the elm foundation
The story of The Elm Foundation began in 1985, which was when we launched our
charity under the name of North Derbyshire Women’s Aid. Our aim in the
mid-eighties was exactly the same as it is today: to provide a range of services
and much-needed support to any man, woman or child affected by domestic abuse.
The organisation went on to be known as Derbyshire Domestic Violence and Sexual
Abuse Services (DDVSAS) before relaunching as The Elm Foundation in 2018.