0 Community Action Network (CAN) Developing Premises Through Social Entrepreneurship Brian Burgess.

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Community Action Network (CAN)

Developing Premises Through Social Entrepreneurship

Brian Burgess

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Social Entrepreneurs

•Problem solving

•New culture of working

•Disciplines of business

•High quality innovative solutions

•All societies – all backgrounds

•Create new alliances

•Utilise diverse partnerships

•Recognise and enlist skills and resources

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Bromley by Bow – a church and a park

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Bromley by Bow - Healthy Living Centre

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Community Engagement

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Typical GP’s Premises?

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Elegant Security

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A Tranquil Entrance

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A Single Reception Area

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Creative use of Art

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Community Cafe

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Budgets can be used to develop social enterprise

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A Communiversity

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Bromley by Bow - Concepts

• The principles

• The design philosophy

• The role of art and creativity

• Integration

• Community ownership and participation

• The social enterprise culture

• Organic organisation cultures and environments

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Bromley by Bow - Principles

• People before structures

• Mutuality in partnerships• Creativity• Lateral thinking• High quality design environment• Integration and diversity• Entrepreneurialism - opportunism• Pragmatism before ideology• Flexibility: flexible spaces and culture • Generosity• Welcoming environments and culture• Celebration of health• Community ownership, not just participation• Blurring the boundaries in traditional community,

statutory and private sector relationships• Trust

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St Matthew’s Estate Statistics

• Population 4,500 persons

• 2nd most poverty stricken estate in U.K. (Paycheck CACI ‘96 & 99

& 2001)

• 80% of household incomes are less than £10,400

• Unemployment rate 33% (NOMIS 9/99)

• Transient Population - evacuees & refugees

• 33% of children registered with learning problems

• Primary School has a 54% turnover annually (2002)

• 30 languages spoken in the Primary School

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Prince Philip House - services available

• Primary Health Care Team • GP Surgery• Police Office• Mental Health services• Community Drug and Alcohol

Services• Community Dentistry• Speech & Language Therapy

Services• Community Physiotherapy• Opticians• Podiatry Services • Paediatric Services• Neighbourhood coordinator for the

Primary Care Trust• Ethnic Minorities Opportunities

Project

•Refugee & Asylum Support

• Somalian Advice & Support

• Swahili Advice & Support

• Health Action Zone Team

• Community Health Liaison Officer

• The University of Leicester

• Information Advice & Guidance Services

• The Teaching Centre

• Community Rooms

• St Matthew’s Charitable Enterprise Trust

• Coffee Bar / Play Area

• The Learning for Better Health Research Project

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Sure Start

Tenants’ Association

ChurchesSt Matthew’s Area Forum

Youth WorkersLCC: Environ- ment & Leisure Services

Children’s Action Group

Pharmacist

Housing Office

Links between local organisations

Primary School

Prince Philip HouseSRB Projects

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Priority Groups

Economic Regeneration

Leicester City Council

Community Development Workers

Co-ordinating GroupPrince Philip House

St Matthew’s Charity

University of Leicester

Business-in-the-Community

Eastern Leicester Primary Care Trust

Eastern Leicester PCT

Regional and National Bodies

Community Safety

Young People’s Forum

Early Years Forum

Local Strategic

Partnership

AREA FORUM& Tenants’ Association

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•Domestic Burglaries

•Quality of Life Survey

1996 2002

> 400 < 40

2002

65% of people interviewed were satisfied or very satisfied with living on the St Matthew’s Estate.

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Conclusion

• success correlates with achieving a culture of community engagement – active not passive

• structured workforce engagement

• new working partnerships Universities Charities Business-in-the-Community Public Sector initiatives

• constantly evolving to reflect changing needs

• BUT outcomes need to be translated into public health gain

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Community Action Network

• Mutual learning and support network for social entrepreneurs

• People, not processes and paperwork• Catalysts not committees• Action not argument• Partnerships not politics

• Using state of the art technology as a tool for communication

• CAN backs people who have the passion and drive to make

things happen

0 Community Action Network (CAN) Developing Premises Through Social Entrepreneurship Brian Burgess.

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