Delivering The Families Programme in London Lizzi Holman

Delivering The Families Programme in London Lizzi Holman Policy and Research Manager, Reed in Partnership © 2011 -2012 Reed Treasury

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 © 2011 -2012 Reed Treasury

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 © 2011 -2012 Reed Treasury

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 © 2011 -2012 Reed Treasury

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 © 2011 -2012 Reed Treasury

Progress Measure Categories 1. Interventions to overcome family related barriers 2. Interventions to tackle work related barriers 3. Reducing Social and Economic Isolation 4. Addressing Health and Housing Related Barriers 5. NEET prevention by engaging young people 6. Reducing the impact of crime 7. Mindset and Resilience © 2011 -2012 Reed Treasury

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 © 2011 -2012 Reed Treasury

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 Supporting Business Growth © 2011 -2012 Reed Treasury

Our Supply Chain: end-to-end providers in the West CPA • Burleigh College • Vital Regeneration • Twin Training • Reed in Partnership © 2011 -2012 Reed Treasury

Our Supply Chain – end-to-end providers in East London • • • LB Bexley LB Greenwich LB Newham Amicus Horizon Lion. Heart in the Community Twin Training Eco. Actif Community Links Reed in Partnership © 2011 -2012 Reed Treasury

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 Pro. Diverse 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 © 2011 -2012 Reed Treasury

Provider Network • 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 © 2011 -2012 Reed Treasury

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 © 2011 -2012 Reed Treasury

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 © 2011 -2012 Reed Treasury

Contact Details To join our provider network: rinp. subcontractors@reed. co. uk Other enquiries: 0207 708 6063 Lizzi. Holman@reed. co. uk Referrals in East CPA Jamila Gordon-Nicol Jamila. gordon-nicol@reed. co. uk Referrals in West London CPA Niro Sritharan niro. sritharan@reed. co. uk © 2011 -2012 Reed Treasury