Welcome
LAWRS supports Latin American women in the UK to achieve personal change and live their lives free from abuse, through specialist advice, information and tools to enable them to adapt and grow.
Latest News: LAWRS launches new website!
Volunteers’ Week 1st – 7th June
15 women attended our first event on ‘volunteering in the UK’ : evidencing that a lack of work experience in this country is a barrier to career progression despite having already qualified in their home countries.
LAWRS has been advocating for recognition of the Latin American community for many years now.
Lack of recognition as a group prevents our needs or presence from being evidenced.
Latest Events and Workshops
Workshop: How to write a CV and a Covering Letter
Do you want to learn how to write a CV and a covering letter for the UK job market?
Do you want to highlight your skills but don't know how?
Do you want to produce an outstanding covering letter?
If you answered yes. You are invited to attend our next workshop.
More Workshops and dates to be announced soon!
Bem Vinda
Bienvenida
Our Services
LAWRS’ mission is to provide tool for growth to empower Latin American women in the UK to pursue personal and social change.
We focus on meeting the needs, both immediate and long term, of women affected by poverty and abuse.
We offer advice, advocacy, information and counselling services in a personalised, confidential and impartial manner. All our services are free and in Spanish and Portuguese.
Our legal advice service is accredited by the Community Legal Service’s Quality Mark at Level 2. Our counselling service is regulated by the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Offices are fully accessible to disabled women. Our crèche can look after the young children of mothers using our services.
LAWRS offers a complete range of advising services, including
Housing, money and debt management, Older people's support,Violence against women support and prevention , Counselling, Employment adviceMonday's DROP IN
Our clients can get advice without appointment every MONDAY from 10 am to 1pm.
English Classes
Classes are free for Latin American women beginners.
Timetable: Every Wednesday and Thursday from 10:30am - 12:30am and 1:30pm-3:30pm
Upcoming Training Sessions
LAWRS also provides useful workshops, tranining sessions and talks for our users and members as a way of supporting our advice and guidance services and they are all FREE
More Information
Charity Registration Number 1075163
