SPOTLIGHT ON...
Summer HAF grant
The aims of the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) summer grant is to provide free opportunities for children and young people eligible for free-school meals to enjoy a range of fun face-to-face activities during the summer holidays. We are looking for constituted groups, charities, schools, Town and Parish Councils, faith groups and businesses across the East Riding who would like to provide a meal and deliver activities for children and young people aged 5-16 years, and/or sessions for the whole family to enjoy.
Providers will be asked to fill in a short expression of interest form to identify eligibility followed by an application form. Whilst it is hoped that providers can deliver 4-hour sessions over 16 days during the summer, applications will be considered offering shorter or longer programmes. Consideration will also be given to targeted groups who may find these sessions too long. Those organisations who work in partnership with others to meet these expectations will be considered more favourable when assessed at panel, as will providing a hot meal for families and where extra support is given to improve children's/families understanding of health, nutrition or offer signposting information.
The HAF fund can part-fund programmes for all children or fully-fund those solely for participants eligible for free-school meals. A proportion of the funding will also support SEND, young carers, rising 5's and those who live in the top 20% of deprived areas in the East Riding - Beverley, Bridlington, Driffield, Goole or Withernsea.
Organisations can apply up to £40,000, with the funding contributing towards staffing, equipment, venue, training, food, marketing, capital costs, transport, and volunteer expenses.
Extra free support is available this year from Barnardo's to help HAF organisations be more inclusive. This includes supporting children and young people with their mental health to get back into activities or those with SEND who are struggling to access mainstream provision.
With the rise of food poverty, living and fuel costs, HAF enables families to enjoy a healthy meal and enriching sport, play, art, music, drama, outdoor adventure and cultural activities on their doorsteps and hope families can continue to work with the provider to access support and activities throughout the year. Good luck in becoming a HAF provider.
The deadline for the expression of interest form is Tuesday, 28 June and the application form is Monday, 4 July 2022 at noon. To apply, please visit our Flexigrant website.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council Flexigrant website
For more information about HAF, please contact Vicky Jude, HAF Commissioning and Quality Monitoring Officer at vicky.jude@eastriding.gov.uk
FASP Update - still awaiting further detail on application process
We are pleased to be able to share that applications for the Freedom Activity Support Payment (FASP) will be open in the near future.
We are currently working very hard with our IT team to develop a new online form for FASP applications. We have been trialing the new FASP application system and we are really excited that this will make the process much easier and clearer for parents and carers and ensure that families who are entitled to receive the FASP are able to do so in a timely manner.
We are looking to go live with the new application form within the next 2-3 weeks. For parents and carers who need support with the online application, the 0-25 SEND Team will be here via phone or email to provide assistance.
One other major change with regards to this year’s FASP, as well as moving from a paper application process to a digital one, is that the entire FASP will be paid as one payment of £300 (or pro-rata if a young person turns 18 within the qualifying year). We are confident that this will enable us to run a streamlined service. This is a slight reduction from previous years and reflects the increasing popularity of the FASP and the growing numbers of successful applicants. We want the FASP to be able to reach as many eligible children and young people as possible, and making this decision enables us to continue to provide this payment without having to add an additional limit on applicants. Applicants will still be asked to provide their feedback as part of our monitoring payment but this will be done via a survey as opposed to a paper form, and this will be shared directly with all successful applicants later in the year.
Please keep checking the Local Offer for updates, and make sure that you are registered with LOOK AHEAD so that you do not miss any important news relating to the 2022 FASP.
Thank you.
Jonathan Ellis 0-25 SEND Team Manager
EYPCF Session
Coffee morning on the SEND Review: Green Paper to be held Monday 27th June 10.30-12.30pm face-to-face at the EYPCF offices - F13, Beverley Enterprise Centre, Beck View Road, Beverley, HU17 0JT
We will be providing parent/carers with information on the key points in the Green Paper and an update on feedback and responses so far from parent/carers and other organisations.
Parent/carer responses to the Green Paper are vital for setting future direction of SEND Services. To come along please email admin@eypcf.co.uk.
Job opportunity
EYPCF Administrator 15 hrs per week (Mon – Fri)
This is an exciting role in which you will provide the administration function to the EYPCF, including all aspects of administration and communication, and the dissemination of information about SEND services in the East Riding to parents and carers. As an integral part of the team, you will work closely with the Forum Trustees, EYPCF representatives, and wider team members to ensure that administrative tasks are completed and that the Forum functions efficiently.
We require a suitably qualified person with experience of working in an office environment, with sound and proven knowledge of office working packages i.e., excel, word, and PowerPoint with effective communication skills both face-to-face and virtually.
This is a rare opportunity to work for a Forum that truly values you and is committed to investing in you as a person, through developing additional skills and training.
If this sounds like the role for you then please email admin@eypcf.co.uk for any more information and a Job Description
Carers Week 2022
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This week is carers week! The theme for Carers Week 2022 is ‘Make caring visible, valued and supported.’
As always to contact the EYPCF please contact Trudy Cooper – EYPCF Participation Coordinator via email admin@eypcf.co.uk or call 07813 676941.
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