Voluntary Sector Forum June 11th 2014

Commissioning an integrated substance misuse service for North Somerset.

Current service model

Commissioned – 2014/15

Key points.

Keen to explore partnerships between local, regional and national organisations

Providers awareness raising and networking event in July 2014.

New contract – 1 April 2015.

Plan to begin procurement in late 2014.

• Structured and unstructured treatment.• Talking therapies and pharmacological.• Shared care• Maintenance and detox• Harm reduction (inc’ needle exchange.)

• Family programmes• Mental and physical health care.• Criminal justice programmes.• Volunteering and training.•Client finding and support• Information and advice.

•Service access.• Training and awareness raising.• Social network building, peer support, mutual aid.

The content of this presentation is in draft form and is therefore subject to change.

The One Team

‘The One Team will help the community. People will be confident that they are safe and supported by agencies and organisations that work together to understand them, listen to them and involve them, making their lives better.’

Local Sustainability Fund

Central government fund £40 million Starts 2015 In consultation now – please

respond! Deadline 24 July VANS has already

responded using analysis of VCSE sector from our Annual survey

“To provide medium-sized organisations with the support they need to plan for the long term and begin to move to sustainable business models”

“supporting organisations working with the most vulnerable and disadvantaged members of society.”

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/new-fund-to-help-vcse-organisations-become-more-sustainable

Support Alliance

Rose Gray

Local Commissioning Networks

What are Local Commissioning Networks?

Who are the Networks?What is VANS involvement?

Monthly Advice sessions with VANS

Simon Perks, SockMonkey Consulting

Local Enterprise Partnership – update

VANS – West of England Civil Society Group

EU funding going through the LEP

Consultation at VSF in September 2013

You said: We could deliver EU funded social inclusion projects if it was easier!

VANS, with West of England civil society group – liaised with LEP to ensure EU Social Isolation fund (£3.7mil over 6 years) is match funded by Big Lottery

Big Lottery criteria = 80% for VCSE sector

Local Enterprise Partnership – update

NEXT: negotiating an ‘entity’ to bid for, monitor and report on EU funded projects

= you can deliver projects on Social Inclusion and Employability

Partnerships

Are you ready? Do you already

deliver these services?

Do you have quality standards in place?

Are you willing to work in partnership?

Giving the BME community a VOICE

trough discussion and consultation with Social

Services and Health Service providers through the BME

Network Focus group.

Empowering the BME community with free

English Lessons

BME Network Helping the BME community get

back to work with training on filling applications and

CV writing skills.

BME Network AGM BME Groups Fashion

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To promote Wellbeing social inclusion for the public benefit by working with people in North Somerset who are socially excluded on the grounds of their ethnic origin to relieve the needs of such people and assist them to integrate into the local society and to promote racial harmony in North Somerset

Co-Chairs 2013/14Carmela Kellaway & Connie Neale

Contact usPhone: 01934 414455E-mail:office@ns-bmenetwork.orgWebsite:www.ns-bmenetwork.org

Current Services provided by North Somerset BME Network

•Acting as an umbrella organisation for BME groups in North Somerset •New office managed entirely by volunteers.•Over 1,500 visits since September 2013 from people consulting the Network•Central and accessible office in centre of Weston-super-Mare helps reduce isolation•Voluntary work through the Network – Empowers people with confidence and skills•Providing English Classes Tuesday afternoons - Beginners & Intermediate 2:30 to 4:30 pm•Providing Spanish Classes Friday afternoons - 2:00 to 4:00 pm reducing isolation•Focus Group with North Somerset Council and other statutory authorities giving the BME Community a voice.•Providing entertainment and information from the BME Community in January ‘Your North Somerset’ event. •Support for BME local people of more than 55 nationalities since 2006•Delivering the North Somerset Council Equality and Diversity contract project for the BME Community. •Working in partnership with CAB, AgeUK (Somerset) & Alliance Homes Advice North Somerset project and Transform North Somerset. •Promoting the Wellbeing and Social and learning opportunities for BME Community.•Improving employability by providing Training and Information.

Session – The Better Care Fund

Georgie Bigg, Strategic Health and Wellbeing, VANS

Voluntary Action North Somerset01934 410192 The Badger Centre, Wadham Street, Weston super

Mare BS23 1JY       

www.vansweb.org.ukwww.transformnorthsomerset.org.uk