Community & Wellbeing
Why we are doing it:
Our vulnerability project is about collaboration with key stakeholders to develop a community-led approach to the prevention of vulnerability within Breckland. It sets a clear tone that Breckland Council are here to collectively lead, enable and support a District-wide initiative to help our vulnerable residents.
What we are doing:
Lead:
We will take a leading role in the delivery of a District wide approach to Early Intervention and Prevention to help our most vulnerable residents by:
- Delivering weekly Early Intervention collaboration meetings.
- Delivering Social Prescribing services.
- Delivering The Silver Social for isolated older people.
- Delivering MyFuture:Social for isolated young carers.
- Delivering against the aims of the Local Authority Mental Health Challenge.
Collaborate:
We will work collaboratively within our communities to build capacity and resilience to help our most vulnerable residents by:
- Supporting community groups to develop, implement and shape solutions to local issues (setting up or formalising groups).
- Supporting the development of Community Hubs in our market towns.
- Supporting the development of community supermarkets by NCF.
Commission:
We will commission partners to deliver services when they are best placed to help our most vulnerable residents by:
- Funding the Daisy Programme Community & Early Help worker.
- Funding the Breckland Youth Advisory Board Young Person Mental Health Project.
- Funding Tripstart.
Last updated: 26/02/2021 11:52:31