Preston Children's Trust
Preston Children’s Trust VCS Forum - join us NOW!
In Preston, the Community Network organises and co-ordinates VCFS representation on Preston Children’s Trust (please see the section on Network reps to see who our representatives currently are).
To ensure the widest possible VCFS involvement in the Children’s Trust, we have a established the Preston Children’s Trust VCS Forum as a mechanism for accountability, information-sharing and a chance for VCS groups who do not have a representative on the Children’s Trust to inform and influence its priorities and activities.
If you are a VCFS organisation working with children, young people and/or families and would like to know more or join the Preston Children’s Trust VCS Forum, please contact Julie Humphrey or Waheda Ahmed on 01772 204604 or email waheda@prestoncn.org
Background information: Preston Children’s Trust
Children's trusts bring together all services for children and young people in an area, underpinned by the Children Act 2004 duty to cooperate, to focus on improving outcomes for all children and young people.
Preston Children’s Trust was established on 1 April 2008. The Government believes it is important that the VCFS are fully engaged and involved in the Children’s Trust because we have:
• strong community roots and the ability spot and address emerging needs and gaps in provision
• the ability to be flexible and responsive to need
• expertise in support for particular client groups because of our ability to provide very specialised services
• that we are trusted and valued by local communities and able to reach groups that public sector bodies may find it more difficult to reach
• experience and expertise in providing preventative services
• experience and expertise in encouraging the active participation of service users, including children and young people
• skill and experience in collaborative and cooperative working
• the ability to draw on a range of funding sources that are not accessible to public sector bodies.