1 / 13

Vibrant Communities: Building Stronger and Inclusive Communities

Learn about the efforts of Vibrant Communities East Ayrshire Council to develop vibrant and resilient communities through co-production, asset-based approaches, and community connectedness.

newkirkm
Download Presentation

Vibrant Communities: Building Stronger and Inclusive Communities

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Vibrant Communities- the story so far…….. Active Connected and Included Thursday 27th August 2015 Jim Murdoch Vibrant Communities East Ayrshire Council

  2. Our Vision “East Ayrshire is a place with strong, safe andvibrant 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

  3. Developing a Vibrant Communities Service Why Re-focus? -£0.6M Saving Where we want to be! Where we are! 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 ‘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

  4. ‘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 • Listeningto our communities and stakeholders

  5. Our solutions are often not fit for purpose……

  6. An Asset Based Approach • Co-production and asset based approaches makes strengthening the ‘core economy’ of communities, neighbourhoods, individuals and families the centraltask of public services. There is a focus on: • Recognisingpeopleasassets • Discovering local skillsandtalents • Connectingthese assets • Creating opportunities for these assets to be productive • Promotingreciprocity • Building social networks

  7. 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

  8. Changing culture.... our own, our colleagues, our communities Unlocking Gifts

  9. Social Connectedness 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

  10. 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

  11. For us, AssetBased Approaches are about……. • 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! 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

  12. 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

  13. What’s next? 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 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

More Related