Women's & Girls' Emergency Centre

What Women's & Girls' Emergency Centre does

Women's & Girls' Emergency Centre (WAGEC) is a nonprofit charitable organization founded in 1977 and headquartered in Redfern, Sydney, Australia. WAGEC delivers crisis accommodation, tailored support programs, and primary prevention initiatives for women, non-binary people, and children impacted by domestic violence and homelessness in New South Wales. Its service portfolio spans immediate crisis intervention, the ACCESS specialist homelessness service, the Helping Children Heal therapeutic program for children, the ALL IN cycle-breaking program, the FROM NOW post-incarceration reintegration program, and primary prevention/community education. The organization is registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ABN: 92622900342) and operates with 51-100 staff.

WAGEC distributes services through a community-led go-to-market motion combining a crisis hotline ((02) 9319 4088), referrals from other Specialist Homeless Services, direct service delivery, and website enquiry channels. All services are provided at no cost to beneficiaries. The organization is funded through a mix of charitable donations (tax appeals, festive campaigns), corporate partnerships, material goods donations, and community fundraising events such as Walk for WAGEC; government funding is implied but not explicitly disclosed. The George Street physical site in Redfern has recently closed, with services continuing via phone and remote channels. Nicole Yade serves as Chief Executive Officer.

From a technology and operational standpoint, WAGEC is a service-delivery nonprofit with no proprietary software products, no AI/ML capabilities, and no disclosed API or platform infrastructure. Its technology footprint consists of a public website (wagec.org.au), a Shopify-hosted merchandise shop, and an online donation portal. The organization maintains sub-brands (ACCESS, ALL IN, FROM NOW, Helping Children Heal) that constitute a portfolio of program-level offerings rather than discrete technology products. There are no patents, trademarks, certifications, or awards disclosed in the input data, and no M&A, funding rounds, or major capital transactions are reported.

Name

Women's & Girls' Emergency Centre

Legal name

Women's and Girls' Emergency Centre

Website

https://wagec.org.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

WAGEC is a 1977-founded Australian nonprofit (ACNC registered) providing free crisis accommodation, support programs, and primary prevention services to women, non-binary people, and children impacted by domestic violence and homelessness in New South Wales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Domestic Violence Support Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Domestic Violence & Abuse Support Services (BPAGAEAD)

Keywords

• Crisis accommodation
• Domestic violence support
• Gender-based violence prevention
• Homelessness services
• Women's support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Redfern

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations: WAGEC generates revenue through financial donations from individuals, community members, and supporters. The organization runs regular donation campaigns including tax appeals and festive season giving.
2. Corporate Partnerships: WAGEC receives support from corporate partners through financial contributions, material goods donations, and employee volunteering programs.
3. Material Goods Donations: The organization accepts physical donations including material goods for distribution to women and children in need.
4. Fundraising: Community and corporate fundraising events and campaigns including Walk for WAGEC and other initiatives.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

WAGEC is an ACNC Registered Charity founded in 1977 that provides crisis accommodation, trauma-informed support programs, children's recovery services, and primary prevention initiatives addressing gender-based violence against women, non-binary people, and children in the Sydney region.

Product overview

Women's & Girls' Emergency Centre (WAGEC) is a nonprofit organization providing a portfolio of emergency and support services rather than a technology product. The organization operates as a single integrated service offering centered around crisis support for women, non-binary people, and children affected by domestic violence and homelessness. The core service includes crisis accommodation and immediate intervention, supported by specialized programs including ACCESS (coordinated housing access), Helping Children Heal (child therapeutic services), ALL IN (cycle-breaking support), and FROM NOW (post-incarceration reintegration). Primary prevention services round out the offering, alongside community education resources. These programs work together to provide a continuum of care from crisis response through to healing and prevention.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ACCESS: Specialist homelessness service program
• Helping Children Heal
• ALL IN
• FROM NOW

Products and services

• Crisis Accommodation
• ACCESS Program
• Helping Children Heal
• ALL IN
• FROM NOW
• Tailored Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• WAGEC operates crisis services providing immediate support to those experiencing domestic violence and homelessness in Australia

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ACNC (Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission)coreOthersWAGEC is registered as a charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC), which provides regulatory oversight and charity status recognition in Australia.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• 1800RESPECT: National 24/7 sexual assault and domestic violence counseling hotline funded by the Australian government. Comparable crisis-response offering but at national scale with government backing, making it a broad incumbent in WAGEC's core service category.
• Relationships Australia: Federation of community-based relationship support services across Australia offering counseling, family dispute resolution, and DV support. Comparable as a multi-program family services provider with similar client base but broader scope and national footprint.

Direct peers

• White Ribbon Australia: Australian organization engaging men and boys to prevent violence against women through education and workplace programs. Comparable on the primary prevention and community education dimension of WAGEC's portfolio.
• No to Violence: Australia's peak body for organizations and individuals working to end men's family violence. Comparable as a specialist DV sector organization, though focused on the perpetrator-intervention side of the same problem WAGEC addresses on the victim-survivor side.
• Full Stop Australia: National sexual assault and domestic violence counseling and education organization operating a 24/7 hotline and trauma services. Closely comparable as a specialist DV/SA service with counseling, prevention, and community education programs across Australia.
• Our Watch: Australia's national primary prevention organization for violence against women. Directly comparable on the prevention side of WAGEC's portfolio, focusing on bystander training, community education, and policy advocacy.
• Domestic Violence NSW: State peak body for specialist domestic and family violence services in NSW. Directly comparable as a NSW-based DV sector organization, though DVNSW operates as an advocacy/peak body rather than a direct service provider.
• Women's Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service (WDVCAS): NSW government-funded program providing court advocacy and safety planning for women experiencing domestic violence. Closely comparable as a NSW-based specialist DV support service for women, with similar intake and referral pathways.
• Women's Shelter Inc: South Australian peak body for women's shelter services providing crisis accommodation and support for women escaping domestic violence. Comparable as a state-level umbrella of specialist women's DV services with similar operational model.

Emerging players

• Sisters Inside: Queensland-based independent organization advocating for the human rights of women and girls in prison and post-release. Comparable niche overlap with WAGEC's FROM NOW program, which addresses women rebuilding lives after incarceration.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WomenEmergency
• Facebookfacebook.com/WAGECREDFERN

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

Investments

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