Family centres

There are three family centres in Walsall: Dale Street Family Centre in Palfrey, Teddesley Street Family Centre in the Butts and Stroud Avenue Family Centre, in Short Heath , Willenhall.

All three family centres provide a range of services to children ‘in need’ and their families. Children will have been identified as ‘in need’ as the result of a social care and supported housing assessment. Family centres will accept referrals in relation to children age 0 to 12.

Services provided

Parenting Capacity Assessments

The family centre will undertake this assessment on behalf of a social worker who has responsibility for completing a detailed core assessment in relation to a child and their family.

Outreach Support

Advice and support to parents/carers on any aspect of parenting, such as behaviour management, play and stimulation, household routines and budgeting.

Direct Work with children

Family centre workers will work with children where social workers have identified a particular need. The two main types of work they do are:

Keep Safe work

A preventive piece of work with children who may have been in vulnerable situations, to help them to know what to do if they feel unsafe.

Child’s Wishes and Feelings

To help the social worker to gain an understanding of how a child sees their situation, their position in their family and what they might wish for in the future.

Group work with parents

All 3 family centres provide a range of groups designed to assist and support parents/carers in developing their skills. They run groups on the following areas:

• behaviour management
• parenting skills
• play
• assertiveness for women.

Unlike all the other services, which require a referral to social care and supported housing, groups are open to all parents. Any professional can refer and parents can refer themselves.

Contact us

Dale Street Family Centre

Dale Street
Palfrey
Walsall
WS1 4AN

Telephone 01922 721464

Stroud Avenue Family Centre

Stroud Avenue
Wilenhall
Walsall
WV12 4EG

Telephone 01902 366733

Teddesley Street Family Centre

C/O Sure Start Birchills
Birchills Street
Walsall
WS2 8NF

Telephone 01922 646574

This page was last updated on 19 June 2009