Working Together for a Healthier Community A report on the impact of the Sefton NHS Clinical Commission Groups’ investment in the local voluntary, community and faith sector 2014-2017 5818FD_Sefton CVS and Sefton CCGs_Community Grant Review_A4 Brochure_v10.indd 1 28/04/2017 13:01 Foreword I would like to take this opportunity to thank Sefton CVS and the VCF sector, in particular, for all their hard work over the past few years which is showcased in this report. We have built up a great relationship Working closely with Sefton CVS The grants managed by Sefton with Sefton CVS who play a valuable and the sector, the Sefton CCGs CVS have clearly highlighted the role in working alongside the NHS grants have helped residents to potential ‘reach’ of the funding – far to improve the health and wellbeing support themselves and each other beyond the direct beneficiaries – of the communities we all serve and as individuals, in groups and in local but deep into people’s families and represent by offering the people of communities. communities. Sefton the chance to join worthwhile The main aim of the grants was to With the significant financial community groups and to meet like improve people’s sense of inclusion challenges the NHS faces going minded people. and involvement which in turn forward, it is vital that we work We recognise the valuable role helps their health, wellbeing and closely together in the years ahead the groups play in achieving better independence. Drawing on local in order to balance these competing health and wellbeing for our Sefton skills, knowledge or experience demands. residents. This is reinforced by what in designing and delivering local We look forward to the next three local people consistently tell us, services and activities can also help years working with the team at that these groups are important in to build additional capacity within the Sefton CVS, keep up the great work! providing them with support. communities across Sefton. Fiona Taylor, Chief Officer, NHS South Sefton CCG and NHS Southport and Formby CCG Between April 2014 and March 2017 the two Sefton-based NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups invested £2.5 million in a grant scheme that has enabled 52 different groups and organisations to deliver projects which have benefited more than 2,881 children and young people, 3,291 older people and 3,443 adults. This report documents the wide Sefton has a vibrant and homegrown The impact of all the schemes will variety of projects that took place to VCF sector that has both a deep ultimately assist in reducing demand improve the health and wellbeing of understanding and a passionate on the hard-pressed frontline our citizens. commitment to their communities. services of the NHS and, at a unit This has enabled the fund to work cost of under £240, we believe that Whether it was to employ staff, so well and in such a variety of this has proved to be excellent value pay for resources and equipment ways. The funding has also been for money. We hope that local grant- or go towards offering day trips instrumental in encouraging more making schemes will be funded in and activities, the fund has been partnership working to create better the future, not just in Sefton but instrumental in ensuring the lives pathways and services for our nationwide. of over 10,500 people have been citizens. enriched in a fundamental way. A national campaign entitled As a result of this vital investment, Grants for Good - www.dsc.org. The services benefited massively we can say, with confidence, that: uk/grantsforgood - is encouraging from the 590 volunteers who have Government and public sector given their time to support the more children are now confident to commissioners to continue projects, and we are both grateful face the challenges of growing up supporting grant schemes such as and thankful that we have, in Sefton, more adults are positively equipped the Sefton CCG VCF Fund, enabling such a wealth of people willing to with skills to deal with managing their smaller charities and community give their time and expertise to help wellbeing and groups to deliver innovation and others. more older people can lead an good quality outcomes through local independent life where they don’t investment. have to feel alone. Nigel Bellamy, Deputy Chief Executive Sefton CVS 5818FD_Sefton CVS and Sefton CCGs_Community Grant Review_A4 Brochure_v10.indd 2 28/04/2017 13:01 Working Together for a Healthier Community 3 Children and Young People In this category, there were three health areas: obesity, emotional wellbeing and transitions. Many of the 15 specific projects focused on one or more of these areas but they all tackled a variety of issues Croston that can act as a barrier to children achieving their potential. Churchtown These issues stem from a variety of areas including: low self-esteem, inadequate nutrition, domestic Southport violence, a lack of confidence and worries about moving up through the Birkdale school system. On the next eight pages are the projects illustrating how volunteers, Ainsdale organisations and the wider community can come together to create safe and stimulating environments in which children and young people can thrive. The 15 projects are: Tackling the Blues Early Years Partnership Formby Healthy Families U16 Sefton Street Soccer League Noise Lydiate Navigate Hightown Teens and Toddlers Gymnastics Holiday Fun Active Brunswick Maghull Sefton Children’s Trust Mind Space Blundellsands Young Person’s Domestic Violence Project Crosby Netherton Kids Kitchen Waterloo Redi Project Aintree Play and Early Learning Litherland Bootle 5818FD_Sefton CVS and Sefton CCGs_Community Grant Review_A4 Brochure_v10.indd 3 28/04/2017 13:01 4 Working Together for a Healthier Community Tackling the Blues Partnership delivery: Everton in the The emotional literacy of children Community, Parenting 2000, Edge and young people improved Hill University and this helped them to better manage their mental health and Area covered: All Sefton relationships with others. Aim: to support young people aged “I’ve learned about my anger, to 8-14 who are experiencing, or are control it, because most of the time I at risk of developing, mental health just want to punch a wall.” problems by offering a sport, physical Tackling the Blues improved activity and education-based children and young people’s programme. self-evaluation, co-operation and 286 young people engaged (unique emotional intelligence. participants) in the 227 high-quality “I’ve learned a lot actually. To get sports sessions delivered with 257 to know more people you have to participants staying throughout the try and work with them, and also project. to work in a team, no matter who you’re doing it with.” 24 young people successfully gained a recognised qualification as part Autonomy and decision-making of a three-day event at Goodison skills were developed by providing Park, achieving a Chartered Institute children and young people with of Environmental Health Level 2 choice and ownership of the qualification in Healthier Food and activities delivered. Special Diets. “We all participate and no one’s ever left out in the activities. When All groups engaged in Tackling we do the activities, we make sure the Blues reported increases in we like them and have discussions self-confidence, self-esteem and about whether everyone enjoys it reductions in anxiety. and, if they don’t, we’ll try and find “I’m more confident. I’ll talk more and, something we all like. That’s what the in class, I’m not as shy as I used to staff do, help us.” be, so I answer more in class and get more involved.” Early Years Partnership Partnership delivery: Parenting 2000, Once trained to deliver Relax Kids “My daughter has ADHD and I tried primary schools and the private, (a relaxation technique to help the Relax Kids group to see if it would voluntary and independent childcare children manage stress better while help her to calm and relax even if just settings. improving concentration) and Baby for the short time she was there. She GroBrain/Baby Mindful (equipping really enjoyed her first time which Area covered: North Sefton professionals to guide parents on I was thrilled at, as she finds it hard Aim: support for very young how their baby’s learning is linked settling anywhere. After a couple children to help them develop the with how its brain is developing), the of months I started seeing a big capacity to learn resilience and project provided sessions for children difference. When I would turn up emotional intelligence through a and courses for parents to pass on to collect her, she would be asleep package of training to child support this knowledge. which is unusual for my daughter, professionals. and if she was ever getting too hyper More than 50 children benefited at home I would get her little pillow from the sessions which were and blanket like she had at Relax Kids delivered at a variety of places in and she would recite some of the Southport, including primary schools, things she had been taught.” children’s centres, a nursery setting and a dance and drama school. Mother to a young girl attending Relax Kids after school in Southport 5818FD_Sefton CVS and Sefton CCGs_Community Grant Review_A4 Brochure_v10.indd 4 28/04/2017 13:01 Working Together for a Healthier Community 5 Healthy Families Delivered by: Brighter Living Other results included: a knockabout “This course wasn’t just about cooking Partnership cricket game at a local park which and healthy lifestyles. It was about was the first time one family had trying something new and my son Area covered: North Sefton participated in exercise for a long did get stuck in.