Women’s Aid full membership is open to charities and not-for-profit organisations providing direct services for women and child survivors of domestic abuse in England, who:

1. Agree with and signs up to support Women’s Aid’s mission, values, and terms of reference

2. Agree to abide by the Women’s Aid Complaints Policy

3. Meet the criteria to be invited to apply for our National Quality Standards 

How to become a Women’s Aid Member Service

Applications for organisations to join Women’s Aid are open throughout the year and are reviewed on a quarterly basis. Applications are closed at the beginning of the previous month, before members of Women’s Aid Board of Trustees meet to approve successful applications. Organisations can complete their application in the following quarter, if they are not able to provide all their documentation within the initial timeframe.

Deadline date	Approval date
1st February 2023	11th March 2023
1st May 2023	14th June 2023
1st October 2023	15th November 2023