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 , ‘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 profile Focus track 1

Implementation preventive poverty policy Preventive policy Children Age 0-4 Instruments/ action Co-operation Action Youth Age 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 (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  Conclusion  Network around poverty policy  Positive effects visible  Chances for both children and parents to prevent backlog situations  Follow up implementation  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 ”

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