Progress reviewed

Paul Hocking and Keith Kimber met with members of the Council's Hub Team this afternoon, (dealing with homelessness and housing to review the pilot course training, and discuss dates for further training events.

One basic training in each school term is the agreed aim, with several advanced training modules added in. Details to be confirmed at the next SCFRG meeting.

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SCFRG meeting

The SCFRG met on 30.11.09 at Thornhill Church Centre, to review the first training meeting in the light of feedback and sketch plans for further training sessions in the coming year.

Three basic training sessions, one per school term, is the aim for 2010, with three additional in depth sessions also to be arranged on special topics.

Work on producing Street Carer i/d cards for training attendees who have registered and CRB checked is now under way.

The WALLICH'S newly produced Rough Guide to Sleeping Rough in Cardiff was introduced to the meeting, and attention drawn to another new and useful document for those in Street Care work - The Rights Guide for Rough Sleepers, which can be downloaded here

A record of the meeting can be downloaded here

Feedback from the training meeting can be downloaded here
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SCF First Training Session

The first training evening for Cardiff Street Carers took place this evening at County Hall. Present were 75 people, comprising 68 volunteers, 6 members of the City's Housing and Neighbourhood Renewal Team and 1 Salvation Army worker.

Presentations on a variety of aspects of Street Care work were made by five volunteers and five professionals. Details of the programme can be found here.

An edited video of most of the evening's contribution is available here.
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SCFRG briefing for Pastors

At its meeting 13.08.09, the SCFRG decided to invite church leaders and street care team members from across Cardiff to gather and receive a briefing on the work of the group over the past nine months, and plans in hand for training and accreditation of Street Care volunteers, and the formation of a partnership with statutory agencies concerned with housing and social care.

Twenty eight people attended, including pastors from fourteen churches.

The response of the meeting was an encouragement to the SCFRG to continue with plans for the training evening. he date for this is now set for 6th October.

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SCFRG meeting

Tonight's meeting in County Hall, was attended by several members of the Rainbow of Hope Management Committee. The group had previously stated that it no longer wished to be part of the on going initiative of the Street Carers Forum, and attended on this occasion to give an explanation of their reasons for this decision.

The Representative Group accepted this with much regret, and resolved to continue with the plans already agreed, and work towards setting up a formal partnership with the City Council, making use of a common set of standards and an agreed policy of safe working practices.

A record of the meeting can be downloaded here
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SCFRG meeting

Summary notes of the 9th July SCFRG meeting, agreed for publication, can now be downloaded from here

The next SCFRG meeting will take place at County Hall on Thursday 13th August at 7.00pm.

On the agenda for discussion will be a draft paper outlining safe working policy and practices for Street Carers. This can be viewed here
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Progress set back

Our aspiration to mount the pilot training course on 9^th July has fallen short of being able to deliver.

That evening’s pilot training session must be put back to an, as yet, undetermined early autumn date, in order that the SCFRG can meet again for a thorough review of policy established so far, and to strengthen the relational foundation.

The consensus building process of the past nine months has effectively stalled, and has left the SCF unable to speak to the City Council with one voice. What we have achieved so far is not yet fit for purpose.

If you have reserved that evening to attend the training, please note that it will NOT now take place on that date, and please let others know.

Your prayers for the Representative Group meeting on that evening would be greatly appreciated.