1. Social community teams Leeuwarden
Amaryllis
Social community teams
Leeuwarden
Together do what is necessary Municipality of Leeuwarden Ellen de Bruin, manager Marloes Schreur, strategic advisor

2. 2015: 3 decentralisations What Youthcare Healthcare Work/participation
Why
To much costs; 2040: 40% of income spend on cure/care
No control on costs
To much rules and facilities
Tasks and legislation to the city council. If we do notting: 2040 citizens will spent 40%

3. Societal goals More use of its own power Make the community stronger
Optimize the quality of care and assistance
Less need for expert assistance

4. Selfsufficient and together
Model of Leeuwarden
Reducing
Strengthen
Additional support
Base
support
Support civil society, initiatives of citizens. Using your own network
Selfsufficient and together

5. Vision Own power en responsibilty first Support own network first
Outreachend
Prevention first
Confidence wherever possible, rules where necessary
Connecting finance
Focus on district and place where you can find people
Demand oriented
Where possible make it collective
1 household, 1 social worker, 1 supportplan
From 2011, nuisance

6. Leeuwarden Capital of culture 2018 Urgencies
Catalyze legacy

7. Why social community teams started in Leeuwarden?

8. WHY a sociaal community team (SCT)?

9. Challange for the social workers
To become a generalist
Each household it’s own plan
Do what ever it takes – there is not a NO
To keep contact as long as necessary
Not to work in an office but at home
To focus on talents instead of problems
Assertive approach
To deal with counteraction

10. Organisation Cooperative Amaryllis Eight areas
10-12 social workers per team
Profile and selection
Pilot youth and family team
Target group:
Lives independently
Multiple problems (80% debts)

12. Tasks social worker
Mobilise, facilitate and activate one’s own power (empowerment)
Signal problems, be aware
Make a supportplan with people who need help
Support itself
Give acces to supporting help, specialized help
Generalist and director in the proces

13. Customized Legitimate Efficiency Involvement
Don’t believe: al sizes fitts all. Lawfulness: legitimacy, efficiency: goals and costs, involvement: resident
Efficiency
Involvement

14. Lessons learned
It’s takes time and it’s difficult to manage. Step by step.
Not all people have the skills to take responsibility of their lives and behavior, so be flexible in policy and do what is necessary.
Not only the SCT are the solution but we need real transformation and long-term policy on different levels to prevent poverty (transformation team)
f.e: transformation of our our school system

15. The results Social cost-benefit analysis (CBA) Less nuisance
Less loss of houses (eviction)
More attention and less children under the supervision
More participation
Social benefit: 60 % ( €1,- = €1,60)
Society goals
Less use of professional help, more use of volunteer work
Early detection 1/3rd no in debt
63% improvement, 25% the same, 12% not (yet) better
Review residents 7.8 and less complaints (1%)

16. Development and issues
Developments
City deal: Inclusieve district
Job size and maneuver social worker
District budget: 30 mil residents
Biggest issue!
Process simplification
To much rules: Deregulation

17. Do You have some answers? Or Questions?