Restoring lives and women’s power at Jubilee House

Trigger Warning

Since 2015, Jubilee House has been delivering services that support women affected by domestic abuse. The organisation was founded by Directing Manager Fiona, following her own experience of severe domestic abuse and personal knowledge of just how powerless a victim / survivor can feel. Jubilee House was built to give women in these situations the ability to restore their own power to then start to build on and regain their lives after experiencing domestic abuse.

Set up in a home in Paisley, Jubilee House offers people a comfortable and welcoming experience from the second they walk through the door.  Fully equipped with a common area where clients can help themselves to refreshments, socialise and get to know each other as-well as grabbing some goods and food items to take away from the stocked community pantry. Next door to this is the quiet “zen” room for clients to take some time to relax and decompress whenever they need.

With approximately 30 women attempting suicide each day because of the abuse they are experiencing in addition to the fact that at least one in three women can expect to be in an abusive relationship at some time in their life, domestic abuse is an undoubted threat to life (Office for National Statistics, 2025). Making ever more clear how vital services like Jubilee House are in order to protect and support victims.

Within the pursuit of seeking support for domestic violence, there are a number of services available and in place to address the immediate safety of women, however, once they have left the perpetrator, these services fall away with very little aftercare available. This leaves the victim devastated and does not know where to go or where to find help. That is where Jubilee House comes in. 

Jubilee House is now a full time charity, with five key focuses guiding their work:

• Domestic abuse advocacy and making safe those who are at high risk of harm or homicide.
• Recovery from domestic abuse, offering practical advice and recovery classes.
• Teaching victims the skills that promote abuse free lives, including courses and workshops that are available to all women in the community, such as the freedom project.
• Mental health and wellbeing, offering both one on one and group counselling sessions.
• Education and raising awareness. 

Despite the range and focussed support Jubilee house provides, the issue of long-term funding remains a key concern. With the team’s interest in ensuring their services are accessible to all, they express that due to the design of the house, some of their main spaces for the community are upstairs making the venue unfortunately not wheelchair friendly, reducing the ability of some clients to participate at times and meaning the team have had to reformat sessions to counter this. They have many great ideas on ways to create more accessible services but they highlight that funding remains an issue in ensuring these ideas can be turned into a reality.

Jubilee House are taking part in the Co-Op Local Community Fund and would be delighted to receive all the support they can. The Local Community Fund supports projects in Co-Op members’ communities that provide access to opportunities and resources for people to thrive. Co-op Members can choose the local cause they want to support through their membership. Every time Co-Op members buy selected products and services, 1p in every £1 goes to local causes, like Jubilee House, at no extra cost to you.