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Kids will benefit from budget

• I am delighted that this year Camden Council’s budget will deliver significant investment for children and families in Camden. This money will help support some of the most vulnerable families in the borough – to the benefit of the whole community - as well as delivering a cash boost for the many universal children’s services Labour Camden provides.

An extra £200 000 this year is the final installment in a £1.8 million programme which means that every child under four in Camden and their parents can now access SureStart services wherever they live in the borough. We know the difference that these services can make to a child’s ability to develop and flourish, whilst parents testify to the improvements to the life of the whole family as a result of SureStart.
An extra £170K will mean we are able to continue our popular ‘Families in Focus’ projects.
We want to ensure that the money we invest delivers results and are delighted that more than 50 per cent of the young people referred to the project because of anti-social behaviour are no longer getting into trouble – results which benefits the whole community.
The budget will also enable us to offer help to families, often with very complex needs, at an earlier stage. Although this work will only affect a small number of people directly, the impact of these sorts of difficult home circumstances can blight the lives of individuals well into adulthood and may well be felt by the whole community in the longer term.
Finally, the issue of youth provision has rightly been a subject of much debate recently and extra investment means we can continue the successful kids clubs on estates across the borough. In addition – this year we are delighted to have a specific pot of money which young people will be able to use to provide the sort of activities they want – a really exciting opportunity for young people in Camden.
The investment into these services represent Labour’s commitment to securing a good start in life for all children and young people in the borough. By working with our most vulnerable families intensively as well as investing in universal services like SureStart, youth provision and our schools, we are trying to tackle immediate need whilst investing longer term in services which help build sustainable and successful communities.
Cllr Geethika Jayatilaka
Executive member for children
Camden Council
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