Families First - Inclusion and Support

Descriptions

Caerphilly County Borough Council on behalf of Caerphilly Children and Young Peoples PartnershipThe contract will commence on 1 November 2011 until 31 March 2013, with an option to extend for up to a further period of 12 months.Children and Young People’s (CYP) Partnerships were established across Wales in response to the statutory requirement for closer co-operation and partnership working between local authorities and other organisations including the voluntary and other statutory sectors. Families First is the Welsh Government’s key programme for designing better integrated support for families living in poverty. Its principal focus is supporting families through interventions at the preventative and protective stages. The programme aims to drive improvements to family support design and delivery and, in so doing, reduce the numbers of families developing more complex needs and requiring more intensive and costly interventions. Objectives of the Project:To provide a referral service for assessment, support and to facilitate inclusion in universal services for identified and targeted vulnerable families who have children aged between 0-25 with emerging needs and, children affected by their family member(s) more complex needs. The strands the project will focus on are:Children with DisabilitiesYoung CarersMental HealthChildren and Young People Affected by Domestic Abuse*Please be aware that TUPE may apply for this provision*