Kaukab Stewart visited SAY Women, based in Merchant City, to meet staff who help young women come to terms with the trauma of abuse and violence.
The group is one of a number who will benefit from the funding uplift of £2.4million.
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The uplift will take the total funding for the coming year to £21.6m.
The charity offers support and accommodation for women aged 16-25, who are survivors of sexual abuse, rape or sexual assault and who are homeless or threatened with homelessness.
SAY Women, with around 20 staff, carries out “Iife-changing, life-saving” work with between 80 to 100 women a year.
Pam Hunter chief executive of SAY Women said: “We believe that anyone that is homeless, you have to really ask why are they homeless to get to the underlying cause.
“Otherwise you’re continually throwing money at the symptom and not the root of the problem. “Young women come here to really address their trauma, to unpick their trauma.
“The young woman who come here, we can look at them as it’s because of what’s happened to them that they’ve had unacceptable chaotic symptoms like drug addiction, alcohol and self harming.
“They’re just trying to get around the trauma and figure out what’s happened to them.”
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Without the service, Ms Hunter said that the financial cost to the public purse would be far higher.
She added: “They’d be costing the society a whole lot more money than is invested into our charity, I have to say.”
She said many would be “Suicidal, in hospital, in addiction services, living on the street. Not a pretty sight, but thankfully for the amount of money that the government is giving us, then we can help prevent that longevity of decline.”
Kaukab Stewart, said: “Grassroots organisations across Scotland are at the heart of tackling violence against women and girls.
“Their work is fundamental to creating a country free from gender-based abuse.
“This funding boost will support these organisations, will help prevent abuse occurring and ensure that women and girls who have experienced violence can continue to access the support they deserve.”
