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FINDINGS & STRATEGIES
Findings: Condition of Care and the Infrastructural Gaps The operations of SADACCA and its tenant organisations (SACHMA and Flourish Sheffield) help by providing meals for the elderly and other well-being services for the wider community.
Following 70 years of movement around Sheffield, the African-Caribbean and the wider African diasporic community now reside in various parts of the city. The condition of care – particularly surrounding food and other wellness services – has taken a dynamic form for the African diaspora community. Affordable and cultural heritage-based food sources, such as those found in local grocery stores, markets, and restaurants, are scattered across the city.
However, SADACCA’s lease over the Wicker building is tentative, which puts all these services atrisk of becoming displaced elsewhere in the city or gone forever. The various intersectional identities – particularly between different generations - means a greater need to build a sense of belonging and solidarity through SADACCA.
Furthermore, Sheffield’s public services appear limiting and non-conforming to the needs of the community, especially those with mental illnesses, the impoverished and the elderly. The charitable services of SADACCA and the various organisations that reside within the Wicker building – SACHMA and Flourish Sheffield – have helped to fill the gaps within the public infrastructure of care.
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In our opinion, SADACCA has the potential to leverage the vast space of the Wicker building and its community connections to expand and sustain services in support of the vulnerable.
Settlement Areas and Dispersion of African-Caribbeans within Sheffield (Source: Authors)
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