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- Youth Hub

- Young Parents Project

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The Families First Programme is Welsh Government grant funded and provides a range of services to support families, with children aged 0-25 years, who live in Caerphilly County Borough.

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Please visit our JAFF Guidance PADLET  for detailed information regarding its processes, completing the form and FAQ's.

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Please contact the Families First Central Support Team if you require hard copies of any of our leaflets/posters.

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Email: Familiesfirst@caerphilly.gov.uk

Telephone: 01443 864151

We are based at:
Tredomen House, Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed, CF82 7WF

Families First Website

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Visit our Families First Facebook!

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Families First is part of a continuum of support which includes a broad range of needs. Welsh Government have identified the following key areas of support:

Universal – families with mostly no additional needs who are in receipt of universal services such as education and healthcare

Early intervention – families with some additional needs which can be addressed through targeted early intervention support

Intensive support – families with multiple needs who require a coordinated multi-agency package of support to prevent needs from escalating into crisis

Specialist services – families with acute, high-end needs requiring statutory support

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This includes a 'Team Around the Family' team, support for children & young people, parental support and support for the whole family.

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Families First is designed to improve outcomes for children, young people and families.

It places an emphasis on early intervention, prevention, and providing support for whole families, rather than individuals.

The programme promotes greater multi-agency working to ensure families receive joined-up support when they need it.

The intention of the programme is to provide early support for families with the aim of preventing problems escalating.

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If you are unsure that a child may be suffering but are worried, or if you are concerned that a child has suffered harm, neglect or abuse, please let our Information, Advice & Assistance (IAA) Team know straight away.

Telephone: 0808 100 1727

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- Family focussed

- Bespoke

- Empowering

- Integrated

- Intensive

- Local

- Pro-active

- Sustainable

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Interact is a support network for organisations who work with children, young people and families (0-25), embedding Families First principles into practice.

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If you have concerns about a vulnerable adult or would like more information, please contact the Adult Services Duty and Information Team (ASDIT).

Telephone: 0808 100 2500

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Home - Caerphilly Early Years Caerphilly Early Years

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It’s constantly growing and making new connections. When you play, listen and talk with your little one, you help them learn to talk and give them the best start in life. The little things you do with them will make a big difference, now and in their future.

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Growing Together - Family Wellbeing Service

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Growing Together - Family Wellbeing Service

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Caerphilly Cares
Caerphilly - Caerphilly County Borough

DEWIS Cymru
https://www.dewis.wales

Gwent Safeguarding Board
Welcome to the Gwent Safeguarding website - Gwent Safeguarding

Parenting. Give it time.
Parenting. Give it time. | GOV.WALES

SPACE Wellbeing Panel
How to access support services in your ABUHB area :: Healthier Together (cymru.nhs.uk)

Supporting People
Part of the Housing Support Grant
Caerphilly - Caerphilly County Borough

Youth Offending Service (YOS)
Caerphilly - Caerphilly County Borough

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Social Services Complaints, Comments & Compliments

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Social Services Complaints, Comments & Compliments

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Children & Communities Grant (CCG) Programmes

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Children & Communities Grant (CCG) Programmes

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Families First is part of the Children and Communities Grant (CCG).

The Welsh Government CCG programmes seek to address the support needs of the most vulnerable children and adults in our communities through a range of early intervention, prevention, and support mechanisms.

It looks to mitigate or remove disadvantage to vulnerable people to enable them to have the same life chances as others and therefore to contribute to a more equal Wales.

CCG brings together the following programmes:

Childcare and Play

Families First

Flying Start

St David’s Day Fund

Promoting Positive Engagement for Young People (PPE)

Out of Court Disposal (OOCD)

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The Welsh government Children and Communities Grant programmes seek to address the support needs of the most vulnerable children and adults in our communities through a range of early intervention, prevention, and support mechanisms. It looks to mitigate or remove disadvantage to vulnerable people to enable them to have the same life chances as others and therefore to contribute to a more equal Wales.

The CCG brings together seven programmes:

Childcare and Play

Communities for Work Plus

Families First

Flying Start

Legacy Fund

St David's Day Fund

Promoting Positive Engagement for Young People

Children and Communities Grant programmes support local authorities in considering how to deliver the services they provide more strategically through the flexibility of these grants.

The grant programmes can support and promote joint planning and commissioning to make more effective use of CCG funding in pursuit of the constituent programmes' aims and objectives. There is an expectation that these grants will provide participants with a more strategic approach to delivering for the most vulnerable in society.

Visit the Families First and Flying Start advice and guidance for COVID-19.
Case studies
Conwy

Family Centres provide support for families in their local communities - the right help at the right time. Through the Covid-19 period, we have found innovative solutions by working in partnership with others. We worked with Conwy Castle to open up for individual families of children with additional needs to have an experience they wouldn't normally be able to access, and with closed schools during lockdown to use their playgrounds for families without access to outdoor space. We are working with food banks and the Wellbeing Team to distribute slow cookers, ingredients and recipes to families. We are developing a clothes swap project with local charities and community groups, which has both financial and environmental benefits. We are also delivering webinars and bitesize video clips with expert partners. For more information about our services, visit FamilyLife.

Prior to Christmas, Families First, in conjunction with Blaenau Gwent 0-25 Disability Team, held three taster sessions for a new arts and crafts group, running at Rassau Resource Centre in Ebbw Vale for young adults with a disability, aged 16-25 years.

The group is facilitated by Chris Walters who is a local artist based in Blaenau Gwent with a wealth of knowledge and seemed the perfect fit for the job - Chris came highly recommended and goes above and beyond all expectations. Both Families First and the Disability Team support Chris with the sessions every week.

The gap in the service was identified and discussed at an 'all things disability' meeting - we then worked to bridge that gap and have luckily had a brilliant response to it. We have over 12 young people participating every week and we anticipate more joining the group in the weeks ahead.

As we hoped, we have had a lot of engagement from the local community and this engagement continues beyond the participants; we have had a few inquiries from people living in the local area who would like to volunteer - a post went out through GAVO explaining the new project and there are already very kind people offering their services and wanting to become involved - this process is on-going.

The aim of the group was to give these young adults a voice, independence, a purpose and the opportunity to learn new skills and make new friendships - it is absolutely paramount that services such as this exist to ensure that young adults with disabilities get their voices heard, are integrated within our local community, and that they feel valued, appreciated and inspired.

This group is funded until March 2022, but we are hoping and anticipating to work beyond this date to continue its brilliant success.

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Children and Communities Grant programmes

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The Welsh government Children and Communities Grant programmes seek to address the support needs of the most vulnerable children and adults in our communities through a range of early intervention, prevention, and support mechanisms. It looks to mitigate or remove disadvantage to vulnerable people to enable them to have the same life chances as others and therefore to contribute to a more equal Wales.

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Families First Team Manager
01443 864804 / 07788534836
boultr@caerphilly.gov.uk

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JAFF Coordinator
01443 864801 / 07596887140
PRICEK5@caerphilly.gov.uk

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JAFF Admin

JAFF@caerphilly.gov.uk

Casej@caerphilly.gov.uk

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Families First Monitoring & Reviewing Officer
01443 866701 / 07850916833
BRYANL1@caerphilly.gov.uk

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Families First Monitoring & Reviewing Officer
01443 864173
wallr@caerphilly.gov.uk

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Families First Clerical Assistant

01443 864666

willit9@caerphilly.gov.uk

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Families First Administrative Assistant
01443 864151/ 07562171968
jonesca@caerphilly.gov.uk

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Caerphilly Families First provides the following support services for children, young people and families living in the Caerphilly borough:

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Caerphilly Families First provides the following support services for children, young people and families living in the Caerphilly borough:

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Supporting Family Change

Youth Engagement

Confident Parents, Stronger Families

Domestic Abuse (Children and Young People Support & Families)

Let's Talk Money

Youth Respect

Reach Engage And Change Happens (REACH)

Growing Together - Family Wellbeing Service

Parent Advocacy

Children & Young People's Advocacy

Early Years (0-7years)

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The JAFF must be completed to refer into our Families First Projects.

The JAFF is centered around the families needs and focuses on capturing 'What Matters' to the family.

The JAFF is not just a referral form but a rolling document that intends to 'follow' the family around while they access different support services.

The JAFF can be updated by different professionals, therefore helps to create one document including all important history of a family.

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Privacy Notice: How a family's information is used on the JAFF

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Privacy Notice: How a family's information is used on the JAFF