Referrals

Thank you for your interest in our Programme. Referrals for 2025 are now closed and will reopen in February 2026. 

We welcome 15 women to our holistic employability and skills training programme every year and the 2026 programme will run from May to December 2026, dates to be confirmed.  

The purpose of the programme is to help modern slavery survivors experience restoration and empowerment by developing their wellbeing, community and a range of practical skills. It is designed for women who fulfil all the following four categories:  

1.                  Women under the National Referral Mechanism 

2.                  Those who want to be employed in the future, build their social networks, develop their personal skills 

3.                  Those who can make the commitment to the programme 

4.                  Those who are interested in being creative with flowers 

While referrals are currently closed for 2025, our programme team is happy to answer any queries you may have and will contact you when referrals open in 2026. Please contact us at hello@strengthandstem.com.

“Strength & Stem support women to regain their identity and understand the value they can bring. The unique element that Strength & Stem offer is an environment that is supportive and understanding, allowing survivors to lead the way. ”
— Manager, Hestia

  • "Working with flowers makes me feel alive. Slowly, slowly it changes me"

    2022 Graduate

  • "I am very happy and very excited to learn because this is my future dream to have a business doing weddings"

    2022 Graduate

  • "I've been through a lot in my life, but finding something that can help, and a place where you can have fun and meet new people... it's a big help. We're like sisters"

    2022 Graduate

  • "It's better than therapy"

    2023 Graduate

  • "We support each other to have a beautiful community. Strength & Stem helped us in a friendly way to see what we could actually do. I felt free to be loved in my own way. It has shown me that I am capable of doing something in my life"

    2024 Graduate

  • "Your care is helping me to be strong. When I wear my Strength & Stem bag, I feel proud. When I come here, I feel relaxed, its like a barrier comes up that keeps the bad things away"

    2024 Graduate

  • "I’ve never felt so good in my life. When you work with the beautiful flowers it makes you forget everything"

    2024 Graduate