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Creating Communities in the Capital Helen Cope
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London Wellbeing Conference 2013
Creating Communities
in the CapitalPresentation by
Helen Cope
What is community investment?
Community investment is investment in
people rather than bricks and mortar: e.g. Employment and skills Health Financial and social inclusion Safer neighbourhoods Empowerment and capacity building
Context
Welfare reform Local cooperation Social Value Act 2012 ‘Big society’ Austerity Rising unemployment
Context: National
UK unemployment rate 2.51 million or 7.8 per cent; 1.3 million have been unemployed for over one or two years; 945,000 unemployed 16 to 24 year olds, 1in 5; In some hotspots over 1 in 3 working-age residents are out of
work; Fewer than half of social tenants of working age are believed to
be in employment; 80% of new housing association tenants aged 16-24 are
unemployed; Skills levels are also low.
The Challenge in social housing
• 62% of households in the social housing sector receive housing benefits
• 68% of households in the social housing sector have incomes less than £15,000
• 31% of households in the social housing sector are of retirement age
• 43% of people living in the social housing sector have a long term disability
• 20% of people living in social housing are children
The Business Case?
G15 investment in communities 2011-12 Programmes and services benefitting over 87,000
Londoners £40.3 million a year invested in communities
( jobs, better skills, improved health and opportunities)
2,000 people into work with an estimated saving to the Treasury of a £46 million;
5,000 young people through educational or training programmes: potential saving to the public purse of £29 million.
87% satisfied 840 projects were delivered
Chart 2: Spending by service area
43%
16%
12%
12%
10%
4%3%
Employment support
Community Cohesion
Young persons initiatives
Financial inclusion
Energy saving
Tackling ASB
Digital Inclusion
Job pathways 2,000 people moved into work: a saving of £46million to the
economy; 23,250 Londoners benefitted from access to jobs and job
pathways; 3,800 people attended accredited training courses with 3,000
completing them; 293 apprenticeships were taken up; 14,200 Londoners received advice and guidance leading to jobs
pathways; 625 people benefitted from paid placement and a further 500
into work experience placements; 1,860 Londoners developed skills through volunteering
placements.
Job pathways
Inspiring young people
Over 1.5 million children live in London. 40% or 600,000 of them live in poverty 1 in 4 young
people in London are unemployed (25%); 1 in 3.6 young men are unemployed (27%) and 22%
of young women; Nearly 1 in 2 black and Pakistani young adults are
jobless (44%); 24,000 have been unemployed for over 12 months; London’s youth unemployment rate is the highest in
the country after Yorkshire.
Inspiring young people
In 2011-12 the g15 invested £4.9 million in over 300 specific services for young people. They assist young people through dedicated programmes including:
Delivering almost 300 apprenticeships; Volunteering and participation including young
citizenship programmes; Capacity building through sport and arts; Family support and early interventions including
parenting; Children leaving care; Youth crime prevention; Money advice.
Inspiring young people
Supporting resilient communities
208 community safety/community cohesion projects were delivered;
Over 60 projects were delivered specifically to deflect anti-social behaviour;
6,270 Londoners were engaged and progressed through wellbeing sessions;
Almost 4,000 family interventions were achieved; £9.6 million was invested by the g15 (excluding
external funding) in supporting communities. significant support to voluntary, community sector,
and social enterprise partners is provided across the capital.
Supporting resilient communities
Strategic approach
People – creating maximum opportunity to improve the quality of life of individuals
Partnerships – building strong links with key external partners
Performance – measure impact Funding
Vulnerable e.g. Ex Offender/
Homelesse.g. employability
confidence building
Vulnerable e.g. Ex Offender/
Homelesse.g. employability
confidence building
Older person e.g. Volunteering
PT workingHealth
Activities
Older person e.g. Volunteering
PT workingHealth
Activities
Adulte.g. Employment and skills
Financial inclusionHealth and well being
Parental skills
Adulte.g. Employment and skills
Financial inclusionHealth and well being
Parental skills
Young Person (16-25) e.g.
Apprenticeships/skillsPlacements
SportLeisure
Preventing ASB
Young Person (16-25) e.g.
Apprenticeships/skillsPlacements
SportLeisure
Preventing ASB
Child(under 16) e.g.
Schools initiativesBreakfast clubs
Pre-schoolPlay
Child(under 16) e.g.
Schools initiativesBreakfast clubs
Pre-schoolPlay
PEOPLEPLACE
PARTNERSHIP
PEOPLEPLACE
PARTNERSHIP
Strategic approach to employment and skills
Procurement: Construction/maintenance and non-construction offering offering NVQs
Apprenticeships etc
e.g. Placements/Volunteering/mentoring
e.g. Signposting/ IAGlocally driven including
enterprise
e.g. Direct Services offering NVQs
Apprenticeships etc
Vulnerable Vulnerable Older person Older person AdultAdultYoung Person Young Person ChildChild
Bend mainstream funding – whole family support
Sure Start
Work Programme
Youth Contract
National Careers Service
Vulnerable Families
Programme
JCP
Funding
Employment and Skills Academy Specialist interventions to remove barriers to
employability Benefits and Financial advice Peer Mentoring and Coaching (face to face and
telephone) Accredited programmes of vocational and basic skills
support linked to local colleges, Links to National Careers Service helpline Volunteering Programme Parenting and “Home Maker” Programmes Preferred partner for apprenticeship training
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