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Community Regeneration and Tackling Poverty Learning Network: Best Practice Showcase
“Connecting you to evidence, expertise and excellence”
Workshop Content
• Introduction to the CR&TP Learning Network
• Two examples of interesting practice from across Scotland
• Q&A / Group Discussion
What is the CR&TP Learning Network?• provides practical help to people and organisations
working to regenerate communities and tackle poverty
• gets people together to access and exchange ideas, resources and contacts
• The learning network:
– enables you to learn in a way that suits you– provides access to a range of tools, resources
learning events and programmes– is open to all and free of charge– Has a dedicated co-ordinator and financial resource
What can it do for you?
• The learning network will be demand led and provide you with:
– a programme of activity– a website with an online menu of resources– a web platform allowing for online interaction– resources to develop new support tools– access to a group of expert consultants
Online discussions Events of interest
Network members Share Documents
Key themes
– Embedding an Outcomes Based Approach
– Regeneration in a new context
– Tackling Complex Needs
What happens next?
• You can….
– join up
– access the tools and resources currently available online
– let us know your ideas – this is your network!
– Come to future workshops
How can you get involved?
Website: www.partnersinregeneration.com
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 0141 271 3735 or 07799 150739
Address: Highlander House, 58 Waterloo Street,
Glasgow, G2 7DA
South Lanarkshire Council Financial Education & Advice Team
Financial Education and Advice in Prisons
Financial Education and Advice Team
• Who are they?
• What do they do?
Financial Education and Advice Team
The project:
Financial education and advice for those involved in the Criminal Justice system including those in prison and those given alternatives to custodial sentences, e.g. Supervised Attendance Order Scheme.
Financial Education and Advice Team
Why was project set up:
National Strategy for the Management of
Offenders : Outcomes for Offenders - Outcome 7
“The ability to access and sustain community support, including financial advice and education”
Financial Education and Advice Team
The Initiative:
• Where is it provided
• How is it provided
Financial Education and Advice Team
Lessons learned by:
• the Financial Education Team
• the Prison Learning Centre
Financial Education and Advice Team
How do we know we have made a difference:
• Feedback from course participants• Feedback from staff and partners • Prisoners with whom we have had no direct
contact, phoning us from prison• Solutions achieved to problems raised by
individuals attending courses (e.g. housing, benefits, debt etc)
• Neighbouring Local Authority now involved in work
Financial Education and Advice Team
What next?
• Financial Education and Advice for visiting families
• best practice training day
Financial Education and Advice Team
LizAnne Handibode
South Lanarkshire Council
Financial Education & Advice Team
Telephone: 01698 477493
Email: [email protected]
Financial Inclusion and tenancy sustainment
Joy Watson, Wider Role Co-ordinator
Hillcrest Housing Association
Background
Financial Inclusion Pre-tenancy service set up in 2007 with funding from Financial Inclusion Fund
Open to anyone who is homeless in Dundee
Targeted towards those who are most likely to be allocated a tenancy e.g. people living in temporary accommodation
Partners
The project’s main partner is DCC Homeless Unit
Project works with numerous agencies who refer in
Project also refers out to many agencies such as:
• DEEAP• Tenancy Support Services• Credit Union
Help available
EASY AS A B C Access to furniture Access to support Banking Benefits advice Borrowing Budgeting / Bill paying Charitable grants / Social Fund
Outcomes 08/09
394 clients seen 25% clients have been homeless more
than once 100% of those re-housed are
sustaining tenancy Financial gains of £187,712.75 £30,000 of via access to Social Tariff
Who benefits?
Homeless person Landlords Homeless unit Dundee City Council All referring agencies Wider community
Presentation at the
Financial Inclusion Conference
18th November 2009
Councillor Isabel Hutton and Janet Mundy
Content
• What is WLFIN?• Who is involved?• What are we doing?• Where are we going?• What have we learned?
What is WLFIN?
• Set up in 2006 as part of Financial Inclusion strategy
• Now registered charity• Management committee from
public, voluntary and business sectors
• 60+ member organisations• Regular events
Who is involved?• West Lothian Council: Advice Shop, Access 2
Employment, Social Care, Community Learning and Development, Housing etc
• West Lothian Credit Union Forum and three credit unions
• DWP, Pension Service
• Skills Development Scotland
• Citizens Advice Bureau West Lothian
• Voluntary Sector Gateway West Lothian
• West Lothian Federation of Small Business
... and many more!
What are we doing?
• Seminars
• Small Projects Fund
• Future developments
The Seminars• 5 seminars based
on life stages model– Early years– Families with
children– Young people– Working age– Retirement
The Small Projects Fund
• Up to £1,000 for projects related to financial inclusion
Where are we going?
• Building on success of seminars
• Hope to continue small projects
funding
• Building contacts with businesses
What have we learned?• Importance of partnership working• Support from all sectors at all
levels• Need to innovate• Seminars – great speakers…
…and a good lunch!
