Sandwell Asian Family Support Service (SAFS) - Information Point
Service Provider Name
Sandwell Asian Family Support Service (SAFS) - Parents and carers support group
Service
Care and support services for South Asian children, young people and adults who have a disability, life limiting or life threatening condition and their Parents, Carers or Foster Carers.
Address1
SAFS Offices
Address2
Windmill Community Centre
Address3
Messenger Road
Town
Smethwick
County
West Midlands
Post Code
B66 3DX
Where do they provide service from?
Sandwell borough wide, current centre-based services are provided from our centre in Smethwick. Community-based care services can be provided across the borough. We also provide services in Birmingham.
Telephone
0121 558 2198
Email
info@safscare.org
Website
https://www.safscare.org/
Contact position
CEO/Registered Manager Parpinder K Dhatt.
Area covered
Sandwell and the neighboring boroughs of Birmingham
Who is the service for?
Children, young people and adults (South Asian -not exclusively) who have a disability and/or complex health needs. We also provide wellbeing services to parents and carers.
Referral route
They accept self-referrals and referrals from other agencies. There is no cost for this service.
Specific ethnic group?
Yes. We work predominantly within the South Asian Community within Sandwell but also work with other BAME and non-BAME communities, ensuring the individual’s cultural, religious and linguistic needs are met.
Summary of services
Parents and carers groups are regularly held in the SAFS centre, and offer information and advice, peer support and wellbeing activities.
Remit
SAFS provide a culturally sensitive service based on individual needs and requirements. Services are provided in line with the personalization and independence wellbeing and choice agendas. They are able to tailor all services to the needs of the individuals and the budgets that they receive.
Chargeable service?
Yes - they have set hourly rates for the different types of services that they provide. They can receive direct payments and Individual Living Fund packages.
Cost of service
Some small costs may incur for various activities, we try to keep these minimal
Means tested
No
Total capacity of service
They have the capacity to take new referrals as they recruit staff based on demand. However, they maintain a bank of trained care workers who have respond immediately to individual needs.
