1. Case Studies Part 1:
Engaging with Gypsies and Travellers
Better access to mainstream services

2. Engaging with Gypsies and Travellers
Sherry Touray
Operations Manager
Ormiston Children and Families Trust
10.00 til 10.20
Introduce myself
Do housekeeping
Ask people to complete pre training part of evaluation
Ask people to split into pairs with people they don’t know – chat for 5 mins and then introduce the other person
Name
Agency
Their Role
What they were thinking when driving here this am
Ground Rule for the day

3. Ormiston – Working towards our mission
One of the largest voluntary providers of services to children, young people & their families in the East of England
Working to uphold the rights of children & to enhance the quality of the lives of children, young people & their families

4. Working with Gypsies and Travellers
Via outreach, advocacy and research in Cambridgeshire and Norfolk
Variety of funders – Big Lottery, EEDA and Dept of Health
Variety of partners – CAB, district councils and Gypsy & Traveller organisations
No one size fits all but above common themes

5. Working with Travellers
Always involving Travellers in developing solutions – do with not to

6. Enabling Engagement Supporting people to engage
Advocacy enabling choice
Provision of information

7. Securing outcomes Finding people a home and securing homes
Securing planning permission
Enabling access to services
Access to justice

8. Contact Details Sherry Touray Ormiston Children and Families Trust

9. Your response
Is there staff in your organisation with responsibility for proactively engaging with Gypsies and Travellers?
Do you have links with an independent agency that can do this work?