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Working for Families Fund: Enhancing Support for Local Families in Renfrewshire

This presentation outlines the progress and impact of the Working for Families Fund (WFF) project, coordinated by Robert Madden. With over 1000 local families affected, the project provides essential support to parents, particularly those with children who have additional support needs. Key achievements include assisting 55 families, helping 14 into work, and enhancing childcare provider capabilities. However, challenges such as childcare costs, job centre referrals, and conflicting advice remain. This project highlights significant improvements in access to childcare, employability, and increased family confidence.

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Working for Families Fund: Enhancing Support for Local Families in Renfrewshire

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  1. Working for Families Fund Robert Madden Projects Co-Ordinator

  2. Presentation Summary • Background Project Development • Service Delivery • Progress to date • Key Impacts & progress to date • Project Issues and Limitations of the Fund

  3. Background Project Delivery • Over 1000 local families affected • Developed in conjunction with Capability Scotland (National voluntary organisation) • Specialist Support to other (WFF funded) provision in Renfrewshire • PHASE 2 Project – April 2006

  4. Service Delivery – Work4All • Parents with children with an additional support need • Access to Childcare • Assisting financially with the cost of Childcare (Sustainable) • Capacity Building – With Local Childcare Providers • Employability (Tax Credit System, Other WFF Provision) • Inter-Agency Support • Sustainability

  5. Progress to Date • 55 Families Assisted • 14 Into Work • 16 Families Sustaining Work • 17 Families engaging pre-employmenrt services • 8 Into Training & Other • 20 Childcare Providers plus 45 childminders engaging in capacity building activity. TARGET = 10 • Targets for families assisted to March 2008 – 120

  6. Key Impacts • Access to Opportunity through Childcare • Employment/Employability Outcome • Increased confidence and self esteem • Better informed to make choices • Changing provider perceptions • Impact on Child Poverty • Impact on inclusion

  7. Key Barriers (Frustrations) • Provider Perceptions and accessibility of premises • Conflicting Advice • Higher cost of childcare for some children with higher needs • Restriction in OOSC because of upper age limit – we support young people up to 18yrs – no provision and no pick up • Job centre referrals low

  8. Key Barriers – Tax Credit System • Limitations on the levels of award based on Family circumstances • Inflexible – Calculations are based on a 52 week average (Holiday Cover & Short Term Childcare) • Conflicting Advice • System does not recognise PT Workers that require FT care. • Does not recognise Higher Education

  9. Key Issues • Integration of Services (both Internal and External) • Project Monitoring and Evaluation Framework • Employment Outcome - Work • Sustainability and Finance of Services • Mainstreaming (Scottish Executive)

  10. Other Renfrewshire WFF Provision • Renfrewshire Association for Mental Health – Family Works • Barnardo’s (Paisley Threads) – Teenage Parents • Money Advice (Advice Works) SW Renfrewshire Council

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