Black Minority Ethnic (BME) Support Service

Black Minority Ethnic (BME) Support Service

Posted by Administrator on November 14, 2007 12:24 PM

Black Minority Ethnic (BME) Support Service

Contact Mr Mizanur Rahman (Mizan)

Website Black Minority Ethnic (BME) Community

Email Mr Mizanur Rahman (Mizan)

Telephone 0151 691 8685

Fax 0151 691 8667

Address
Regeneration Department
BME Support Service
South Annexe
Wallasey Town Hall
Brighton Street
Wirral
CH44 8ED

About us

The BME Support Service focuses on support services that are related to housing and ensuring people can manage to live safely and securely in their own home.

This support includes:

 Help with managing budgets and accessing welfare benefits

 Offering people a generic service in their own home, tailored to their individual needs

 Help to maintain their own safety in the home

 Helping people gain access to other services relating to housing needs, including health and social activities

 Advice and support on repair works

 Directing people to community resources

 Identify community concerns and gaps in BME services

 Address language barriers to access services

 Highlight the importance of culture in providing services


Who can receive the BME Support Service?

Any one from the BME community including Asian, Irish, Gypsy and Travellers, Black, South East Asian, Chinese, Middle Eastern, Eastern Europeans ( or other ethnicity) and people of dual heritage who are employed or unemployed:

 Young people(from 18 ) at risk

 People with drug or alcohol problems

 People with learning disabilities

 People with physical or sensory disabilities

 Older people with support needs

 Women at risk of domestic violence

 People with mental health problems

 People at risk of offending

 Homeless people or families with support needs

 People with HIV/AIDS

 Refugees

Teenage parents