Connecting Families Working in Partnership with Family Matters

Connecting Families Working in Partnership with Family Matters Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit

“Constant support, friendly advice, able to make contact at any time. ” Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit

Family Matters • The Background: • Bath Christian Action Network ( www. bathcan. net ) & Civic Engagement • Contact with B&NES Council’s Connecting Families Project Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit

“My worker helped me in many ways such as helping me get a job and stood with me and advised me all the way. ” Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit

Family Matters • Supporting families because families matter • Vision: to see families equipped for life • Partner with B&NES Connecting Families Service to support their exit strategy. • The aim of the Family Matters steering group is to recruit, train and support volunteers to work with families with multiple and complex needs. Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit

“Achieved a lot, still a few things to do. There will always be things that pop up but I feel 100% in a better place to deal with it. ” Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit

Family Matters • Where are we now? – Charitable Status in place with Genesis Trust – Pilot areas (tbc) • Twerton/Southdown/Whiteway • Foxhill • Peasedown St John – People Pilot • To test our systems and procedures before the main training • Is it for purpose/health and safety? • Testing Quality Assurance and feedback from pilot volunteers and families Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit

“My keyworker’s non-judgemental easy going approach, I have problems trusting people but feel I can trust her, she always listens and doesn’t tell me I am wrong just advises me on a different way. She has helped make many situations much easier to deal with. ” Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit

Family Matters – Timeline Pilot to start mid/end July (10 weeks) Training through the early autumn months Start to work with families in November Regular meetings of the Family Matters Steering Group and the Project Group for 10 in 100 • By October results in from the People Pilot and Quality Assurance feedback • Celebrate launch of main project in November • • Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit

“His calm approach, the fact I know I can trust him. He has helped me feel more confident. He ignores his phone when he is with me and listens fully to what I am saying. ” Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit

• What we need from our Dragon – Believes in what we are doing – Help with the project planning/timing – Help with policies/procedures/governance – Be a critical friend – Advocate our project Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit

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