Punjabi Community Health Services (PCHS)
Sahara Better Families Program (BFP)
Record #:
CWL0957
Last Modified:
20 Jan 2025
Last Full Update:
20 Jan 2025
Record Details
| Social Media | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pchs4u?ref=br_tf Twitter: https://twitter.com/PCHS4u Website: www.pchs4u.com |
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Description & Services
| Description | Provides supports to youth ages 12 to 24 years and their families and to parents of children aged 1 to 11 years old and parents that are mandated by legal obligation related to children or youth issues Areas covered: •mental health •cultural conflict •violence and substance abuse Offers 1 to 2 hour sessions - in individual or group settings, case management involves assessments, planning, service coordination, supportive counseling, monitoring and evaluation of services provided, advocacy and outreach Linguistically and culturally appropriate, individual and group programs, works closely with family members Program offers two support groups: •Sahara Parenting Group - support group for parents and their children and runs on the Facebook page, raise awareness and provide education on the issues of building positive healthy relations •Youth Drop-in Program - program runs one a week over zoom, is designed to raise awareness and provide education on variety of useful topics such as bullying, education options, anger management, communications and healthy relationships, impacts of overusing technology, beating procrastination, self-esteem, conflict resolution, financial literacy in youth, professions in Canada |
| Hours | Office: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm |
| Areas Served | Brampton ; Mississauga |
| Eligibility | Youth ages 12 to 24 years old and their families and to parents of children aged 1 to 11 years old and parents that are mandated by legal obligation related to children or youth issues |
| Application | Call or visit |
| Fees | None |
| Languages | English ; Hindi ; Punjabi ; Urdu |
Contact Information
| Address & Map | 50 Sunny Meadow Blvd Blvd, Unit 207 Brampton, ON Canada L6R 1X5 |
| Intersection | Peter Robertson and Sunny Meadow Blvd |
| Transit Information | #12 #32 #33 #505 #5 |
| Accessibility | Fully Accessible |
| Office Phone | 905-677-0889 |
| Fax | 905-677-9141 |
| info@pchs4u.com | |
| Website | www.pchs4u.com/sahara-better-families.php |
| Primary Executive | Amandeep Kaur, Chief Executive Officer; Email: amandeep@pchs4u.com |
| Alternate Executive | Mudassara Anwar, Director of Operations; Email: mudassara@pchs4u.com |
Other Details
| Established | 1990; incorporated 1995; charitable number received April 2010 |
| Funding | Regional / Municipal ; Provincial ; Donations |
| Service Level | (50) Non Profit ; (51) Registered Charity |
Subjects
| Subjects | Case management ; Community centres ; Parent and child programs ; South Asian community ; Support groups ; Youth groups |