtu.be/RGmYu7RGDzU?...
youtu.be/RGmYu7RGDzU?...
Tickets for our fundraising night are now on sale! 🎉🎉
🤩 Fulham FC Female of the Year Awards & Fundraiser 🤩
An evening of celebration, community, and fundraising in support of I Choose Freedom.
📆 Tuesday 18th November
⏱ 6pm - late
📍 Water's Edge, Fulham Pier, London SW6 6HH
🤩 Fulham FC Female of the Year Awards & Fundraiser 🤩
An evening of celebration, community, and fundraising in support of I Choose Freedom.
📆 Tuesday 18th November
⏱ 6pm - late
📍 Water's Edge, Fulham Pier, London SW6 6HH
October 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Tickets for our fundraising night are now on sale! 🎉🎉
🤩 Fulham FC Female of the Year Awards & Fundraiser 🤩
An evening of celebration, community, and fundraising in support of I Choose Freedom.
📆 Tuesday 18th November
⏱ 6pm - late
📍 Water's Edge, Fulham Pier, London SW6 6HH
🤩 Fulham FC Female of the Year Awards & Fundraiser 🤩
An evening of celebration, community, and fundraising in support of I Choose Freedom.
📆 Tuesday 18th November
⏱ 6pm - late
📍 Water's Edge, Fulham Pier, London SW6 6HH
We start this week in #BlackHistoryMonth with some inspirational words from Toni Morrison:
"Your real job is that if you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else."
#StandingFirmInPowerAndPride
"Your real job is that if you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else."
#StandingFirmInPowerAndPride
October 13, 2025 at 10:14 AM
We start this week in #BlackHistoryMonth with some inspirational words from Toni Morrison:
"Your real job is that if you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else."
#StandingFirmInPowerAndPride
"Your real job is that if you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else."
#StandingFirmInPowerAndPride
This #WorldMentalHealth Day, we wanted to share some photos from our craft day. We know how important creative activities can be for mental health, for children and adults alike 💜
October 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This #WorldMentalHealth Day, we wanted to share some photos from our craft day. We know how important creative activities can be for mental health, for children and adults alike 💜