SSAFA
SSAFA Forces Help?
What is SSAFA Forces Help?
We are civilian professionals trained specifically to provide an all-embracing and CONFIDENTIAL welfare service to RAF personnel and their families.
SSAFA Forces Help provide a CONFIDENTIAL service for many issues of concern and anxiety including the following:
• Family/Relationship/Personal Difficulties.
• Debt/Financial Problems.
• Illness/Additional Needs & Disability.
• Preferential Treatment/RAF Benevolent Fund Applications.
• Support Groups/Liaison with Other Agencies.
• Harassment.
• Housing/Resettlement/Medical Discharges.
• Bereavement/Loss/Grief.
• Stress/Anxiety/Depression.
• Childcare Issues/Estranged Parents/Fostering & Adoption.
• Information for Care Leavers.
In addition to the above, we work closely with SSAFA FH Volunteers, who provide practical and befriending support and SSAFA FH Branch, who support ex-serving personnel and estranged partners.
How to contact us:
Your personal & Family Support Workers at RAF Brize Norton are Fiona McClenaghan & Emmanuel Walcott.
We have two office bases (as below) and can offer home visits as appropriate.
Families Centre SSAFA FH Office:11, Ely Close, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 3UJ. Tel 01993 841497 or Mil 95461 7251.
Our office hours are: Mon to Fri - 08.30 am - 5.00 pm
Station SSAFA FH Office: Station Community Support Centre (rear of the Arena Club).
Opening times: Mon & Thu - 10.00am - 2.00pm
Working with the RAF
We are part of the RAF Brize Norton Community Support Team and attend Station Welfare Meetings and Community Support Meetings.
CONFIDENTIALITY
SSAFA Forces Help workers adhere to a strict code of confidentiality. This means disclosure to any other person of the information you give will only be made with your prior permission with the following exceptions: when there is a risk of harm to self or others or where military effectiveness is likely to be affected. Please refer to our leaflet 'Helping us to improve our service to you' for more information.
NO CONCERN IS EVER TOO SMALL TO BE HEARD.