For 2018 – 2019 the Alliance identified the following areas of focus for project and development work:
Our implementation project groups have identified a set of measures from the evidence base for each of our four focus areas: Children, Young People, Parents and Carers, and The City. Outcomes and measures can be found in our Measurement and Outcomes Tables.
Reporting on activities and outcomes in these areas can be found at How Are We Achieving Our Goals.
As progress is made in these areas, the Alliance will extend the horizons of its work, while strengthening its capacity to continue to operate effectively over the longer term.
Key to this capacity will be the continuing support from the “Backbone” agencies, Blue Mountains City Council and the Mountains Community Resource Network (MCRN).
Focus Areas → | 1. Early Childhood Development | 2. Emotional Resilience | 3. Confident Parenting | 4. Community Safety | SFA Backbone Activity | |
Outcomes supported:
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Children to start school ready to learn | Children and young people do not experience anxiety and depression and are emotionally resilient | Confident & engaged parents support their children’s development & learning | The Blue Mountains is recognised as being a child & youth friendly community | The SFA works together effectively & measures its impact | |
Being | Children and young people have equitable access to the resources they need to reach their full potential.
Children and young people are safe, healthy, flourishing and secure in their cultural identify. |
Children and young people have equitable access to the resources they need to reach their full potential.
Children and young people are safe, healthy, flourishing and secure in their cultural identify. |
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Belonging | Children have secure and nurturing relationships with their family, friends and the community. | Children have secure and nurturing relationships with their family, friends and the community. | Children & young people feel valued by the community & have positive participatory connections with family, friends, community and the place where they live.
5. Children & young people contribute to others, the community, the place where they live and the environment. |
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Becoming | Children meet their holistic developmental milestones. | Children & young people engage in education &have developmentally appropriate self-regulation & life skills.
Young people are well connected with post school pathways to quality education and / or employment. |
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Caring | Parents have the confidence , skills, networks and resources to care for their children. | Parents have the confidence , skills, networks and resources to care for their children. | The Blue Mountains is a safe community where community members care for children and young people and see them as being an asset to the community | |||
Supporting | SFA member services work collaboratively to provide quality, coordinated services to support the above outcomes |