Building on Year 1, these are the proposed actions in Years 2-5For more details, download the Plan from the Documents section.
• Employment of a Part- Time Community Organiser (Financial Inclusion).
• Volunteer Money Mentors.
• Small grants fund with resident (Dragons Den) panel – delivered through participatory budgeting to facilitate more participation on local decisions on spend.
• Extension of the Year One Young Savers scheme with credit union and primary school that includes training and parent education.
• Small Business Loan Fund: Revolving loan fund for residents with a specific target group agreed and one for small business.
• Personal grants: Accessibility grants to make community services more accessible to disabled people (after gaps are identified).
• Chinbrook Pound: Development of a Chinbrook Pound where people can use local 'currency' to barter services or goods.
• Community Investment Fund: A local ‘crowd funding project’ where people can save for a community spend and others can donate to the project.
• A programme of income generation and match funding for the Chinbrook Big Local programme (ChART).
• Carers Hub: Building on the scoping work implemented during Year One to establish a Carers Hubs within the Chinbrook Big Local area.
• Befriending Scheme for Older People – linked to the Community & Belonging Theme
• A programme of health and well being activities which include:
- Befriending Scheme for Older People – linked to the Community & Belonging Theme
- Parents Workshops in Substance Misuse
• Self Employment / Small Business Development / Development of Social Enterprises:
UnLtd – Star People Programme. Workshops with Star People to encourage and support people to apply.
• Support for individuals to access employment opportunities:
• Homework Club – Development of a homework club for young people aged 11+.
• Development of a Menu of activities with young people
• Project with youth service to engage young people and develop and broker learning opportunities and design a programme.
• A parents programme to encourage shared activities with children and family learning activities and to include play and engagement skills for parents.
• Link with SI priority to develop training and advice on debt and financial management.
• Engage post 16 providers (such as Lewisham College) to provide satellite programmes for young people locally.
• To commission a feasibility study into the development / creation of a Community Hub Chinbrook Big Local.
• Creation of a Local Community Hub which links to each of the Plan themes to provide local and locally accessible services for local residents
• To be included within the Hub under the Education & Training Theme is a range of courses, events and activities delivered by a range of local partners.
• Building on Year one plan delivery the delivery of a sanctuary for bumblebees and butterflies in Chinbrook meadows allotments.
• Development of a Green and open spaces action plan to address the aspirations of the Chinbrook Big Local area.
• Using the action plan commissioned during Year 1 to deliver a range of projects in partnership with the local Police and other relevant organisations which may include:
- Intergenerational project to reduce fears and increase trust between older people and young people (such as sharing skills).
- A project with local shopkeepers to improve relations with young people and increase safety.
- Project to create safe havens for people who feel unsafe.
- Self defence classes.
- Internet Safety Classes for parents and carers.
