STAR Communities First Gemma Hicks, Deputy Cluster Manager Community Involvement in STAR June 2015

STAR Cluster was formed in March 2013 It brought together three existing CF areas: Splott and Tremorfa Adamsdown Roath (Plasnewydd ward) Very ethnically diverse

Community structures were different in each area Splott & Tremorfa: a formal Local CF Partnership Group (LPG) using three thirds principle Adamsdown: a community forum set up prior to CF; engaged with CF but independent and responsible for drawing down community funds Plasnewydd had a local residents group with a small membership

What did we do? All groups were consulted over cluster structures: Drop in sessions Online surveys Joint discussions Initial preference was for: Groups to remain independent; but have a small board Community members to be engaged in decision making through informal and formal mechanisms Local presence - hot desk arrangements in Tremorfa and Plasnewydd; office bases in Adamsdown and Splott Commitment to information through newsletters, social networking and – massive; gives us greater reach Commitment to community events encouraging community spirit (our Local Heroes award)

What happened next? (1) Adamsdown Forum met less and less; eventually folded The Splott LPG continued to meet and decided to develop an informal Splott/Tremorfa Action Group to focus on local action and developing community initiatives The Plasnewydd Forum was less developed and continues to work independently of CF although they are supported regularly by CF to develop projects No formal cluster-wide structures at all

What happened next? (2) Lack of involvement in formal cluster-wide structures; but numerous ways of being involved: Street reps Volunteering Via links with community groups and community services Links with public agencies via Cardiff’s Neighbourhood Partnerships

2013/14 Community Involvement Plan First of our three CIPs Mainly focused on branding, community engagement through events, celebrations etc, Setting-up local presence, attending existing LPG’s, forums etc

2014/15 Community Involvement Plan Team grew Continued to engage with the old forums, other community members, via social media Specific Community Involvement projects began to emerge; these have been added to the Learning and Prosperity elements of the Delivery Plan: Street Reps and Community Ambassadors (Community Voices project ) features in Learning Street Reps (Community Volunteering project) features in Prosperity Timebanking featured in Prosperity Community Recognition was added to Learning

Young Ambassadors Work with Children’s Commissioner Contribute to policy Plan own activities/provision Young activists

Street Reps A group of over 60 people Very much led by the community members Activities have included: Event Planning Lobbying Campaigns and awareness raising Street Parties Signposting local people to other CF initiatives e.g., work club, Jobs Growth Wales placements Developing own projects independently of CF e.g., Lego club, Splott Scrimpers

Timebanking Community not keen at first Rolled-out in advance of the pilot being completed – very popular! Range of activities for earning and spending time credits Young and old Links with Prosperity Cardiff – first Timebanking city?

2015 -16 Community Involvement Plan Independence of CF -

2015 -16 Community Involvement Plan Independence of CF -

2015 -16 Community Involvement Plan Independence of CF -

Monitoring of CI projects with RBA Effort # 4 newsletters per year 50 weekly social media updates 6 external awareness raising events Quality Measures # homes receiving newsletter # contacts through social media # of people signing up for further information Impact - Who's better off # # newsletter recipients who become engaged # social media recipients who become engaged Impact - Who's better off % % newsletter recipients who become engaged % social media recipients who become engaged Awareness Effort # # of drop in and engagement opportunities # of people engaged Quality Measures # of attendees from target groups Impact # # attendees who become participants Impact % % attendees who become participants Engagement Effort # # participants # of projects led by community members   Quality Measures # participants rating the support as good or excellent # of attendees from target groups Impact # # participants/attendees who feel more able to contribute directly to local service delivery # participants/attendees who feel more able to influence decisions/ local services # participants involved in delivery of local services Impact % % participants/attendees who feel more able to contribute directly to local service delivery % participants/attendees who feel more able to influence decisions/ local services % participants involved in delivery of local services. Co-delivery

The Community Involvement Plan continues to evolve.... To reflect changing need and community feedback projects have changed slightly; new projects for 2015/16: Youth Voices (includes Young Ambassadors, youth fora and councils) Timebanking continues Community-based Volunteering (including street reps, digital champions and much more) (These projects continue to monitored in the Delivery Plan)

Any queries? If you have any questions contact us at STAR Communities First on: 029 2046 8488 Email – gemma.hicks@ccha.org.uk @STARcomms1st splott.communitiesfirst