VCS Children and Families Forum Meeting- Monday 26th September 11-1pm

Hackney CVS will host the next VCS Children and Families Forum Meeting on Monday 26th September 2022 at 11 am on Zoom.

This meeting will be chaired by Kome Owuasu, Programme Manager of African Community School (ACS), with another rep.

This quarterly forum meeting brings colleagues from the VCS children and families sector to meet and give updates on their service offer and discuss concerns around CYP (health, education and housing needs), safeguarding concerns, training opportunities and partnership working.

We also invite colleagues from the London Borough of Hackney to come as speakers and give 10-15 mins updates on their service provision/  provide policy updates to our VCS forum members who work with children and young people in Hackney.

Draft Agenda for 26th September

1. Welcome and introductions - from all
2. Hear updates/concerns from CYP Members/Reps - from forum members
3. Housing Needs - homelessness and rough sleeping - LBH Cllr. Sade Etti 
4. Poverty reduction - John Davies, from LBH
5. CYP Scrutiny Commission - Martin Bradford, from LBH Scrunity Team
6. Update from Hackney Prevents Team - Keisha Barnes-Headley, LBH 
7. Partnership Working - from forum members
8. Fundraising opportunities - from forum members 
9. Safeguarding/DBS checks - Jahada Abdul, Hackney CVS
10. Training opportunities - Jahada Abdul, Hackney CVS
11. AOB - All

Please register to receive the full agenda and Zoom link.

For more information please contact Jahada Abdul on 07436 149 803 or by email jahada@hcvs.org.uk