SSAFA FORCES HELP                                                              PERSONAL SUPPORT AND SOCIAL WORK SERVICE

Most RAF units in the UK have a first line SSAFA Forces Help welfare contact.  We are civilian professionals trained specifically to provide a welfare service to personnel irrespective of rank, gender or marial status; spouses, partners and children can also aceess this service.

SSAFA Forces Help provide a confidential service for many issues which may cause concern and anxiety, for instance:

• Family/Relationship/Personal difficulties
• Stress/Anxiety/Depression
• Debt/Financial problems/Benefit Advice
• Illness/Disability/Additional Needs
• Housing/Resettlement/Medical Discharges
• Bereavement/Loss/Grief
• Equal Opportunities/Discrimination/Harrassment/Bullying
• Child Care Issues
• Adoption
• Long Term Sickness

If we are unable to help we can refer you to the best agency/person to meet your needs.  If you or your family require emotional and/or practical support or just someone with the time to listen in confidence please make contact.  No concern is ever too small to be heard.

To contact me direct - Tom Power (Senior Social Work Practitioner) on 01522 727227, Ext 7227 (RAFTN 947227) or my colleague Sandra Staples (Personal Family Support Worker) on 01522 723663.

We are located in the Integrated Welfare Building (IWF) and can be found Monday - Friday 09.00 - 17.00.