1. Kids Company: Diagnosis of the Organisation and its Interventions #LSEKIDSCO Sandra Jovchelovitch Natalia Concha

2. Research on the Model of Kids Company Outline of principles Forms of delivery and interfaces What makes KC unique What makes KC effective

3. Research Design

4. The Clients Exposure to violence and crime, at home and in the community; Poverty in its different forms - including income and food poverty; Emotional and behavioural dysregulation; Educational and employment linked difficulties.

5. The Model of Work of Kids Company: Interfaces

6. Principles of the Model

7. The Delivery

8. Staff Commitment and Motivation

9. Staff Participation and Proactivity

10. Chains of Scaffolding at Kids Company

11. Scaffolding of Staff at Kids Company

12. Challenges to Implementation

13. Key Conclusions Kids Company works directly on the effects of developmental adversity; Kids Company combines flexibility and high levels of staff commitment and satisfaction to enable absolute focus on the needs of vulnerable children; Collaborations between Kids Company and the statutory sector involve substantial challenges; Kids Company works as a border crosser and mediator between disadvantaged children and the wider public sphere.

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