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This is my life, written down on paper

My name is ‘Rosie’. This is my life written down on paper. My childhood was not a very good one. My parents were heroin addicts and as you can imagine they were not very good at being parents. Throughout my whole life I had no boundaries no one to tell me off. I was...

Jen is a brave survivor of the most horrific sexual abuse who still struggles every single day……

I WAS REPEATEDLY RAPED, SEXUALLY ASSAULTED, BEATEN AND TORTURED. At the age of four when I lived with my parents, I suffered from emotional abuse and beatings. At the age six until the age of thirteen I was raped, penetrated, sexually assaulted and beaten by few white...

Natural Thinking by Ria Walton

the frondescence of flourishing leaves coming to life the essence of new life for spring the re birth of trees the birds singing their melodies sweet songs of morning nature alive with fresh new growth buds blooming their energy forthwith to bring, the floral...

The Three Girls Workshop

Three Girls Workshop With lockdown having restricted the hosting of events ‘in person’ the Foundation recently ran on online meet-up centred around the BAFTA award winning BBC mini-series Three Girls. The programme (for which Maggie worked as the Programme...

VICTIMS’ COMMISSIONER SAYS CULTURE CHANGE TO SUPPORT AGGRIEVED LONG OVERDUE

By Ryan Hooper, PA Chief Reporter A new, specific law is required to give more rights to those affected by crime, the Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales has said. Dame Vera Baird QC said a change of culture'' was long overdue'' to look after'' victims of...

Survivor Video

“I feel lost, and I don’t know if this pain will ever leave me…..”

I was abused from age 7 to 20. No one in my life knows except doctors/counsellors/helplines or the occasional Samaritan. I carry on every day like I'm absolutely fine. No one would ever know. It's almost like having two lives which makes me very sad. I was...

Poem 2 by Michelle

In these eyes I hold the key, To a life you will never see. Beneath the surface of fake smiles

Loveartpix

My name is Dez (AKA Loveartpix) & I am a self-taught Creative Artist from Manchester. I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder over 10 years ago & more recently autism, a diagnosis I am now beginning to come to terms with & better understand. From an early...

Poem by Michelle

I am lost in this darkness, I can't see a light Tormented by my demons, they come worse at night. I am lost in this spiral of unspeakable pain Longing for a rainbow that comes after the rain. My head, it's pounding...

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Annual Report 2020

Please find our annual report which is posted with the Charity Commission. Click the link below to...

Maggies full 58 page statement supplied to the IICSA Organised Networks strand of The National Abuse Enquiry in September 2020.

Only 18 pages of this were actually adduced into evidence as the enquiry team chose to delete the...

Maggie Oliver wins Special Recognition at Pride of Manchester Awards 2020

We're pleased to announce that Maggie has won Special Recognition Award at the Pride of Manchester...

I chose to run a mile every day for each of the Three Girls who gave their story of what grooming is and how the justice system has treated them

In June I made a rather strange decision to run 3 miles every day. I am not a good runner nor a...

PAIN INTO POWER!!! Ex Sgt Jill Evans story of a personal journey to recovery…..

‘It had been a tough shift for Police Sergeant Jill Evans and back home she tries to relax but the...

Hi. My name is David from DMC Media….

Hi my name is David from DMC media. I’ve been in recovery from drug addiction for 18 years. Both...

Public Statement in Relation to Fundraising

“The Maggie Oliver Foundation was set up to support adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse Our...

“Three Girls”…..Thank you for the music Palmerston

I wrote the song entitled “Three Girls” after watching the gripping and disturbing BBC drama of...

Andrew Wrights Fundraising

I support The Maggie Oliver Foundation because I first heard of the sexual assault cases in the...

I am a Lawyer Fighting for Justice and I will never give up……

These are just some of the things I hear from Survivors on a daily basis..... ‘Going through what...

Massive Thank You….

Back in late 2019 these wonderful, glamorous ladies from in and around Rochdale decided they would...

The Next Chapter…

Survivors of sexual abuse are at the forefront of our Charity, and for the past 10 months we have...

Book Launch

Her first book ‘SURVIVORS’ is due to be published in July, and this will tell the story of her...

In Conversation with Jigsaw on safeguarding, failures of the authorities, and why we need the foundation.

In a recent interview, Maggie talks about the Rochdale grooming case and The Maggie Oliver...

Launch of the Foundation

Join us on the 21st of July in the beautiful setting of Shrigley Hall Hotel & Spa, at our...

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