We empower people to build, reconstruct and maintain sound relationships in family and relationships
Welcome
FAMSA’S vision is to create healthy, functional family lives.
We are a national organization that has been functioning since 1948.
FAMSA opened as a satellite office of Knysna in Plettenberg Bay in 2009. We offer counselling services for a host of emotional problems experienced by individuals and run various projects within the community.
Committed to you
We empower people to build, reconstruct and maintain sound relationships in family and relationships
We empower people to build, reconstruct and maintain sound relationships in family and relationships
Welcome
FAMSA’S vision is to create healthy, functional family lives.
We are a national organization that has been functioning since 1948.
FAMSA opened as a satellite office of Knysna in Plettenberg Bay in 2009. We offer counselling services for a host of emotional problems experienced by individuals and run various projects within the community.
Committed to you
We empower people to build, reconstruct and maintain sound relationships in family and relationships
We empower people to build, reconstruct and maintain sound relationships in family and relationships
Our Family
We have a committed team, consisting of Office Manager, administrator, trained lay counsellors and professional therapists. As a satellite office, we fall under the Directorship of FAMSA Knysna. Also, we have various coordinators that run projects in Plettenberg Bay.
Back row from left to right:
Social worker Knysna-Karin du Plessis, Director-Lou v/d Merwe, Counselor-Maria Geswend, Psychologist & Counselor-Ann Davies, Counselor-Wil Hiemstra
Front row:
Psychologist-Jane Luck, Counselor-Shirley Jacobson, Chairperson & Counselor-Ann Holmes, Office Manager/ Social Worker Plett-Melani v/d Westhuizen,
Administrator-Doné Richards, Counselor-Dee Pelham-Reid
The counsellors are all working on a voluntary basis as well as the above named psychologists.
Donors and Partners:
¤Dept of Social Development
¤NLDTF
¤Bitou Municipality
¤Nedbank
¤various businesses and most of all those who recognise the good work we do and support us
We empower people to build, reconstruct and maintain sound relationships in family and relationships
We empower people to build, reconstruct and maintain sound relationships in family and relationships
Our main focus remains councelling
With a physical complaint or illness it remains acceptable to ask for assistance, but with emotional problems people are more hesitant to ask for help. Emotional wellbeing’s is of the utmost importance to FAMSA-we believe that every person could or maybe should have benefited from counselling at some stage.
Counselling offered at FAMSA:
★ Pre-marital counselling
★ Marital Counselling
★ Marriage Enrichment
★ Relationship Counselling
★ Trauma Counselling (rape, death, illness, accident, HIV/Aids counselling)
★ Abuse Counselling
★ Domestic Violence Counselling, etc
★ Divorce counselling
★ Grief counselling
Training:
Various training courses offered are:
♦ an acclaimed counselling course
♦ workshops dealing with:
-Parenting skills
-Communication skills
-Anger Management
-Domestic Violence
-Depression & Suicide
-Grief
-Child abuse
-Trauma
-Other subjects as are relevant
We empower people to build, reconstruct and maintain sound relationships in family and relationships
We empower people to build, reconstruct and maintain sound relationships in family and relationships
Women of Worth (WOW):
Provides support groups for abused women, skills development
and capacity building in various communities.
Victim Support:
FAMSA offers Victim Support and trauma debriefing where
individuals have been traumatized by crime, violence, abuse,
disasters, etc.
We empower people to build, reconstruct and maintain sound relationships in family and relationships
We empower people to build, reconstruct and maintain sound relationships in family and relationships
Your Questions:
i) What type of organisation are you?
We are a registered non-profit organization
ii) Are you registered as a Public Benefit Organisation?
We are registered as a Public Benefit Organization – 930005058
iii) Are you able to issue a Section 18A certificate to donors so that their donations are tax-deductable?
We are able to issue a Section 18A certificate to donors on request, so their donations are tax-deductible
iv) What % of my donation does the organisation receive?
The organization receives 100% of the donation made to us
v) How will my donation be used?
Donations are used to fund our various projects in the community
Join us at our fundraisers!
Events and Fundraisers:
★ We have been having regular Quiz evenings.
★ Surf Café has already hosted a very successful evening.
★ We are having a street collection on the 16th July 2011 & 10th December 2011
★ In September we will be having a Spring Tea.
★ We would appreciate any assistance and donations.
Why Support Us?
FAMSA believes healthy, functional families contribute to a healthy community.
Families are facing so many challenges today:
• Domestic violence
• Substance abuse
• Gambling
• Crime
• Unemployment
• Illness and death all contribute to feelings of fear, anger and hopelessness.
FAMSA offers a safe, confidential environment where people can be assisted with the challenges that life sometimes throws at them.
We empower people to build, reconstruct and maintain sound relationships in family and relationships
We empower people to build, reconstruct and maintain sound relationships in family and relationships
Give us Your Time
• FAMSA is largely dependant on volunteers in the community to offer our counselling and support services. Our various community projects also need volunteers.
• We offer the necessary training.
• Please contact us.
As we offer counselling and support services, we rely on volunteers and funding to continue our work in the community.
Here is our Director’s wish list:
We wish that people realize:
• how many cases of abuse against women, children and animals we prevent.
• how many clients are prevented from committing murder or attempting suicide.
• how many marriages and relationships we have saved .
• how many families have been reconciled.
• how many individuals we assist to become positive members of families and
communities.
• how many trainees and other individuals learn wonderful life-skills that they can apply on a daily basis.
• how many businesses have improved as a result of positive management and staff.
We wish that:
• funders will realize the invaluable work we do and feel strongly motivated to assist us.
• we could effectively express our gratitude to those that support us.
A little goes a long way
Make a Cash Donation
Name of Account: FAMSA
Bank: Nedbank
Branch: Plettenberg Bay
Branch Code: 108 914
Account Number 108 908 0735
We empower people to build, reconstruct and maintain sound relationships in family and relationships
We empower people to build, reconstruct and maintain sound relationships in family and relationships
Physical Address: Monk’s View Building,
Church Street (Opposite Catholic church)
Plettenberg Bay
Postal Address: PO Box 2185
Knysna
6570
Postal Code: 6600
Telephone: +27(0)44 533 0515
Email: plettenberg@famsa.org.za
Website: http://www.famsa.org.za/
