Additional funding to support communities in greatest need

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We're really excited to share the news that our Family Mentor Service will be extending delivery of Small Steps at Home, through funding made possible by the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care System (ICS).

The Health Inequalities and Innovation Investment Fund was recently put in place by the ICS to help provide resources to projects within Nottingham and Nottinghamshire which aim to reduce health inequalities by finding new ways of working.

“This fund is aimed to help those people who are currently the most disadvantaged. By offering more personalised, targeted support we can help to reduce some of those health inequalities and enable people to break that cycle of dependency and live healthier lives.”

Kathy McLean, Chair of the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board

Over 100 projects bid for funding, nine of which were successful. In line with the funding aims we have worked with the Family Mentor delivery providers - The Toy Library, Homestart Nottingham and Framework HA - to revise the offer for families identified in collaboration with Midwifery, Children's 0-19 Public Health Nursing Service and other health practitioners and focused on the earliest stage of a babies life from birth to twelve months.

This is a great opportunity for us to develop and offer a new Family Mentor model which will expand and sustain the service for future families across Nottingham.

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