Fran leads the Hearthstone Centre which is Haringey’s Housing Demand in-house Domestic Abuse Service. She leads her team to support victim/survivors of all genders experiencing Domestic Abuse and VAWG within the borough.

Fran has worked in the DA and VAWG sector for almost 15 years and has held a number of voluntary and public sector roles. She has a background in supporting survivors in the community as well as coordinating and delivering targeted awareness training in a multi-agency setting. As part of her role she coordinates awareness training supporting colleagues to understand the impact upon survivors and highlights the importance of providing the correct response first time.

She is passionate about eliminating violence against women and girls and committed to ensuring that housing services play a major role in prevention and support to survivors.