CSV Volunteers in Child Protection

Location: London
Venue: The Grosvenor, Buckingham Palace Road, London. SW1W 0SJ
Date: 28th November 2011 10.30am – 4.00pm

Description

***Keynote speaker: Tim Loughton MP, Under Secretary of State for Children and Families***

Volunteers help protect children

Overview:

The role of the voluntary sector in safeguarding is critical as funding issues force statutory agencies to cut their provision in key areas. This event will focus on the role of volunteering within safeguarding and child protection. Discover the benefits of voluntary sector involvement in the wider safeguarding strategy from those at the forefront of CSV’s groundbreaking Volunteers in Child Protection (ViCP) programme.

Why attend?

* Discover more about CSV’s award winning ViCP scheme – how it works, the positive impact it has on families and social care budgets
* Learn how the scheme substantially increases the capacity of children’s departments to deliver support to vulnerable families
* Find out how volunteers help support vulnerable families and change their lives for the better
* Hear from families, researchers and partners how volunteers can make a difference

A choice of afternoon workshops:

* Research and evaluation results from Anglia Ruskin University
* Practicalities of setting up and running a local project
* Safeguarding Support for the Voluntary and Community Sector

Who should attend:

* Local Authority Heads of Children’s Services
* Commissioning Managers
* Members of Local Safeguarding Boards

For further information and to download the agenda visit http://www.keylocations.net/csv/