Programme for Young Women who are Involved in or at Risk of Involvement in Gangs and Violent Crime. Background The Ending Gang Youth Violence Programme is a 1 year funded Home Office project aimed at reducing deaths and serious injury suffered by young people aged 10 19 yrs. The Programme will fund a number of geographical areas across the country to prioritise early intervention activities. Birmingham has already undertaken some analytical research which identified a number of key risks. These have been incorporated into a series of themed interventions designed to address these risks. One of these themes is Early Intervention in Schools which identifies the need to effectively engage with young women involved in, or at risk from gangs, in order to protect them from harm. Nationally there is recognition that a knowledge gap exists regarding this subject and more work needs to be undertaken to better understand the impact of gangs on young women. Birmingham Community Safety Partnership recognises that this particular proposal will compliment current research by The Children s Commissioner For England entitled Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation in Gangs and Groups (CSEGG). This programme is to commission a single or a number of Voluntary and Community Sector organisations to devise and deliver four projects. The specifications for the individual projects will contain required outcomes but will not be overly prescriptive in order to allow organisations to submit their own ideas on how to achieve the stated outcomes. This funding stream is only available to VCS organisations. Organisations are welcome to bid for all four projects, a selection or a single project. Please complete a separate application form for each project being applied for. The total amount available for this programme is 125,000. The projects are time limited and funding is only available for the financial year 2012/ 13. All projects are being assessed on a 30% price/ 70% quality basis. It is envisaged that negotiations will take place with preferred providers re scale and cost. 1
SPECIFICATION 1. Mentoring Programme for Young Women in Secondary Education Year 10 Reference to be quoted on application form: EGYV YW1 Required Outcomes Evidence of increased knowledge within selected schools/prus of gangs and their impact on young women. Evidence that shows an increase in knowledge of young women of how they can ask for help & support regarding association with gangs. Evidence of increased engagement with young women seeking help with issues associated with gangs. Evidence of increased self esteem among young women in selected schools/prus. Details of Service to Be Commissioned The successful provider/s will be expected to deliver a programme which incorporates: Organisations/ agencies can run workshops but at least 2 staff members (including non teaching staff) in each school must be trained in order to provide sustainability. Training programme for non teaching staff must enable them to; Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of gang violence upon young women Demonstrate an understanding of the implications for safeguarding and relevant safeguarding procedures. Demonstrate awareness of how to signpost young women to relevant support networks. Demonstrate working knowledge of gender specific support networks, the issues they can assist with & how they can be contacted. Intervention to take place ideally in 14 identified schools and 5 Pupil Referral Units this is negotiable Intervention must run from September 2012 to 31 st March 2013 Please provide full outputs, costings and a detailed description of your project in the application form Total project value = 65,000 2
SPECIFICATION 2. Intensive One to One Support Programme for Young Women; 10 29 year olds Reference to be quoted on application form: EGYV YW2 Required Outcomes Increased physical and emotional safety: feel safer and have confidence to keep themselves safe Have knowledge about services and improved confidence in help seeking Improved well being and feeling positive about their future Increased awareness and confidence in building relationships based upon equality and respect Details of Service to Be Commissioned The successful provider/s will be expected to deliver a service which incorporates the following: The intervention will be expected to provide a robust offer of one to one support to young women to help them to overcome the abuse that they have experienced from gangs. It is envisaged that the vast majority of young women will be identified from the mentoring work in EGYV YW1 but this intervention will also need to take into account young women between the ages of 10 through to 29. The intervention will work to prevent harm to young women The intervention will identify young women at risk through direct work and through referrals from other agencies In order to meet the needs of the young women involved, the programme may include weekday, evening and/or weekend sessions The service provider will implement and evaluate a pre and post programme measurement tool to evaluate effectiveness Please provide full outputs, costings and a detailed description of your project in the application form Total project value = 23,000 3
SPECIFICATION 3. Workforce Development and Awareness Raising Within Relevant Agencies Reference to be quoted on application form: EGYV YW3 Required Outcomes Front line staff within relevant organisations have a better understanding of issues around young women and gangs and how/ where to refer these individuals. Details of Service to Be Commissioned The successful provider/s will be expected to deliver a service which incorporates the following: The intervention is expected to identify relevant agencies and provide details of how the workforce development and awareness raising will take place including descriptions of the content. The service provider will implement and evaluate a pre and post programme measurement tool to evaluate effectiveness Please provide full outputs, costings and a detailed description of your project in the application form Total project value = 10,000 4
SPECIFICATION 4. Young Women s Empowerment Interventions; 10 29 year olds Reference to be quoted on application form: EGYV YW4 Required Outcomes Increased physical and emotional safety: feel safer and have confidence to keep themselves safe Have knowledge about services and improved confidence in help seeking Improved well being and feeling positive about their future Increased awareness and confidence in building relationships based upon equality and respect Details of Service to Be Commissioned The successful provider/s will be expected to deliver empowerment interventions which incorporate the following: identification of young women at risk through direct work and through referrals from other agencies In order to meet the needs of the young women involved, interventions may include weekday, evening and/or weekend sessions The provider will develop, implement and evaluate a pre and post programme toolkit Please provide full outputs, costings and a detailed description of your project in the application form Total project value = 27,000 5
You will need to provide us with the following information as identified within your application form: - Full projected outputs alongside a detailed description of your project - Evidence of your organisation s understanding of the impact of gang violence upon young women and ways in which the safety of young women can be maximised - Evidence of your proven ability & experience in delivering empowering interventions with young women who have experienced violence and abuse - Evidence of the commitment & experience of your organisation to challenge violence against women and girls - Details of how your organisation works in partnership with other organisations involved in supporting and protecting young women at risk - Expenditure budget - Proposed monitoring & evaluation plan The scoring criteria is stated below: 6
Question Evaluation Value (%) 1 Please set out the principles and service model which underpin 10 your work with Young Women. 2 Please describe your Organisation s previous experience of 15 delivering this or a similar service to young women involved or at risk of becoming involved in gangs and / or violent crime. Describe the challenges of working with young women in this situation? How would you support them to disengage from gang involvement? 3 Please provide (anonymised) examples of work undertaken by your 10 Organisation with 3 young women within the past 18 months, describing the outcomes achieved. 4 Please tell us what qualifications / experience are held by your 10 member/s of staff who will be providing this service? 5 Please describe the management, supervision and administrative 15 support which will be in place for staff delivering this Service? Also include here information showing how your Organisation safeguards its service users and manages risk. 6 What support will you offer under this Contract to help young 10 people to continue or to re engage with their school education? Please provide an (anonymised) example of work you have undertaken with a young women in this situation 7 How would the delivery of your service offer the flexibility to meet 10 the needs of young women referred under this Contract? 8 Please state how soon you would be able to commence this work? 10 The successful Provider will be notified of the decision by the xyz 2012. Describe the steps you will need to undertake before the service will be ready to operate. 9 Does this project link in with other projects (including any also 5 delivered by your organisation), partners or services in the area? 10 What will happen when the funding finishes? What is the specific 5 exit Strategy? What will happen to staff and assets? Will the benefits of the project be continued? What is the legacy of the project? TOTAL 100% (70% overall) 7
For further information, please contact: Hasan A. Wazir Ending Gang and Youth Violence Birmingham Community Safety Partnership 1 Lancaster Circus, 2 nd Floor Queensway Birmingham B4 7DJ Hasan.wazir@birmingham.gov.uk 0121 303 6175 07825 117394 8