As Chief Executive, working for this organisation is a huge privilege. We have a fantastic dedicated staff team who pull out all the stops to ensure each and every person has their needs met. We aim to help people make positive changes in their lives. Educating children and young people is a key part of the service producing excellent outcomes in behaviour change.
Fortalice are a Bolton based charity providing frontline services for people who are, or have been, affected by domestic abuse and violence.
Our support includes refuge accommodation, local community services, education and accredited training for professionals.
In our refuges we offer wraparound support to the women and children who stay with us. In the community, we provide individual and group work for adults and young people, healthy relationships courses in schools and an IDVA and ISVA service. Our team work with Bolton GP’s to raise awareness of domestic violence and encourage referrals.
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Calling Our Local Business Community!
We’re asking local shops and supermarkets to host our awareness stall. It’s a simple way to support our children and young people, help us share crucial support services and recruit local volunteers.
A small space with you makes a big difference to us!
Interested? Email fundraising@fortalice.co.uk today!
Book the kids a fun treat whilst helping a worthy cause! 💙
Bounce Mania - Friday 18th September at AirVault Westhoughton.
Live host, warm up, stalls, tombola, raffle, and face painter!
Registration includes; Entry, T-shirt, Goody Bag, and Medal 🎖️
Discount for groups of 5! Register today via our website
www.fortalice.org.uk/bounce-mania/
Huge thanks to our main sponsor @stateside_foods
#BounceMania #Fortalice #Bolton
Thank you to The Crown Pub Horwich, they recently collected uniforms for local families in need and donated some to Fortalice for our families ready for the new school year ahead!
Thank you 🎓🍎🚌🎒
3 Weeks until Bounce Mania! 🤸Have you registered the kids yet?
Join us for an opportunity to have fun, burn some energy whilst proudly supporting Fortalice.
The £10 event registration includes:
🤸🏻Event T-Shirt
🤸🏻 Entry
🤸🏻 Goody Bag
🤸🏻 Fundraising Pack
🤸🏻 Medal
Groups of 5 discounted places!
Air Vault Westhoughton
For more details and to register head to our website.
#FortaliceBolton #BounceMania
Can you take on the big three peaks for Fortalice? ⛰️🥾
From Tower to Tower Challenge! 19th September 2026
Unforgettable 21 mile endurance challenge for our survivors, limited spaces.
Email us today to register or for further details fundraising@fortalice.co.uk
#TowerToTower #FortaliceBolton
“Inspiring kids to love to read became my mission. In the beginning, my hope was simply to inspire the children in my home county but here we are today with a worldwide program that gives a book a month to well over 3 million children." Dolly Parton
Fortalice have been privileged to be apart of the Dolly Parton`s Imagination Library receiving several books for our children over the years since her initiative began in 1995. We are so grateful of the support and saddened to hear the news of her passing.
Thank you Dolly 🫶📚
#Thankyou #DollyParton #DollyPartonsImaginationLibrary
Our staff are rarely left speechless! 🌺🪻💗
We recently received several gorgeous bouquets from a former client, they were sent to the staff team for all the support she and her family received during their time in refuge.
This means the world to us, and it`s wonderful to see the family thriving in their new home.
#makingadifference #refuge #FortaliceBolton #Thankyou
Bounce Mania! Kids can you take on our sponsored bounceathon?!
AirVault Westhoughton
18th September
Host, warmup, music, stalls, raffle, face painter and more!
Includes goodie bag, tshirt & entry. To sign up head to our website
#bouncemania #FortaliceBolton
Feedback on our services…
Chief Executive
The service has given me time to think and plan for my future. It has given me more confidence to know that I can manage on my own and live independently. More than anything, when I was feeling low, staff always helped me to see the positive side and gave me strength and hope. I could not have done it without them.
I cannot thank you enough for the help and support you provided for my children and I. Although our stay was short, it’s impact and influence on us will empower us to turn our situation around and find our happily ever after. Lewis House is an amazing, healing place.
Being in Fortalice has really changed my life for the better. Me and my daughter have had so much support from all the fantastic staff. I have had time and help to fix myself and feel so much better in myself. Seeing my daughter blossom from a shy, quiet little girl into a bright, talkative and confident girl has made every second worth it.
Thank you so much for the support and willingness to take me on board. I really appreciate the valuable skills and experience that I have gained from volunteering at Fortalice.
Each volunteer contributes in their own unique way by supporting children either on a one to one basis, through group work or in one of the many positive activity sessions we provide. Their dedication, care and passion when working with the children enhances the support we are able to offer to children who are clearly traumatised and need time to heal.
I count it a privilege to travel 20 miles to be a Volunteer at Fortalice’s Refuge. The Refuge is an amazingly well run and well organised establishment. I chose to volunteer because in the past, when my family needed refuge, there was none available. The reciprocal rewards for me of giving something back are immense
It has been absolutely wonderful being able to work for Fortalice and I have gained so much valuable experience. Thank you so much for your help!
I have worked as a volunteer at Fortalice for 20 months now, initially on placement and now as a qualified counsellor. The counselling service is run extremely professionally, and there is a great collaborative approach to working as a team. It means so much to me to be able to offer something back and provide a safe and non-judgemental space for our clients.