# DAFS (DRUG &amp; ALCOHOL FAMILY SUPPORT)

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1209751
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Aug. 27, 2024
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1209751


## Contact

- **Address:** 18 LAMBERHURST GROVE, KENTS HILL, MILTON KEYNES
- **Postcode:** MK7 6JB
- **Phone:** 07795 521719
- **Email:** Valerie.Forsey@dafsmk.co.uk
- **Website:** www.dafsmk.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH, CARING FOR OR THE PARENT OF SOMEONE WITH ADDICTION TO DRUGS AND/OR ALCOHOL, PRIMARILY BY: A) THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH, 1 TO 1 SUPPORT, GROUP SUPPORT, PROVIDING ENHANCED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING, OR THROUGH REFERRAL TO MENTORING FOR MORE IN-DEPTH HELP;B) THROUGH SUPPORT AND REHABILITATION OF FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THEIR LOVED ONES ADDICTION;C) THE PROVISION OF GROUP SUPPORT OR REFERRAL TO COUNSELLING AND PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SUFFERED FROM BEREAVEMENT OR LOSS OF SOMEONE WITH ADDICTION.

**Activities:** Through lived experience, we support family members struggling with an addicted loved one, also those who have lost a loved one in addiction. We provide confidential &amp;amp; non-judgemental peer-led support, via in-person group meetings, 1:1 sessions &amp;amp; an online community. We provide enhanced knowledge &amp;amp; learning through guest speaker sessions. We operate in Milton Keynes, Bedford &amp;amp; Leighton Buzzard.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Bedford
- Buckinghamshire
- Central Bedfordshire
- Milton Keynes





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Wendy Green** | Chair | Sept. 21, 2025 |
| Gail Massey |  | June 1, 2024 |
| Jacqueline Straughan |  | June 1, 2024 |
| Janet White |  | June 1, 2024 |
| Simon Green |  | Feb. 9, 2025 |
| Wendy Biley |  | June 1, 2024 |




