The CAFÉ Gamechangers Project in Tower Hamlets and Southwark
{"Image DocumentName": "The CAF\u00c9 Gamechangers Project in Tower Hamlets and Southwark", "Image ImageDescription": "To date, St Giles has supported over 100 hard to reach families with complex needs. Many of these families have been through a wide range of issues such as poor housing, overcrowding, domestic abuse, substance misuse and child neglect/abuse. The support offered by St Giles is holistic. Gamechangers is innovative drawing on a combination of St Giles experience working with gangs allied with conventional family support workers. This fits with all the latest thinking in the Gangs world, recognising the role of broader family support in gang exit. An important part of the work of St Giles\u2019s key workers is to build up an open and honest relationship with the families affected. This allows them to gain an in-depth understanding of the issues at play. The interventions delivered by St Giles are flexible and tailored to each family\u2019s needs, driven by the need each individual family. St Giles use a 1:1 mentoring approach targeted at the most vulnerable young people with a family support approach for parents and siblings. The support provided covers issues such as housing, finance, managing debts, accessing services, substance misuse, domestic abuse, family mediation, parenting skills and discussions with schools. In Tower Hamlets, CAF\u00c9 has helped the hard-to-reach Bangladeshi community access services where they were unable to due to the stigma, language and cultural barriers associated with government supporting agencies.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}