 The Tamworth Vulnerable People Hub
 To promote Place Based Approach working in Tamworth, partners
have created Daily Hub Meetings that allow partners to come
around a table and discuss how they can support vulnerable
people in the Tamworth area.
Watch partners in Tamworth discuss the Daily Hub meetings.
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Tamworth's Community Organisations
 Tamworth has a fantastic Earliest Help offer within
the local community provided by a number of voluntary organisations, community groups and local projects.
In order to further progress Place Based Approach working in
Tamworth, the hub is looking at how it can develop the Earliest Help offer in
Tamworth, to fill some gaps that currently exist in a few key priority areas.
Watch the volunteers from the Tamworth 'Communities Together CIC' group talk about the work their community group does
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 Daily Hub Meetings - Newcastle
 As part of
Newcastle’s ‘Place Based Approach’, they have set up a Daily Hub. The Hub brings
together a multi-agency team that seeks to identify vulnerability within the
community in order to reduce risks.
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In February 2018 Lichfield joined together to hold a networking event to bring together a number of partners to support the new ‘Place Based Approach’ style of working.
The event was a huge success and as a result of the event, a number of Task and Finish groups have been set up to further progress partnership working.
 Liberty
CIC are a local community organisation based in Lichfield and Cannock that offer local support to young people with learning difficulties and disabilities as well as their families and carers.
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Local Support for Families at Spark CiC
Spark CiC is a Lichfield based community group that
supports families through a wide range of community activities such as baby and
toddler groups, autism support, craft
lessons and postnatal depression sessions. Spark CiC supports families from Stafford, Cannock Chase and
East Staffordshire.
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 Locality Working Celebration and Masterclass
On the 26th April 2018, the county council organised a morning event to celebrate 10 years of successful facilitation of community- led initiatives, finding local solutions for local issues. South Staffordshire District Council prides itself on its partnership working and has always focused on community solutions.
56 people attended the Localities Celebration Masterclass event and feedback has been very positive.
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The Sickle Cell & Thalassaemia Support Project (SCTSP) supports individuals, carers and families in South Staffordshire to deliver vital services to those communities affected by long term conditions such as
Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia in partnership and on behalf of the public sector.
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Featherstone Pride is all about different agencies and organisations working together with the community in Featherstone to improve the way services are delivered for residents.
Featherstone Pride was started in 2007 as a pilot project to explore how ‘locality working’ could be implemented across the district
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Caddick Farm Estate in South Staffordshire
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The Caddick Farm Estate was a project taken on by the South Staffordshire Partnership in 2010.
The partnership have carried out a variety of work to improve the estate including a ‘Clean Up' day, where teams of local volunteers and staff from the district council, fire service and police all joined forces to remove graffiti, carry out strimming, weeding and litter picking.
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 Earliest Help Showcase in Leek
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On Tuesday
17th April around 60 people attended an Earliest Help Showcase event in
Leek. After a presentation outlining what Earliest Help and the Place based approach mean, four local organisations showcased themselves and
their work in the Earliest and Early Help field through case studies. Organisations included Homestart Moorlands, Biddulph Youth and Community Zone,
Prince's Trust and Visyon.
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Cannock Community Safety Hub
The Cannock Community Safety Hub is a multi-agency meeting which aims to improve community safety across the Cannock Chase District by identifying and addressing crime and vulnerability issues that require multi-agency attention.
The Community Safety Hub have received 189 referrals for proactive problem solving.
West Chadsmoor Family Centre - Cannock
 The West Chadsmoor Family Centre is a local non-statutory community organisation based in Cannock that was commissioned in August 2016.
It delivers Early Help and 1-2-1 support to local families with children, aged 0-19.
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Grow Up Great - Cannock
 Grow Up Great is a website for families with children aged 5 and under, who live in the Cannock Chase district. Their aim is to support and inspire local families to live a healthy lifestyle. So the can be prosperous, healthy, independent and safe.
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Let's Work Together - Cannock
 Cannock's ‘Let’s Work Together’ event is a multi-agency initiative that ensures people receive the support they need to live healthy, safe and independent lives. It provides training, tools and skills to practitioners who visit individuals and families so they can be the ‘eyes and ears’ for partner organisations to identifying a families problems and refer them to the right local services.
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 Stafford Borough
Partnership Hub
The Stafford Borough Partnership Hub is a weekly multi-agency meeting which aims to address and support issues relating to community safety and vulnerability across the Borough. Partners work together to tackle the root cause of issues focussing on preventative and early intervention support. Over the past six months the Hub has received approximately 150 referrals.
Supporting Stafford's Schools
The Stafford Borough Supporting Schools Programme delivers preventative work in Stafford. The programme has been established
for three years. This programme focuses upon reducing crime and victimisation
amongst young people, reducing the numbers of incidents and crimes in school
and wider community and promoting a safer school environment.
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Stafford's Community Matron
 Stafford has a Community Matron who assists people in the street with their health needs and general well being.
The Community Matron tends to the
medical needs of clients on the streets and is able to develop a deep level of
engagement with them. The Matron knows each person and understands their
challenges, so is in a fantastic position to help them access support.
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 Free Activity Bags For Babies and Young Children
 The Arts Council England funded ‘Ready Steady Library’ at Burton Library.
The initiative provides free activity bags for families with children under five years old which can be borrowed from the library.
The bags were developed through a number of sessions at the library with over 100 families and 32 community partners.
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 Harvey Girls is a family support group that offers parent-focused activities and support covering
a wide range of topics that engage and inspire families.
Harvey girls provide
parenting classes, help with money management and general health and
wellbeing support.
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The Eagles Nest project is a Burton charity set up to give youngsters who have had a "tough lot in life" a second chance.
The project works with young people who have recently been excluded from school and was set up by former assistant headteacher, Jan Appleton who said she could see a need to give additional support for young people.
The project has recently secured funding through Crowdfund Staffordshire and the County Council’s Children and Families fund.
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