1. In Control & Communities
Thursday 29th April 2010

2. One thing I can offer my community to make it better for others
One thing I need from my community to improve the quality of my life
Find as many people as you can that :
1. Can help you with what you need to improve the quality of your life
2. Want what you have to offer your community

3. What do communities that include people with disabilities and older people look like?

5. What people say.... Feeling safe Feeling welcome
Good health and social care support
relationships
being with friends and family
using local facilities/parks/libraries/leisure
good transport
education & learning
going out
Places to meet
being accepted by community
hobbies, support and interests groups
Good housing
being with peers (age group, religious or cultural)

6. In Control & Community
All citizens have something important to offer their communities – big or small
Profound changes can happen in communities when ordinary citizens take the lead on transforming their communities
The relationship between citizen and state needs to shift with citizens taking a more active role in developing their communities
Communities are full of good people, organisations and resources that can enrich the lives of older and disabled people
Different people have different barriers in their communities that requires a multi-faceted approach to shift

7. In Control & Community Community Community business and services
Public services
Natural networks
and activities
Voluntary and Community
sector
Community

8. More choice and control for people who use social care and health services
Personal budgets in social care and health= people feeling more part of community life
Partners in Policy making/All Together Better & working together with...
Local authority led initiatives to build community capacity/social capital
Working with libraries, leisure, transport.....
Public services

9. Voluntary and community sector
Enabling V&CS to come up with solutions, contracting in different ways
A greater focus on inclusive outcomes for older and disabled people
Community development agencies include older and disabled people in their agendas when tackling social exclusion
User led organisations
Voluntary and community sector

10. Business understanding the value of catering to older and disabled customers
Working with local business to create good communities-social responsibility programmes/grant making...
Developing social enterprise
Community business
and services

11. Promote ideas through support planning
Community mapping
Local area co-ordination, Community Bridge builders, Homeshare schemes
Natural networks
and activities

12. Stronger Communities programme 2010-11
Blackburn with Darwen
Croydon
Hartlepool
Newcastle
Northumberland
Shropshire
Tower Hamlets
York

13. Stronger Communities Programme 2010-11
2. Develop a simple evaluation tool so we know whether we are making a difference
1. Describe key components of good communities
3. Develop a framework to devolve power and control of community resources and funding

15. People Power & Communities
Facilitate/support people and community groups to develop initiatives
Support regional learning and networking
Share ideas
Help with getting resources and funding
Find out what difference these initiatives make to individuals and the wider community
Support people/existing community groups to use evaluation tool
Spread the word nationally and infect others with the enthusiasm and knowledge to do it themselves