Firvale Community Hub

Firvale Community Hub (formerly Pakistan Advice and Community Association – PACA) is a well-established and award winning community hub based in the heart of the Firvale area. They run a number of different projects for community benefit, and mental health is one of their key service areas.

Mental Health

Firvale Community Hub (FCH) provide several groups for individuals suffering from mild to moderate mental health conditions. Once a referral is received it is assessed to see which group or intervention will be best suited to the needs of the individual.

They work in partnership with the Primary Care Network to run a project called Myself My Community which works with men from all backgrounds and cultures. They also run a suicide prevention and awareness campaign through this service. This group currently meets once a week.

FCH also run a social café for users with mild and moderate mental health issues. This group meets once a month at the centre. They also encourage anyone using their service who has mental health issues to access their health and fitness sessions.

They also run the Pathways to Success project, which works with individuals with mental health issues and helps them access training and help them find employment.

FCH have a strong focus on promoting inclusivity and encouraging referrals from BAME communities including Roma and South Asian.

For all referrals and further information about any of the projects please e-mail [email protected]

Community Hub Advice Project

Firvale Community Hub can support you with:

• Benefits – including: Universal Credit, Carers Allowance, Personal Independence Payment, Mandatory Reconsiderations and Appeals
• Housing – including tenancy advice on evictions
• Consumer and Utilities
• Employment law
• Somali Drop-In
• Immigration Services – including EU Migrants Advice Drop-in; Further Leave to Remain applications; British Passport applications; Visa Extensions and Settlement applications

ESOL and Employability

They offer a range of non-accredited and accredited ESOL courses for adults age 19+. These are delivered by SAVTE.

They also deliver a range of Level 1 BTEC vocational courses, and provide support around CV writing and job searching.

Digital Media Centre (DMC)

The DMC provides advice and support to local residents around what kind of free digital media resources are available and how to implement them to profit any business or art project.

Youth Projects

For more information on their current projects, contact them by phone or email.

Sheffield Roma Network

The aim of the Sheffield Roma Network is to allow Roma voices to be heard by linking the Roma communities in their various places of residence across Sheffield and creating a conduit for the Roma community to engage in meaningful two way communication with the various city agencies and organisations.