Families First - Parenting Programmes and Individual Family Support

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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.NOTE; A SERVICE PROVIDER AWARENESS SESSION HAS BEEN ORGANISED FOR 7TH JULY 2011 @ 10AM IN THE CHAMBER, TY PENALLTA, CF82 7PG. PLEASE CONTACT NATASHA FORD ON THOMAN1@CAERPHILLY.GOV.UK TO REGISTERChildren 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:Engage with parents of families with children aged 0-25 who have emerging needs to support the development of their parenting skills and increase parental capacity.Deliver a range of accessible parenting programmes.Provide individual family support offered in the home to the most vulnerable that recognises the individual needs of families.*Please be aware that TUPE may apply for this provision*