Which direction for CCHAs now? Colleen Rowan, GWSF Membership & Policy Officer

Overview Background Policy context CCHAs’contribution – what GWSF members are currently doing Going forward – some reflections

CCHAs’ current operating environment Backdrop of austerity Post ‘post-Christie’ New challenges – welfare reform, increased poverty & inequality, changing demographics New opportunities – health & social care integration, social enterprise

Familiar policy context for CCHAs Housing development/investment Built environment Regulation Regeneration

New policy context Economic strategy for Scotland - employability Community empowerment Health & Social Care Integration Tackling poverty & inequality Welfare reform mitigation Fuel poverty Social enterprise

Health and social care integration: Scottish Government’s 2020 Vision Our vision is that by 2020 everyone is able to live longer healthier lives at home, or in a homely setting People, including those with disabilities, long term conditions, or who are frail, are able to live, as far as reasonably practicable, independently and at home or in a homely setting in their community.

Community Empowerment Act 2015 Community Planning Participation Requests Community Right to Buy Asset Transfer Requests Participation in Public Decision-Making

CCHAs have a huge amount to offer Physical assets Stable, professionally managed and regulated Close to their communities, trusted by tenants Social capital and community empowerment Improving the reach of statutory services Innovation & Quality

What our members are currently doing… Our latest members’ survey on community regeneration activity Around half of our membership responded (30 CCHAs) Follow up to MTB&M research Mapping what members are doing in key areas of activity Contribution to key policy spheres

Employability 129 Apprentice- ships 222 Finding employment 263 Went onto futher education 348 Work placements/ training 411 Local people employed

101 Services (20 CCHA's) * 3,920 Participants 855 Sheltered Units 37 Services (14 CCHA's) 7,299 Participants 28 Services (11 CCHA's) 7,657 Participants 11 Services (7 CCHA's) 226 Participants

Volunteers 798 volunteers supported 29 CCHAs in 2014/15 32,641 volunteer hours contributed to 19 CCHAs in 2014/15

Health and well-being 64 health and well-being services (through 14 CCHAs) 64 health and well-being services (through 14 CCHAs) 22, 795 people participated in these services

Community Halls/ Community Hubs Community Halls/ Hubs & Events 21 own a hall/ hub 13 manage a hall/ hub 35,783 people 685 services 262 events 27,852 people

Financial information & support 17,281 people accessed financial information & support (25 CCHAs) > £15.6 million accessed as a result

So what? Not just another survey/self-congratulary ‘pat on the back’ Demonstrates that CCHAs are:  Delivering social outcomes  Helping improve individuals’ circumstances/life chances  Bringing additional value For our manifesto next year  Evidences the work our members do  Highlights CCHAs overall contribution

Where to now? CCHAs’ in a favourable position to ‘interface’ with a range of policy areas Place-based (lends agility) History of innovation/diversification What’s happening already An expanded role? Does this mean they have to ‘interface’? Replacing public services – danger?! Role ambiguity Diversity within the CCHA sector Support going forward