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SADACCA emerged from the West Indies Association in the early 1955 and became
formally known as SADACCA in 1986. Throughout its history the organisation has been
working with and for Sheffield's African and Caribbean community, co-producing a range of
services with longstanding beneficiaries to improve their quality of life and working in
partnership with a range of stakeholders across the city to establish itself as an anchor
organisation and create a more diverse and inclusive environment for the people of
Sheffield.
The organisation is embedded in people’s cultural and lived experiences of growing up in the
city of Sheffield everyone knows or has a connection to SADACCA. We work with a range of
partners across the city including the City Council, Job Centre, two Universities, the Parole
Board, Irwin Mitchell solicitors, South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner, other non-
government organisations and charities.
SADACCA recorded some 55,000 users of its services during 2019, both men and women,
spanning a variety of age groups, cultural backgrounds.
Many of the users of the service are young people under the age of 25 and
unemployed. The young people's programme provides education and skills training,
including Maths and English classes for young people and drop-in sessions to support
parents/carers in helping their children succeed, lessons on business, employment skills,
workplace behaviour and attributes, mentoring, university visits and apprenticeship work
placements. This programme improve the education and life opportunities for young people from the
African and Caribbean community, equipping them with the practical, emotional and behavioural skills to succeed in an increasingly competitive jobs market. Moreover, the programme builds their self-esteem and confidence, giving them the self-belief that if they persevere they can achieve their goals.
There are also a substantial proportion of older adults African and Caribbean Community in
Sheffield experiencing a range of difficulties such as the inability to leave their homes without assistance, anxiety and depression, social isolation and loneliness, increased levels of stress for their carers and barriers to accessing necessary supplies. The day care service offers older people the opportunity to leave their
homes, enjoy a meal and socialise and provides carer respite, by providing the elderly and disabled (50+) age group with a range of activities that promote education and health and reduce social isolation as well as a hot well balanced cultured diet every weekday, 10am-4pm. SADACCA also offers Domiciliary care to people who still live in their own homes but require additional support with activities, including household tasks and personal care.
Community cohesion activities include weekly men, women and mixed gender groups of
around 25 attendees in each, equating to 3,750 attendances per year. The annual
International Cultural Day has been running since 2005. These days are organised by
SADACCA with the support of its partners from local community organisations and agencies
and seek to promote cultural diversity, tolerance, community harmony and assist in the
integration of new arrivals to the city of Sheffield. The community cohesion activities benefit all people in Sheffield by providing an opportunity for communities to view and appreciate the norms and values of other cultures, promote cultural diversity and assist new arrivals.
formally known as SADACCA in 1986. Throughout its history the organisation has been
working with and for Sheffield's African and Caribbean community, co-producing a range of
services with longstanding beneficiaries to improve their quality of life and working in
partnership with a range of stakeholders across the city to establish itself as an anchor
organisation and create a more diverse and inclusive environment for the people of
Sheffield.
The organisation is embedded in people’s cultural and lived experiences of growing up in the
city of Sheffield everyone knows or has a connection to SADACCA. We work with a range of
partners across the city including the City Council, Job Centre, two Universities, the Parole
Board, Irwin Mitchell solicitors, South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner, other non-
government organisations and charities.
SADACCA recorded some 55,000 users of its services during 2019, both men and women,
spanning a variety of age groups, cultural backgrounds.
Many of the users of the service are young people under the age of 25 and
unemployed. The young people's programme provides education and skills training,
including Maths and English classes for young people and drop-in sessions to support
parents/carers in helping their children succeed, lessons on business, employment skills,
workplace behaviour and attributes, mentoring, university visits and apprenticeship work
placements. This programme improve the education and life opportunities for young people from the
African and Caribbean community, equipping them with the practical, emotional and behavioural skills to succeed in an increasingly competitive jobs market. Moreover, the programme builds their self-esteem and confidence, giving them the self-belief that if they persevere they can achieve their goals.
There are also a substantial proportion of older adults African and Caribbean Community in
Sheffield experiencing a range of difficulties such as the inability to leave their homes without assistance, anxiety and depression, social isolation and loneliness, increased levels of stress for their carers and barriers to accessing necessary supplies. The day care service offers older people the opportunity to leave their
homes, enjoy a meal and socialise and provides carer respite, by providing the elderly and disabled (50+) age group with a range of activities that promote education and health and reduce social isolation as well as a hot well balanced cultured diet every weekday, 10am-4pm. SADACCA also offers Domiciliary care to people who still live in their own homes but require additional support with activities, including household tasks and personal care.
Community cohesion activities include weekly men, women and mixed gender groups of
around 25 attendees in each, equating to 3,750 attendances per year. The annual
International Cultural Day has been running since 2005. These days are organised by
SADACCA with the support of its partners from local community organisations and agencies
and seek to promote cultural diversity, tolerance, community harmony and assist in the
integration of new arrivals to the city of Sheffield. The community cohesion activities benefit all people in Sheffield by providing an opportunity for communities to view and appreciate the norms and values of other cultures, promote cultural diversity and assist new arrivals.