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Preventive poverty policy municipality of Lelystad (track 1)
Victor Hebels Teammanager Social Service
Introduction
1. Development poverty policy Lelystad
2. Purpose poverty policy Lelystad
3. Target group
4. Implementation
5. Questions
Development Poverty policy Lelystad
2006: Start implementation poverty policy(Policy note “Integraal armoedebeleid ‘Meedoen mogelijk maken’”)
2009: Recalibration policy
(policy note “Herijking Integraal armoedebeleid Lelystad 2008-2010, ‘Meedoen is mogelijk’”)
2010: Research by Verwey-Jonker Instituut(“Samen voor succes in armoedebestrijding: Lelystad”)
2011: Evaluation implementation preventive poverty policy
(Nota “Evaluatie uitvoering preventief armoedebeleid Lelystad”)
Poverty policy Lelystad
Two tracks
Track 1: prevention Reducing (inheritance) poverty
Giving chances to both children en parents
Track 2: Curation Soften existing poverty
Target group
Children and/or parents complex /multi
problems
Children and/or parents without risk profile
Children and/or parents with risk profileFocus track 1
Implementation preventive poverty policy
Preventive policy
ChildrenAge 0-4
Instruments/ action
Co-operationAction
Youth Age 12-18
Instruments/ action
Children Age 4-12
Instruments/ action
Parents
Instruments/ action
Implementation: Co-operation (1)
Direction by municipality of (gemeente) Lelystad Integral method, jointly targets
Central place preventive policy (Kanspunt) Coordination and connecting
Equipping professionals/ volunteers Course “Armoede onder de loep”
Introducing Risk Profile (ARP)
Implementation: Children age 0-4 (2)
Pre-school Education (VVE) VVE Playgroup (Free for a few days a week) VVE childcare (Children of parents who are beeing re-directed to labor)
Implementation: Children age 4-12 (3)
Extra time at school Primary school Extra time, two hours a week after school
School’s Cool Guidance when switching from primary school to secondary education Volunteers
Summer’s Cool Meaningful daytime activities during the holidays (when parents cannot afford to go on
holiday) Children age 10 to 14
Stimulating after school activities Financial support by Municipality
Implementation: Youth age 12-18 (4)
Cash Flow Information how to spend your money responsible (interactive theater
performance) 3 rd. grade
Debt relief youth
Summer’s Cool
Stimulating after school activities
Implementation: Parents (5)
Educating- and familysupport Kanspunt Home-Start (Educationprogram for parents with at least one child aged 6
years or younger
Link to track 2 (curative measures such as financial support)
Preventive poverty policy 2012-2014
Conclusion Network around poverty policy Positive effects visible Chances for both children and parents to prevent backlog situations
Follow up implementation 2012-2014 Continue policy Expand to more schools Continue Summer’s Cool and Cash Flow
Finally
Quote research Verwey-Jonker Institute:
“The Municipality of Lelystad is succesful when it comes to implementation of the preventive poverty policy . This could be an example for the rest of the country.There is a wide support among officials and social organizations. This helps to reach the target group and helps to prevent poverty ”