It was a privilege to speak alongside Graeme Duncan from Right to Succeed, Ed Vainker from Reach Foundation and Carol Homden from Coram at the launch of New Philanthropy Capital’s and Ethos Foundations’ report Closing the Gap: Building better child poverty prevention systems.
I have come away inspired by the way fellow travellers are delivering systems change by putting communities at the forefront and enabling them to take the lead. As Grant Gordon concluded, we need to give agency to communities: It takes communities to raise the next generation.
It is time for a systemic and holistic approach to tackle child poverty which puts parents and children at the heart of everything we do.
As the report says, "the strategies and approaches that are needed are joined-up, multi-faceted and multi-agency at both and national and local level”.
We were delighted that Thrive at Five was highlighted in "Closing The Gap" as an organisation taking this systematic approach and investing in coordination to strengthen the system. Thrive at Five work collectively to unite and improve local systems and services, strengthening networks of support around children and families and engaging parents and carers to ensure they are at the heart of shaping and delivering solutions. We are working in the places where there is the most need, to support every child and build a national model to benefit children in every community.
Thrive at Five’s local teams join the dots between midwives, health visitors, family support workers, social care workers, nurseries, schools, community organisations, faith groups and more to collectively deliver improvements to local systems and strengthen networks of support around children and families.
Only by local and national experts and supporters working together hand-in-hand can we create the sustainable change needed to build better child poverty prevention systems.
I encourage all to read the report, and about the 10 levers that could help create a more effective system for child poverty prevention, so every child can thrive and achieve their potential here: https://lnkd.in/ehQg2ds4
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So grateful to be part of a team committed to meaningful impact 💙