AFRUCA - Safeguarding Children
AFRUCA – Safeguarding Children is the premier charity working with BME children and their families in the UK.
The AFRUCA Centre for BME Children and Families is our new arm working across the North West of England. It is a specialist one-stop shop providing a range of prevention and early intervention projects and services. Our Centre bridges the gap between statutory agencies and the BME community in the North West on child protection issues helping to position AFRUCA as a regional, knowledge based organisation with a strong specialism in the safeguarding of BME children.
The Centre is a response to existing gaps in the provision of services for BME children and families in the North West. We are very concerned about the growing representation of BME children in the child protection system in the region.
With the increasing number of BME families residing in the area, it is important that they are able to access support services to meet their needs. It is also important that the range of BME faith organisations can avail themselves of existing services to ensure their venues can be safe places for children.
Current Centre Activities
• Support work with families: mediation, counselling, training, support, sign-posting
• Working with Faith Organisations to Safeguard BME children
• 3 year project offering child protection and support to BME families in the North West of England
• Training for BME Parents on Child Protection
• National Training and Advice Programme for Practitioners
• Case Assessments, Cultural Competence, Expert Advice
• Increasing work on Child Trafficking, Assessments and support for victims. Prosecution and Awareness Raising
• Family Courts expert reports and assessments
• Our policy work on witchcraft branding is national. Case work is increasing with a recent pilot project to learn from.
• Recruitment of volunteers to assist in service delivery
Who to contact
Where to go
- Address
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Universal Square, Suite 2, Ground Floor
Devonshire Street North
Manchester
- Postcode
- M12 6JH
- View M12 6JH on a map
Time / Date Details
- When is it on
- Monday to Friday, 10am to 6pm
Who is it for?
- Supporting People With
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- Communication
- Physical impairment
- Challenging Behaviour
Accessibility
- Details
Ground floor office Disabled toilet
Costs
- Details
Service is free to communities. Charges are applicable to Local authorities and other NGO's for training and other services requested via referral.
Availability
- Referral Required?
- Yes
- Referral Details
Family or members of the community in general can make a self referral by ringing the office, letter or in person.
Professionals can make a referral after discussing it with families first. They can contact us via email and a referral form will be emailed to them for completion.
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