Building Community Capacity

An article that charts the policy interest in community provision. 

Report on the advantages of giving more power to communities and what that could mean for the reform of social care. 

Phase II report from the network describes the  challenges, and  identifies key learning themes on asset-based approaches from the persctive of providers, commissioners and people in receipt of direct payments.

PHase 1 report from the network that looks at a new and better form of social care - based on the principle that people want a life and not a service.

Head of TLAP  interviews chair of the board on his experiences as someone who access services and as an advocate for people’s rights. (8 mins)

A review of economic evaluations and studies that have been conducted on seven approaches to building community capacity.

A study on asset-based commissioning & strengths-based approaches in Thurock, Somerset & Wigan. 

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.

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. 

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.

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.

A framework to support health and wellbeing boards fulfil wellbeing and prevention duties outlined in the Care Act.

A tool to help organisations assess their own capacity building activities in relation to older and disabled people.

This guide will help with evaluating projects/services and the impact they have on cultivating 'social capital'.