VCSIPs (VCS involvement partners) bring their knowledge and experience of charities and community groups to help inform public policy.
Karen Loftus - CAN Chief Executive
Karen brings her extensive experience of co-production and strategic working in the NHS and local authority, along with her knowledge and intelligence of the VCS.
Karen is a member of:
- Health and Wellbeing Board (BCP Council)
- Local Resilience Forum
- Health Inequalities Steering Group (NHS)
- Place based steering group (NHS/Councils)
- Integrated Neighbourhood Team – Engagement Workstream (NHS/Councils)
- CAN Advisory Council
- Place Quality Improvement Groups
- Homewards BCP Strategic Steering Group
- Integrated Care Partnership
Hannah Rees - CAN Engagement Lead
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Early Help
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- Partnership Board
- Communications and Community Workstream
- Workforce development
- Integrated Neighbourhood Teams – Engagement Workstream
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Domestic Abuse Strategy Group
- Integrated Care Partnership
- BCP Children & Young People Partnership Board
- BCP Place Based Partnership Board
Alistair Doxat-Purser - CEO, Faithworks Wessex
Faithworks runs a family of practical yet personal projects focused on food, finance, homelessness, and lone parenting across towns in Dorset.
Alistair chairs The BCP Homelessness Partnership Forum and The Access to Food Partnership, and is involved in Gather BCP (a collaboration between local churches and Christian charities).
Brian Reeves - Head of Volunteering & VCS Development, CAN
- Prevent Partnership Group
- NAVCA and NCVO volunteering development groups at a national level
Natascha McAllister - SEDCAT CEO
Natascha is a member of the Dorset & BCP Joint Safeguarding Adult Board (BCP representative).
Marion Burgess - Parent Carer Foundation, Chair and Trustee
Parent Carer Foundation is an independent, inclusive charity supporting SEND parents and carers of all ages across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole areas and the wider Dorset area.
Marion is a member of the SEND Improvement Board.
Julie Deller - West Howe Community Enterprises, Charity Manager
Julie believes it is important to have representation across all sectors when working in partnership. She has 18 years of experience working in the Justice system for the Public Sector and much experience in the voluntary and community sector.
Julie is a member of the Safeguarding Children & Young People Board (BCP Council).
Lisa Hooper - Escapeline, CEO
Escapeline is a unique and specialist charity supporting and preventing young people from being exploited by criminal gangs through training and education. Lisa has a wealth of knowledge and experience that she is keen to share and support better partnership working to protect children and young people of BCP.
Lisa is a member of the Missing, Exploited and Trafficked (MET) Panel (BCP)
If you would like to know more about our VCS Involvement Partners, please contact hello@can100.org
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