3M staff attended our Demystifying Domestic Abuse workplace awareness training.

We were invited to be a contributing organisation to Agenda Alliance’s Transforming Together network, which brought together commissioners and policy-makers with VCSE sector organisations to consider how to transform services for women with unmet needs.

Aioi Nissay Dowa staff attended our Demystifying Domestic Abuse workplace awareness training.

Arts Centre Washington hosted a segment of our Stepping Out Of the Box exhibition content as part of their Celebrate Different youth co-produced event.

Arts Council England has provided significant funds to almost every project we have run as an organisation.

Auckland Youth and Community Centre were a partner organisation in the development of our original A is for Amy stage play, with their young people contributing to script and soundscape development.

The Barbour Foundation contributed funds towards the development of our A is for Amy film and learning programme.

We delivered an art-making project with Barnard Castle School students, inspired by our Make Do and Mend film, with the staff additionally participating in our Demystifying Domestic Abuse workplace training.

Participants of Barnado’s Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programme took part in print-making workshops as part of our Men’s Voices project.

Believe Housing staff participated in both the Demystifying Domestic Abuse training and train-the-trainer variant.

Bishop Auckland College have participated in a number of our projects, including recruiting young men to contribute positive stories of masculinity to our Lads, lads, lads zine and hosting a workshop as part of our Let’s Talk about Sex project that led to one of their young people joining our Student Social Action Group.

Bishop Auckland Town Hall hosted Make Do and Mend when it was a stage play, as well as the Invisible Visible exhibition we support associate artist Hope Caitlin with.

Bishop Barrington Academy staff participated in training around using our sexting-themed What Would You Do? film.

Blackhall Community Centre hosted an artist-in-residence as part of the consultation phase for our Don’t Look Away project.

Bridge Creative staff and volunteers attended our Demystifying Domestic Abuse workplace awareness training, hosting the event for other local organisations to attend.

Burnside College staff attended some of our teacher CPD sessions hosted by North Tyneside Education.

CIPD Tees Valley commissioned us to deliver our Demystifying Domestic Abuse workplace awareness event for their members.

CLR Law staff attended our Demystifying Domestic Abuse workplace awareness training.

Changing Lives commissioned us to develop creative resources to support work they planned to deliver with male residents, as well as participating in our Demystifying Domestic Abuse staff training.

Choysez commissioned us to deliver a workshop based around our A is for Amy play and partnered with us on the learning programme development around the filmed version.

Churchill Community College staff attended some of our teacher CPD sessions hosted by North Tyneside Education.

City St Geroge’s University of London contributed funds towards our Weaving Stories of Peer Sexual Abuse project as part of their VISION research, which was focused on gathering evidence of what works to reduce the incidence and impact of violence in society.

The Cobweb Orchestra collaborated together with the lead sound artist on our Us Too project, developing a soundscape to accompany testimonies demonstrating the diversity of people affected by domestic abuse.

Prior to the merger that saw them being renamed as Eastlight Homes, Colne Housing booked us to deliver our Demystifying Domestic Abuse workplace awareness training for their staff.

Copeland Road Primary School have been an active partner organisation for a number of years, beginning with the Rabbits in Headlights project which saw Deputy Head Joanne Murray speak at our conference.

Cornforth Partnership staff have attended our Demystifying Domestic Abuse workplace awareness training.

Create North funded the development of our Lads, lads, lads zine through their Creativity Works programme.

We were given the opportunity to participate in Creative UK’s Create Growth North East programme, through which our MD and Board were assigned a mentor to support the development of our business operational plan.

Creative Youth Opportunities have partnered with us on a number of projects over the years, including developing our Sometimes it Hurts story series and the play script and then film set of A is for Amy.

Curious 12 have designed a number of our publications over the years, including our Sometimes it Hurts story series.

Daisy Arts collaborated with us on a number of projects, including a group of their young people engaging in our Us Too and Sometimes it Hurts content, as well as a group developing and performing poetry as part of our gender stereotype-busting project Stepping Out Of the Box.

Dance City hosted the rehearsals and live performance of our work-in-progress dance piece, Honour Shame.

Darlington Dolphin Centre hosted a live production of our Make Do and Mend play as part of a North East theatre tour.

Young men from Deerbolt Young Offenders Institution took part in art-making workshops as part of our Men’s Voices project.

Durham Book Festival featured a talk we had co-commissioned with New Writing North, from award-winning author, Ross Raisin, whose written piece was linked to our Men’s Voices Project and featured in the Guardian.

We were granted funds via the Durham Business Growth programme, through which we were able to redesign our company website.

Various of our projects have been supported over the years by local authority networks (formerly known as Area Action Partnerships), including in Weardale, Teesdale, East Durham, Stanley, Bishop Auckland, Newton Aycliffe and Ferryhill.

Durham Johnston School commissioned the Girls, Bodies and Belief workshop series, as well as booking us to deliver sessions for their students on our Men’s Voices exhibition and What Would You Do? sexting-focused film.

Durham Sixth Form Centre staff attended teacher training on Positive RSHE and ‘Toxic’ Masculinity, commissioning us to support their pastoral team with programme development. They kindly hosted our 10th birthday art auction event in their Dead Dog Gallery space.

Durham University have supported us on a range of projects over the years, both in terms of collaborations with academic researchers, hosting events, commissions to work with some of the colleges, and funds contributed to develop our work.

EDF Renewables booked us to deliver our Demystifying Domestic Abuse workplace training to their staff, as well as commissioning a webinar focused on loneliness and isolation for Mental Health Week.

Empty Shop hosted our Men’s Voices exhibition in their TESTT Space gallery above the bus station in Durham City.

Ferryhill School partnered with us on our very first project, in which we co-produced our sexting-themed film, What Would You Do? with a group of their students. We collaborated again on the Stepping Out Of the Box project, engaging their GCSE art students in gender stereotype-busting art-making.

The Scotto Trust contributed funds towards the development of our A is for Amy play and workshop.

Gateshead College have brought young people to a number of our productions, as well as booking us to deliver creative careers-focused workshops for their young people.

Gaunless Gateway have funded numerous of our South West Durham-focused projects over the years.

Gentoo hosted a live performance of Make Do and Mend as a play, and once the filmed version was available, commissioned us to deliver both our Demystifying Domestic Abuse training and the train-the-trainer variant.

George Stephenson High School brought a group of young people to see A is for Amy as a play and went on to partner with us in the film and learning programme development as a pilot school.

Go the Distance CIC brought a group of young people from their Alternative Education provision to see A is for Amy as a stage play.

Greenfield Academy were one of the partner schools in our Rabbits in Headlights project, with a group of their students participating in our Youth Creative Action Group.

The Greenhills Community Centre hosted our Demystifying Domestic Abuse training for community workers in South Durham.

The Greggs Foundation contributed funds towards our Honour Shame project.

Groundwork NE and Cumbria commissioned our Demystifying Domestic Abuse training for their staff, as well as commissioning us to collaborate with them on a project to enhance the understanding and resources of their youth workers to address harmful behaviours.

HR Alchemy staff attended our Demystifying Domestic Abuse workplace awareness training.

Hammersmith Lyric Theatre hosted a screening of our film Make Do and Mend, followed by a Q&A in which our MD, Lisa Charlotte Davis, participated.

Harbour have supported several of our domestic abuse-themed projects, including sitting on the Steering Group of our A is for Amy project to support the development of the script from the safeguarding perspective.

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust attended several of our youth worker CPD sessions on a range of themes to support their work with young people.

Hebburn School staff attended some of our teacher CPD sessions.

Helix Arts provided mentoring to us as an organisation in the early days to support us develop an understanding of how to approach creative project management.

Humankind staff attended our Demystifying Domestic Abuse workplace awareness training.

Jack Drum Arts supported us when we were very first setting out as an organisation, applying for funds on our behalf that enabled us to create our sexting-themed film What Would You Do?

John Spence Community High School staff some of our teacher CPD sessions.

The Just for Women Centre was a partner in the creation of our original stage-to-screen film, Make Do and Mend, with service users contributed testimony to the verbatim script and helping design the set and props.

Karbon Homes staff attended our Demystifying Domestic Abuse training.

Killhope Lead Mining Museum hosted our Men’s Voices exhibition as well as a panel talk themed around North East industrial heritage.

King James I Academy have collaborated with us on many of our projects over the years, from A is for Amy, to Rabbits in Headlights and our Lads and the MAG workshop exploring masculinity in the Mining Art Gallery.

King’s Priory School attended our workshop on Creative Tools exploring ‘Toxic’ Masculinity and went on to use our Lads, lads, lads publication with their students.

Lancaster University provided us with a series of fantastic interns who supported several of our projects with graphic design and illustration.

Learning a New Way youth workers supported Youth Creative Action Group session delivery as part of our Rabbits in Headlights project.

The Little Theatre Gateshead hosted the rehearsals and performance of our original A is for Amy stage play.

Locomotion hosted our Men’s Voices and Stepping Out of the Box exhibitions, as well as a panel talk on gender and regeneration and a gender stereotype-themed night of performance poetry.

Middlesbrough Council staff attended our Demystifying Domestic Abuse workplace awareness training.

Nelson Tomlinson School commissioned us to deliver a carousel day themed around healthy relationships and a session introducing our resources to their staff.

New College Durham have attended and hosted a number of our CPD sessions, including Demystifying Domestic Abuse and our Creative Exploration of ‘Toxic’ Masculinity.

New Writing North collaborated with us to commission award-winning author, Ross Raisin, to contribute a written piece and reading linked to our Men’s Voices Project as part of Durham Book Festival.

No More Nowt contributed funds to enable us to undertake an artist-in-residence at Blackhall Community Centre as part of the consultation informing our Don’t Look Away project concept.

Norham Academy staff have attended a number of our teacher CPD sessions.

North East Chamber of Commerce commissioned us to deliver our Demystifying Domestic Abuse workplace awareness webinar for their members.

The Mayoral Strategic Authority contributed funds towards the development and testing of a schools learning programme based around our film A is for Amy.

The North East Youth Alliance booked us to deliver our Creative Tools to Support Safeguarding training for their member organisations, as well as a workshop on our Lads, lads, lads booklet for their conference on engaging boys.

North Gosforth Academy staff have attended a number of our teacher CPD sessions over the years.

North Tyneside Authority commissioned us to deliver CPD sessions for the schools in their area, focused on ‘Toxic’ Masculinity and Positive and Inclusive Relationships and Sex Education.

North Tyneside Carers brought a group of young people to our stage play A is for Amy at the Little Theatre, Gateshead.

The Northern Heartlands funded our Stepping Out Of the Box project, enabling us to involve schools across Weardale and Teesdale in visiting our Men’s Voices exhibition and co-producing artworks to extend its gender stereotype-busting scope.

The Northern School of Art were a partner organisation in our Let’s Talk About Sex project, hosting a creative workshop resulting in a group of their students commissioning artists as part of our Student Social Action Group.

Northern Stage hosted both the rehearsals and filming of A is for Amy, as we transformed it from stage-to-screen.

Northumberland County Council commissioned us to run a community engagement event around our film, Make Do and Mend and to present the outcomes of our Rabbits in Headlights project at an educator conference.

Northumbria University commissioned us to run a creative workshop for young men to explore what works in engaging them in the issue of violence against women and girls.

Park View School partnered with us on our Weaving Stories project, in which a group of their young people co-produced an animation exploring their perspectives on peer sexual abuse.

Parkside Academy was a partner school on our Stepping Out Of the Box project, co-producing a series of artworks themed around children’s toys to feature in our gender stereotype-challenging exhibition at Locomotion.

Pink Collar Gallery invited us to present at their International Women’s Day event, 2025, following which we collaborated on a podcast series for early career artists, called Unlocking the Gates.

Under their previous name of County Durham Community Foundation, Point North have funded a number of our projects over the years.

The Postcode Neighbourhood Trust have contributed funds towards a number of our projects.

Power of Women commissioned our MD to deliver a strategy day, resetting their mission and purpose.

Quorum Business Park hosted one of our Demystifying Domestic Abuse training sessions for businesses within the park.

RSACC partnered with us on our Weaving Stories project, providing support on the ground in Park View School, as well as guidance via our project Steering Group.

Rosa contributed funds towards our Honour Shame project.

Sacriston Youth and Community Project brought a group of young people to A is for Amy at the Little Theatre and then opted to partner with us on the film and learning programme development project.

Safety Net attended our Demystifying Domestic Abuse workplace training and booked us to present at a practitioner conference focused on a trauma-informed approach to working with survivors.

The School for Social Entrepreneurs contributed funds towards Changing Relations’ business development as part of their Scale Up programme of professional development.

As a Sex Education Forum member organisation, we were invited to deliver a workshop at their inaugural North East educator conference.

Shelborn Asset Management staff participated in our Demystifying Domestic Abuse workplace training.

Shotton Community Centre were a partner organisation in our Honour Shame project.

Silverdale School brought a group of young people to see A is for Amy at the Little Theatre and then booked us to deliver two follow-up workshops to support learning on the theme of domestic abuse and healthy relationships.

Southlands School staff participated in some of our teacher CPD sessions hosted by North Tyneside Education.

St John’s Catholic School and Sixth Form have participated in a range of our projects over the years, including an A is for Amy workshop, our Rabbits in Headlights project and the development of our masculinity-themed workbook, Lads, lads, lads.

St John’s Primary School took part in our Youth Creative Action Group, helping to shape the illustrations for – and creative activities linked to – our Sometimes it Hurts stories.

Staff from the St Thomas More Catholic High School attended teacher CPD we delivered on ‘toxic’ masculinity and positive and inclusive Relationships and Sex Education.

Stiller staff participated in our Demystifying Domestic Abuse workplace awareness training.

Stockton Arc invited us to talk to their emerging young artists about what it is like to sustain a career in the culture sector. their previous Artistic Director, Annabel Turpin was our mentor for many years.

Sunderland Culture commissioned us to contribute some of our Stepping Out Of the Box artwork to their youth co-produced Celebrate Different exhibition in Arts Centre Washington.

TCR The Hub hosted the youth residential as part of the co-production of our A is for Amy script and stage play.

Teesdale School was one of our partners on the Stepping Out Of the Box project, visiting our Men’s Voices exhibition at The Witham and co-producing a new set of artworks exploring gender identity and aspirations.

Teesside University hosted our Demystifying Domestic Abuse training for professionals in their area.

We ran an art-making project themed around our film Make Do and Mend at the Academy at Shotton Hall.

The Auckland Project was our studio base for a number of years, providing a venue for some of our workshops and projects, as well as collaborating with us on a masculinity-focused workshop in the Mining Art Gallery.

The Bowes Museum hosted our Us Too soundscape, with a headphone installation alongside their Guido Reni exhibition.

The Fore provided funds to support our organisational development.

The Grange brought a group of young people to see A is for Amy as a stage play and commissioned a workshop on the theme of domestic abuse and healthy relationships in their facility.

The Halo Project were a partner organisation on our Honour Shame project, bringing a group to Dance City and participating in a workshop.

The National Lottery Community Fund has supported numerous of our projects over the years.

The Witham hosted our Men’s Voices exhibition, with a panel talk on male mental health, as well the filming of our Make Do and Mend play.

The Woodlands School have participated in a number of our projects, including our Men’s Voices project and the Stepping Out Of the Box development.

We delivered an art-making project with young people from Tow Law Community Centre, inspired by our Make Do and Mend film.

Unltd provided funds to support our business development in the early years of Changing Relations. Our MD, Lisa Charlotte Davis, now sits on their awarding panel considering applications from up and coming new social entrepreneurs.

Ushaw Historic House is where our studio is based.

Vane Road Primary School participated in our Rabbits in Headlights project, with staff attending our teacher development day and going on to trial our Sometimes it Hurts resources with their children.

Vida Creative designed both our Sometimes it Hurts and main company websites.

Von Fox Promotions have supported us with photo and video documentation at a number of our events, including the Let’s Talk About Sex pop-up exhibition and our A is for Amy play at the Little Theatre.

Walworth Primary School participated in our Creative Tools for Safeguarding training to empower their staff to use our Sometimes it Hurts stories and resources with their young people, going on to write it into their schemes of work.

West Auckland Hall hosted a screening of our film Make Do and Mend for local community members to attend.

Wolsingham School have partnered with us on several projects, including an art-making project inspired by our film Make Do and Mend, as well as a group co-producing some of the artwork that went on to feature in our Stepping Out Of the Box exhibition.

Woodham Burn Primary School participated in our Rabbits in Headlights project, with staff attending our teacher development day and going on to trial our Sometimes it Hurts resources with their children.

Youth Focus NE staff attended our Demystifying Domestic Abuse workplace awareness training.