Building Community Capacity
Building community capacity is about developing preventative community-based approaches and personalised care and support.
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KEY RESOURCES
Building Community Capacity: Economic Case Studies
A review of economic evaluations and studies that have been conducted on seven approaches to building community capacity.
Reimagining social care - a study in three places
A study on asset-based commissioning & strengths-based approaches in Thurock, Somerset & Wigan.
Innovations in community-centred support
There are many innovative models of community-centred support for adults. Our online directory offers a collection of examples to support commissioners & providers scale up these approaches.
The Asset-Based Area
A briefing paper by Shared Lives Plus CE Alex Fox which describes ten features of an ‘asset-based area’ necessary for developing strong communities and sustainable public services.
How-to Guides for creating an Asset-based Area
A series of guides that support asset-based commissioning and practice. Written by the academic & consultant Clive Miller, they complement Alex Fox's Asset-Based Area briefing paper.
Developing a Wellbeing and Strengths-based Approach to Social Work Practice: Changing Culture
A report aimed at social workers that discusses the need to change their workforce culture to one that is 'strengths-based' for promoting wellbeing, early intervention and prevention.
Engaging and Empowering Communities - a shared commitment and call to action
A document that offers a compelling case for working collaboratively to create strong and empowered communities that are central to the transformation of the health and care sector.
Developing the Power of Strong, Inclusive Communities
A framework to support health and wellbeing boards fulfil wellbeing and prevention duties outlined in the Care Act.
Evidence, efficiency and cost-effectiveness
This paper collates the evidence that illustrates improved outcomes and financial gains of developing strong communities.
Collaborative Healthcare guide
A guide that looks at supporting CCGs and HWBs to support integrated personal commissioning and collaborative care.
Are we there yet? A planning tool and checklist for building community connections
A tool to help organisations assess their own capacity building activities in relation to older and disabled people.
Does it work? A guide to evaluating community capacity initiatives
This guide will help with evaluating projects/services and the impact they have on cultivating 'social capital'.
Case studies
BCC resources of additional interest
- Webinar on reimagining homecare - Wellbeing Teams
- Video: Touch Base South East - Personalisation for individuals who have sensory impairments with additional learning and other associated disabilities. (opens new window)
- Video: Doncaster Social Prescribing - The story of Joan and Badger (opens new window)
- People, places and possibilities: Progress on Local Area Coordination in England and Wales (opens new window)
- Health and wellbeing: a guide to community centred approaches (opens new window)
- Inside out and Upside down (opens new window)
- A Glass Half-Full - How An Asset Approach Can Improve Community Health and Well-being (opens new window)
- Lanscapes of helping: Kindliness in neighbourhoods and communities (opens new window)