28 November 2016 West Norfolk Voluntary Sector Conference 2016 Twitter: @NorfolkCF #VitalSignsNorfolk Norfolk’s Vital Signs: A measure of the vitality of community life and social need: King’s Lynn & West Norfolk focus
28 November 2016
West Norfolk Voluntary Sector Conference 2016 Twitter: @NorfolkCF
#VitalSignsNorfolk
Norfolk’s Vital Signs: A measure of the vitality
of community life and social need:
King’s Lynn & West Norfolk focus
What is Vital Signs? • International initiative – Toronto CF 2001
• Philanthropy tool to measure vitality of local communities and social need
• Explores a range of themes from health and wellbeing to rural living
• Statistical data and community opinion
• Strengths and challenges
• Every three years with an annual focus
• Development of themed funding and addressing priorities through Love Norfolk based on findings/emerging need
• Start conversations with local individuals, businesses and public sector bodies to . . .
. . . help to direct Norfolk’s charitable giving to where it is most needed
Join the conversation . . . Twitter: @NorfolkCF
#VitalSignsNorfolk
Health & Wellbeing
Education, skills & employment
Fairness
Safer & stronger communities
Rural Living
Arts, culture & heritage
Environment
Healthy living
Fairness
Housing & Homelessness
Learning
Local economy
Safety
Strong communities
Work
Norfolk’s Vital Signs:
Health & Wellbeing
COMMUNITY VOICES 63% of people think everyone in their area has equal (good) access to health
services where they live
Health & Wellbeing
• Alcohol related admissions under 18s:
o Decrease across Norfolk generally
o Increase in Great Yarmouth in King’s Lynn & West Norfolk
• CMDs (Common Mental Disorders):
o 16.1% (Males) & 16.5% (Females) King’s Lynn & West Norfolk
o 23.7% (Males) & 23.1 (Females) Great Yarmouth and Waveney
• Excess Winter Deaths:
o 13.35 King’s Lynn & West Norfolk
o 20.3 Broadland
o 15.65 UK average
Based on the proportion of people claiming carer’s benefits, there are a higher number of carers in Great Yarmouth and King’s Lynn
& West Norfolk
King’s Lynn & West Norfolk
1 in 4 people will experience a mental health issue at some stage in their lifetime
• April 2016 – launched first themed campaign in response to increased media coverage, knowledge of sector, Vital Signs early research
• Fund - to attract more funding from Norfolk donors to support community based projects
• Established match fund of £180,000 from own reserves and other donors for match funding
• Raised over £500,000 in total
• Grants towards range of projects to improve mental wellbeing for people of all ages and circumstance in Norfolk
VITAL ACTION: Health & Wellbeing
Education, skills and employment
70% of people don’t think young people find it easy to get into employment
in their area
COMMUNITY VOICES
Education, skills and employment
• GCSE attainment grades A*- C in at least 5 subjects:
o 52.8% in King’s Lynn & West Norfolk
o 61.49% Norfolk
o 63.8% in England
• Employment
o 73.3% in King’s Lynn & West Norfolk
o 75.3% Norfolk
o 72.4% National average
• Skills and Qualifications score:
o 88.98 King’s Lynn & West Norfolk
o 92.37 Norfolk
o 100 country as a whole
KL & WN and Breckland had the highest number of apprenticeship starts in the county in 2015/16
King’s Lynn & West Norfolk
Safer and stronger communities
90% of people agreed that charities and community groups play an
important part in building a strong community where they live.
COMMUNITY VOICES
Rural living
70% of people feel that the lack of regular and accessible public
transport is a problem in their local area
COMMUNITY VOICES
Fairness
93% of respondents feel that people living in certain areas have fewer
opportunities than those living in other areas
COMMUNITY VOICES
Health
Housing
Environment
Education Employment
Income
Crime
Indices of Multiple
Deprivation (IMD)
Fairness
King’s Lynn & West Norfolk
• Gypsy & Traveller Communities, caravans pitched:
o 504 Norfolk (48 ‘not tolerated’)
o 261 King’s Lynn & West Norfolk (46 ‘not tolerated’)
o 12 Broadland (2 ‘not tolerated’)
• Second Homes (out of 326)
o 4.61% King’s Lynn & West Norfolk (18)
o 9.81% North Norfolk (4)
o 3% Norfolk
o 1.07% England
• Inequality score:
o 115.41 King’s Lynn & West Norfolk
o 154.85 Great Yarmouth
o 42.51 Broadland
o 91.33 Norfolk
o 100 country as a whole
• Homelessness, total households:
o 99 King’s Lynn & West Norfolk
o 584 Norfolk
“A large charity for smaller charities” – RT Rev Graham James, Lord Bishop of Norwich
Twitter: @NorfolkCF #VitalSignsNorfolk
• ENCOURAGE CONVERSATIONS – what is community thinking
• VITAL GRANTS – focus our grant making priorities through Love Norfolk
• THEMED FUNDS – e.g. Mental Health & Wellbeing
• VITAL ACTION - how do we take action and work together to enact change
What are we doing to respond?
Vital Action
Vital Thinking
Vital Signs
Join the conversation
VCSE
Private donors Private
sector
PCC
NALEP
CCGs Health Trusts
LAs
Charitable Trusts
Norfolk County Council
NCF