Polly is CEO of Shelter, the charity that defends the right to a safe home. She is a prominent media commentator and speaker on social justice, housing and homelessness, leadership, feminism and women’s issues, on platforms ranging from the Oxford Union to the first Women’s March London.
She was previously CEO of Women’s Aid and, before that, Executive Director at Action for Children, and has spent many years both campaigning publicly and influencing at the highest levels of government. She is also a trustee of Women in Sport and the Young Women’s Trust, a member of Bayes Business School Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council, and non-executive director of Wessex Local Medical Committees.
She is part of the Founding Group of A Better Way Network and of the Charity Reform Group. She can be followed on Twitter @pollyn1 and Instagram @pollyatshelter.
Information and support
Shelter - The housing and homelessness charity
- Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans
- National Domestic Violence Helpline UK 0808 2000 247
- Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA
- Women’s Aid www.womensaid.org.uk
- Mental health support USA I'm looking for mental health help for myself | Mental Health America (mhanational.org)
- Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline (thehotline.org)
Credits
Hosted and created by Clare Laxton @ladylaxton
Produced by: Clare Laxton
Killer in the family podcast (buzzsprout.com)
Music by Tom Box and from Pixabay.
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