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New Supporting People Services
Generic Floating Support Service
Redbridge has a new floating support service
for vulnerable adults funded through the Supporting People
Programme. The new service started on 1 August 2007 and is run
by Family Mosaic. This service will work with around 120 - 150
service users at a time, from a range of groups including: people
with mental health problems, people with drug and alcohol problems,
women at risk of domestic violence, young people at risk (aged
16+), homeless people, rough sleepers, ex-offenders and
refugees.
Support workers from the service will visit
people in their home or another agreed venue, to offer help in a
range of areas such as: keeping a tenancy, managing finances,
finding work or training opportunities, developing life skills and
making contact with specialist services if needed. The aim of
the service is to help people to be able to live independently in
the community.
To find out more about this service call
Family Mosaic on 0800 970 8401.
Stepdown Floating Support Service
Redbridge has a new floating support service
for people who have just completed drug or alcohol
rehabilitation. The aim of the service is to help people to
move on from rehabilitation services, to live independently in the
community and to remain free of substance use.
The service is provided by Single Homeless
Project (SHP) and will run from 1 September 2007 until 31 June
2008.
The service is jointly funded by the
Supporting People Programme and the Drug and Alcohol Action
Team. Prospective service users are referred to the service by
statutory teams who work with this client group.
To find out more about this service call the
Supporting People Team on 020 8708 5141, the Drug and Alcohol
Action Team on 020 8708 7829 or SHP on 020 8478 8532.
New Priority and Prolific Offenders (PPO) Service
A cross
authority initiative between the London
Boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, Waltham Forest and Redbridge
commissioned the support provider Single Homeless Project (SHP), to
provide a one year pilot project to work with priority and prolific
offenders. The service started on the 1 June 2007.
The new service aims to reduce re-offending
amongst vulnerable people who are priority prolific offenders
through the provision of floating support that focuses on the
prevention of homelessness, income maximisation, independence and
crime prevention. Support will be delivered with the aim of
improving the quality of life and opportunities available to PPO
clients and reducing the circumstances that lead to offending.
To find out more about this service call the
Supporting People Team on 020 8708 5141.