£300,000 BOOST FOR VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN YORK
November 4, 2009 12:00 AM
City of York Council has been allocated £300,000 from the Department for Children, Schools and Families to run a project aimed at tackling youth crime and child poverty in the city.
36 families will benefit from the Family Intervention Project which will provide intensive help and support to vulnerable children and their families.
Key workers from the Council's Children's Trust team will visit the families at least three times a week and will also coordinate support from other agencies that offer specialist help and advice to children and their families in the city.
The youth crime element of the project will focus on children between the ages of 8 and 13, while the child poverty element will support children and young people up to the age of 19.
Liberal Democrat Executive Member for Children and Young People's Services, Councillor Carol Runciman said the policy of early intervention had proven successful in the past.
She said, "We are committed to making sure help and support is available to families at an early stage to prevent bigger problems arising in the future."
"It is a policy we have been pursuing for some time in York and one that has been incredibly successful."
"The funding from the DCSF will allow the Children's Trust team to continue their excellent work and will make a real difference to the lives of vulnerable children and young people in York."
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