Place Based Working Group
Overall goal
Support place-based collaborations to develop and deliver effective outcomes for local places and people
Key deliverables
Anchor People: support the collaboration between the NHS, council services and skills providers to match local NHS vacancies to unemployed residents. Pilot initiatives and create a toolkit which can be used across London, to reduce barriers to employment.
Anchor Place: connect spaces and local organisations for Community Wealth Building. Design a pathway for getting underused TFL property into the hands of local groups and MSMEs producing social value.
Work programme highlights
Producing a report and ‘how to guide’ about local anchor institution networks
Establishing a community of practice to provide peer to peer support in relation to setting up, growing and developing local anchor networks
Developing two new streams of work around Anchor People and Anchor Places, working collaboratively between institutions for Community Wealth Building through making NHS work accessible and utilising Anchor property for community benefit.
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Co-Chairs:
Caroline Wilson, Director of Inclusive Economy and Jobs, London Borough of Islington
Kate Gibbs, Head of Inclusive Economy, London Borough of Camden
Members:
Darren de Souza, Senior Projects Officer, London Higher
Lizzie Smith, Director of Workforce, Training and Education, London region (interim) and Senior Responsible Officer, NHS London Anchor Programme
Maria Diaz-Palomares, Leading Places for People, Transport for London
Sophie Cloutterbuck, Director of London Engagement, London Metropolitan University & Chair of London Higher’s Civic Network
Stephen King, Head of Business and Enterprise, London Councils
Please contact Caroline Wilson for more information about this working group.
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Guide: How to build a local anchor network
Report: Building Community Benefit through London’s Local Anchor Networks
Anchor People NHS Employment Examples
Meanwhile Research -Long Term Social and Economic Value - Meridien Water
Meanwhile Research - Connecting Old and New Communities -OPDC (Coming)
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Working group meetings for 2023/2024:
29 March 2023, 14:00 - 15:30
13 December 2023, 15:00-16:00
8 February 2024, 11:15 - 12:15 (Conference Breakout)
12 March 2024, 14:00-15:00 (Anchor Assets, Places for London)
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