Community Care Awards 2004

The shortlist for the Community Care awards 2004 has just been
announced.

The awards, which this year attracted more than 460 entries,
celebrate and reward the work of social care professionals across
the UK.

The awards ceremony takes place at London’s Hilton Hotel in Park
Lane is on 15 December where the winners of each of the 10
categories will receive a cheque for £5,000.

The project judged to be the overall winner will receive an
additional £8,000.

CARERS

Sponsor: Reliance Care

• Access Initiative: Minority Ethnic Carers of Older People
  Project
• Informal Carer Training (Dementia): Walsall Teaching Primary
  Care Trust
• Staff Carers’ Register: Lancashire Council Social Services
  Department

DISABILITY

Sponsor: Cooper Stanley

• Westminster Employment Service: Westminster City Council
• Action on Disability Project: Upper Springfield Development
  Trust
• No Limits: Suffolk Social Care

DRUGS AND ALCOHOL

Sponsor: Phoenix House

• Children’s Group – Sunflower Garden Project: FSU Scotland
• Ozone: English Churches Housing Group
• The Bridging the Gap Project: Alcohol & Drug Services

INTER-AGENCY WORK

Sponsor: Reed Social Care

• Babyfather Initiative: Barnardo’s
• Healthy Communities Collaborative “Watch Your Step”: Age
  Concern Northampton & County
• Lewisham Vulnerable Young Children’s Team: School-Home
  Support

LEARNING DIFFICULTIES

Sponsor: Craegmoor

• Breast Friends/Drama: Winlaton Community Base
• Learning Disability Pilot Scheme: Tyneside Rape Crisis
  Centre
• Oak Green Lodge: Options for Life
• Thera Trust Quality Framework: Thera Trust

MENTAL HEALTH

Sponsor: National Institute for Mental Health in England

• Rehabilitation and Recovery Services – Setting Standards and
  Performing Well: Sunderland Community Mental Health
  Partnership
• Urban Explorers: Bloom
• When Channel One Met Year Ten: Sound Minds

OLDER PEOPLE AND INTERMEDIATE CARE

Sponsor: Care UK

• Building Bridges: Older People’s Modernisation Team
• Community Outreach Team (Specialist Dementia Service): Age
  Concern Morgannwg
• Primary Night Care Service: Blackpool Council

SUPPORTING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Sponsor: Sedgemoor

• Community Chest: Oxfordshire Council
• Family Support Project: Bully Free Zone
• Making Contact Family Linking Service: Contact A Family

SUPPORTING CHILDREN INFOSTERINGAND
ADOPTION

Sponsor: Families for Children

• Children Who Foster: North Tyneside Council
• Outer Limits: London Borough of Ealing Children’s Services
• Supporting Adoptive Families: Nottinghamshire Social Services
  Department
• Wassup: Swansea Council for Voluntary Services

YOUNG OFFENDERS

Sponsor: Greencorns

• Families Who Needs Them?: Partners of Prisoners and Families
  Support Group
• Parenting Support Programme: Newham Youth Offending Team
• Project Max: Bristol Youth Offending Team