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Housing Advice and Support

by African French Speaking Community Support (AFSCS)

About our activities / service

  • St Philips Parish Centre, Watt Street
    Smethwick
    B66 3DA
  • 07743 600 034
  • matensi@yahoo.fr
Accessibility details Fully accessible to all.
Opening hours 9 am to 5 pm

Opening days

Morning Afternoon Evening
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Saturday
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We provide one-to-one housing advice and support, especially during unsocial hours or on appointment. We support with filling in housing Benefit form, Council tax claim, registering on council housing waiting list or homes direct and provide advice about private rented sector housing.

Staff qualifications Qualified to deliver the services of AFSCS
Genders All
Age focus 18 year olds, 19-25 year olds, 26-65 year olds, 65+ year olds

About the organisation

AFSCS is a front line voluntary organisation which principally operates in the Soho/Victoria area of Smethwick. Its beneficiaries are mainly from French speaking countries of Africa living in Sandwell and Birmingham. It provides a comprehensive range of advice and information on a wide range of issues such as applying for citizenship; benefit checks and money matters, housing matters; immigration matters; anti-social behaviour, Job search, reducing social isolation and Befriending.

Sandwell Family Life website relies on providers of local support and services to add information about their activities and keep this information up to date. If you know or suspect information to be inaccurate, unclear or out of date please let us know and we will contact the group or organisation concerned and ask them to make the changes needed. In some circumstances, we might remove the information listed.

Please email us at earlyhelp@scvo.info, including what your concern is and what service or activity this relates to.