Vibrant Communities- the story so far …….. Active Connected and Included Thursday 27 th August...
-
Upload
sharleen-barton -
Category
Documents
-
view
213 -
download
0
Transcript of Vibrant Communities- the story so far …….. Active Connected and Included Thursday 27 th August...
Vibrant Communities- the story so far……..
Active Connected and IncludedThursday 27th August 2015
Jim MurdochVibrant CommunitiesEast Ayrshire Council
Our Vision
“East Ayrshire is a place with strong, safe and vibrant communities where everyone has a good quality of life and access to opportunities, choices and high quality services which are sustainable, accessible and meet
people’s needs.”
East Ayrshire Community Plan 2015-30
Why Re-focus?
•Drop in funding available to public sector•Changes in demography•Increase in demand•Listening to our communities and stakeholders•Widening inequalities gap•Welfare Reform•National Drivers for change
Developing a Vibrant Communities Service
Where we are! Where we want to be!
‘Vibrancy is so universally desirable, so totemic in its powers, that even though we aren't sure what the word means, we know the quality it designates must be cultivated. The vibrant, we believe, is what makes certain cities (places) flourish’. Thomas Frank
-£0.6M Saving
‘Transforming Our Relationship with the Communities we Serve’
•Drop in funding available to public sector
•Changes in demography
•Increase in demand and expectation
•Widening inequalities gap
•Other National Drivers for change
•Listening to our communities and stakeholders
Our solutions are often not fit for purpose……
Co-production and asset based approaches makes strengthening the ‘core economy’ of communities, neighbourhoods, individuals and families the central task of public services. There is a focus on:
•Recognising people as assets
•Discovering local skills and talents
•Connecting these assets
•Creating opportunities for these assets to be productive
•Promoting reciprocity
•Building social networks
An Asset Based Approach
Organised in three complimentary service units with shared ethos, practice and vision: Co-production; valuing local people & recognising them as assets; building social networks; promoting reciprocity and inclusion & equality.
Community Connectedness,
Resilience = Natural Supports
Services & Interventions
Changing culture.... our own, our colleagues, our communities
Unlocking Gifts
Why Re-focus?
•Drop in funding available to public sector•Changes in demography•Increase in demand•Listening to our communities and stakeholders•Widening inequalities gap•Welfare Reform•National Drivers for change
Social Connectedness
Characteristic experienced by people who are not members of a community
Characteristic arising from involvement in local community
Separateness from the real world Belong to and being part of communities
Constant boredom Adventure and challenge
Loneliness Companionship increased social networks, new and stronger friendships
Dependence or total isolation Interdependence
Restricted freedom Freedom
Limited growth and new challenges Improved self image through achievement
No sense of a future Hope and enthusiasm for future
Feelings of failure Achievement
Our key highlights……..• 12 Community Led Action Plans published• Framework for Volunteering developed • 14 Community Asset Transfers approved• Over 2800 children and young people at risk supported• 843 adults supported with their literacy and numeracy skills• 186 adults with learning disabilities supported to live fulfilling
and independent lives• 108 community and voluntary groups supported • Over 20,000 attendances at health and wellbeing activities for
older people• Large Scale Events – Playday, QBR, Youth Conference, Older
People’s Full of Life Conference, Celebration of Learning, Celebration of Volunteering, Legacy Events
Why Re-focus?
•Drop in funding available to public sector•Changes in demography•Increase in demand•Listening to our communities and stakeholders•Widening inequalities gap•Welfare Reform•National Drivers for change
• Leading transformational change and changing culture
• People, relationships and connections
• Reducing bureaucracy and red tape - encouraging creativity
• Enhancing, strengthening and equalizing relationships with the
community, voluntary and business sectors
• Unlocking skills and talents of our staff and our communities
• Moving beyond the rhetoric- Just do it!
For us, Asset Based Approaches are about…….
Asset-Based work with people who have learning disabilities
• Active Schools Coordinators working in ASN Schools• Literacy and Numeracy Support• Digital Access and Learning• Local Area Coordinators• Supported Employment• Volunteering Opportunities• Capacity Building Support to communities• Partnerships and Networks• Learning Disability Champions’ Group
Why Re-focus?
•Drop in funding available to public sector•Changes in demography•Increase in demand•Listening to our communities and stakeholders•Widening inequalities gap•Welfare Reform•National Drivers for change
we will continue to work with our communities and partners in new an innovative ways to share knowledge, skills and talents, and to encourage investment of time and resources to help make East Ayrshire’s communities truly vibrant
What’s next?