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Delivering The Families Programme in London. Lizzi Holman Policy and Research Manager, Reed in Partnership. The Families Agenda. Prime Minister’s commitment to try to turn around the most troubled families in the country by 2015
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Delivering The Families Programme in London Lizzi Holman Policy and Research Manager, Reed in Partnership
The Families Agenda • Prime Minister’s commitment to try to turn around the most troubled families in the country by 2015 • Across Government, measures are being introduced to support these families which include: • Community Budgets • the New Troubled Families Team; and • ESF Support for Families with Multiple Problems
DWP Aims for The Families Programme • Support many of the 120,000 workless families in England to move closer to the labour market • Break the welfare dependency cycle • Reduce intergenerational worklessness by overcoming fear of employment • Build on the success of Family Intervention Projects (FIPs) • Supporting families to access local services
DWP Programme Information • Provision is voluntary and will last for 12 months • Local Authorities (LA’s) identify and refer families • Aim to tackle entrenched worklessness • Support will be available to individual family members • 2 Contract Package Areas (CPAs) across London (East & West) – Reed in Partnership are Prime Provider in each CPA • Contracts are for three years • DWP & ESF funded
Our Delivery Model • Engagement and referral • Assessment • Individual and Family Action Plans • Three Progress Measures • Family Workshops • Preparation for work • Job start • In-work support
A Focus on Progress Measures • Family dynamics • Parenting • Domestic abuse • Caring • Childcare • Debt • Work experience • Active community engagement • Isolation amongst refugee and BME communities • Reducing re-offending • Preventing youth unemployment • Challenging benefit dependency • Achieving qualifications and skills • Literacy and numeracy • New enterprise skills • Housing stability • Physical heath condition management • Mental health condition management • Substance abuse and addiction • Gang culture • Supporting career progression
Our commitments and innovation • Dedicated Family Employment Advisers • Family Workshops and Better off Calculations • Family Action Fund • Online Portal • Parental Peer Programme • Health and Wellbeing Team Support • Supporting Business Growth
Our Supply Chain: end-to-end providers in the West CPA • Burleigh College • Vital Regeneration • Twin Training • Reed in Partnership
Our Supply Chain – end-to-end providers in East London • LB Bexley • LB Greenwich • LB Newham • Amicus Horizon • LionHeart in the Community • Twin Training • EcoActif • Community Links • Reed in Partnership
Our Supply Chain – specialist providers • Addaction • Adult Training Network • Blue Sky Development and Regeneration • Brentford FC Community Sports Trust • Community Systems(North London) Ltd • Debt Advice Network • Faith Regen Foundation Ltd • Family Lives • Fulham Football Club Foundation • Intech Centre Ltd • Kennedy Scott Ltd • Lionheart in the Community (LITC) • Mapalim Ltd • Martinex Ltd trading as Burleigh College • NACRO • ProDiverse Ltd • Randstad HR Solutions • Red Kite Learning • Relate • Remploy Ltd • Renaisi Ltd • Renovo Employment Group Ltd • Sev Necati Training • Tamil Relief Centre (TRC) • The Football League (Community) Ltd t/a • The Football League Trust • The JGA Group • The Prince's Trust • The Shaw Trust • The Twist Partnership Ltd (Twist) • Tottenham Hotspur Foundation • Transforming A Generation • Twin Training International Ltd • Urban Transformation Ltd • West London Vocation Training College • Women Like Us CIC
Express interest through rinp.subcontractors@reed.co.uk Complete Provider Assessment Questionnaire (PAQ) PAQ assessed and feedback provided by Reed Tip: Ensure you provide all requested information regarding experience, policies and accreditation Provider Network
Office Locations - West • 14 Fixed Office Locations: in Brent, Ealing, Haringey x 4, Westminster x 4, Hammersmith and Fulham, Barnet, Wandsworth and Kingston upon Thames • 9 Work Programme co-location sites • Over 170 community locations for outreach
Office locations - East • Fixed Office Locations: Hackney, Southwark, Croydon, Lewisham, Ilford and Tower Hamlets • And community locations for outreach with the assistance of Local Authorities
Contact Details To join our provider network: rinp.subcontractors@reed.co.uk Referrals in East CPA Jamila Gordon-Nicol Jamila.gordon-nicol@reed.co.uk Other enquiries: 0207 708 6063 Lizzi.Holman@reed.co.uk Referrals in West London CPA Niro Sritharan niro.sritharan@reed.co.uk