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Troubled Families 2014: Improving Outcomes, Changing Lives Dharmendra Kanani Director for England

Troubled Families 2014: Improving Outcomes, Changing Lives Dharmendra Kanani Director for England . 6 February 2014. Our approach. Partnership. Collaboration. Co-production. Long-term investment. Focus on prevention. Local delivery. Using evidence. Understanding impact. Asset-based.

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Troubled Families 2014: Improving Outcomes, Changing Lives Dharmendra Kanani Director for England

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  1. Troubled Families 2014: Improving Outcomes, Changing LivesDharmendra KananiDirector for England 6 February 2014

  2. Our approach Partnership Collaboration Co-production Long-term investment Focus on prevention Local delivery Using evidence Understanding impact Asset-based

  3. Our aims

  4. Funding in England • Flexible funding • Targeted funding

  5. The Improving Futures Programme… • Key features • £26m for projects up to £900k in 26 Local Authority areas of the UK. Supporting 10,000 families over 3-5 years. • Child centred and whole family early intervention approach for families where eldest child is primary school age • Forging strong new partnerships between public, voluntary and community sector • Putting the VCS at centre of delivery

  6. Improving Futures Evaluation - Year 1 findingshttp://www.improvingfutures.org/ • Strong local partnerships have been developed. • Projects have found innovative ways of meeting need through personalised budgets and as part of multi-agency support packages. • Peer support has enabled beneficiaries to continue their interaction with the project. Tyne Gateway have created “Family Entrepreneurs”. • The financial climate is now more difficult than when the programme first started

  7. A Better Start: A Summary

  8. Multiple Needs • Announced today awards of £112 million to support people with multiple problems. • Providing better outcomes and building the evidence base for more effective support. • #multipleneeds

  9. @DharmendraBIG @BigLotteryFund @BlfSuppAdults

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