Issue - meetings

The Board considered a report from the Strategic Director – People, which provided an evaluation of the Halton Community Connectors pilot. 

It was reported that the Community Connector pilot was a 12 month funded initiative which adopted the evidence based ‘Local Area Coordination’ approach to supporting people as valued citizens in their communities.   The approach was an assets/strength based one, which protected the individual’s independence, resilience, ability to make choices and wellbeing utilising personal, social, community and environmental assets.   Further, supporting the person’s strengths and using assets in the community could help address their needs for support in a way that allowed the person to lead, and be in control of, an ordinary and independent day to day life as much as possible; and may also help delay the development of further needs.

The report described the role of the two Community Connectors appointed and how they operated during 2018-19.  Members also heard the outcomes of the pilot, the links with care management, what was learnt and the next steps to be taken.  Members were also referred to ‘Jenni’s Journey’, a case study which was appended to the report.

The Board discussed how the pilot worked alongside Sure Start services and other similar projects such as Bridge Builders and how it enhanced Social Workers knowledge of these types of services.

RESOLVED:  That the report be noted.