Our Place aims to give people more power over local services and budgets in their neighbourhoods, aligning these with all the other resources that the community can bring.
Communities and public service organisations will be supported to develop an operational plan and take control in their area to make sure that things work in the best way for local people.
Using the Our Place approach, you can influence how local services are designed, planned and delivered, this could mean
setting up sports activities for young people
improving quality home care such as linking elderly people to volunteer helpers
creating jobs locally for example working with businesses to offer more local apprenticeships
Support and grants
The Our Place programme will help Areas working to transform local public services in three ways:
direct support – you will be put in touch with a relationship manager, consultancy/coaching support tailored to meet the needs of your neighbourhood
grant payments
Small Getting Ready grants of £3,000 in Year 1 with some direct support
Getting Going grants of £10,000 in Year 2 with further direct support
Going Further grants of between £5,000 and £7,500 for those who are prepared to push the boundaries and up to £20,000 for projects preparing to break new ground
shared learning opportunities (including peer groups, coaching, training and learning events, networking opportunities) for Areas on the programme, as well as those who are not on the programme but who are interested in using the Our Place approach to transform local services in their neighbourhoods.
Who is eligible?
Registered charities, community organisations, parish and town councils, local authorities or other public sector service bodies in England will be able to apply.
An Area is defined as the combined partnership of the community, local authority and/or other service providers eg local businesses and voluntary based organisations, and other partners who are jointly using the Our Place approach to tackle issues in a neighbourhood.
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