RAF COMMUNITY SUPPORT Stephen Hamilton Community Support Team HQ Air Command.
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RAF COMMUNITY SUPPORT
Stephen Hamilton Community Support Team
HQ Air Command
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Scope
What do we do
How do we work
What are the issues we are uncovering and work with.
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The RAF Community ‘Ecomap’
The Complex The Complex RAFRAF
Community = Community = Community
Needs Analysis
(CNA)
Local JobLocal JobMarketMarket
Local JobLocal JobMarketMarket
Local Economy/Transport System
Hospitals
Police ChildcareChildcare
Station Station Welfare Welfare
FacilitiesFacilitiese.g. Crèche, e.g. Crèche,
Clubs, NAAFI, Clubs, NAAFI, SSAFA-FHSSAFA-FH
Station Station Welfare Welfare
FacilitiesFacilitiese.g. Crèche, e.g. Crèche,
Clubs, NAAFI, Clubs, NAAFI, SSAFA-FHSSAFA-FH
Further Further Education Education FacilitiesFacilities
Further Further Education Education FacilitiesFacilities
Local Shops/Local Shops/SupermarketsSupermarkets
Local Shops/Local Shops/SupermarketsSupermarkets
Local Local SchoolsSchools
Local Local SchoolsSchools
Local AmenitiesLocal Amenities
HousingHousingHousingHousing
Medical & Medical & Dental Dental
FacilitiesFacilities
Medical & Medical & Dental Dental
FacilitiesFacilities
Service Service AccomAccom
Service Service AccomAccom
VeteransAssociations
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HQ AIR Team
8 Uniformed staff
Command Community Development Advisor
Head SSAFA Social Work Service
RAF HIVE Manager
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Command Welfare Interface POC for MOD, external bodies & charities, Service Personnel & Veteran’s Agency etc)
Unit Welfare Interface (e.g. policy advice & assistance)
•Specialist Welfare Support•Communication & Information•Accommodation & Families
The HQ Role
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Develop & Implement RAF Welfare Strategy
Address FAMCAS ‘top 6’ issues:Lifestyle & relationshipsInformation & CommunicationSpouse’s EmploymentHealthcare SupportAccommodationChildren’s Education
The HQ Role
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The Critical Connection
RAF Community
Op Effectiveness
Resilience
A strong sense of community and a feeling of personal and family well-being translates into military readiness,
effectiveness and retention
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Who Can Help You?
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SUPPORT TO MILITARY CHILDREN
Airplay Youth Support Programme– Major initiative by the RAFBF providing Youth Work staff through a contract with 4Children,Multi Use Games Areas and Play parks
Airplay Childcare – RAFBF funding for the development of Childcare Centres
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Storybook Wings
Funded by the RAF Association (RAFA)
Initiative by the prison service
30+ Recorders Issued
700+ recordings so far
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Support to Children
Seeking funding for material aimed at 8+ Mp3 players Deployment Diary Victoria Wall Charts
Developing online Deployment Video for families & improved Deployment ‘Toolkit’
Improved support to casualties & bereaved families (including Casualty Notifying Officer and Visiting Officer training)
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RAF COMMUNITY WEBSITEwww.raf.mod.uk/community
Information for wider RAF Community on: Deployment Accommodation Wellbeing Education Up-to-date news Financial
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www.raf.mod.uk/community www.raf.mod.uk/community or Google ‘RAF Community’
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http://www.raf.mod.uk/community/
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WEBSITE FORUM FACILITY Secure two-way communication and
information sharing facility for our personnel and their families.
Accessible through Airspace and linked to an instant chat facility.
Service person registers prior to approving up to 3 guest users.
More secure than certain Social Network sites… Consider how you interact With your community
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Christmas Videos
500 Recorded in 2010
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Service Community Support Officers (SCSO)
Focus on Housing Support & Community issues
Contact with families of deployed personnel
Sits within PMS - close links with CDO, Chf Clk, Padre, SSAFA, HIVE etc
SLA, SSSA, SFA & SSFA 28 SCSOs
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Community Development Officers (CDO) Professionally Qualified
Community Action Plan Schools Admissions Appeals Childcare Facilities Youth Work & Holiday Activities Multi-Use Games Areas (MUGAs) Represent RAF communities in
Crime Reduction Partnerships, Parish Councils etc
‘Outside wire’ remit Report to CCDA through RCDA
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SSAFA Forces Help
Independent professional & volunteer social work support
Offers confidential welfare service Family/Relationship/Personal difficulties Stress/Anxiety/Depression Debt/Financial problems/Benefit advice Illness/Disability/Special Needs Housing/Resettlement/Medical Discharges Bereavement/Loss/Grief Equal Opportunities Separation/Childcare issues
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HIVE
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The RAF Families Federation is here to represent RAF family members, be they serving, spouses, partners, parents, children or siblings.
The Federation is independent of the Chain of Command and offers a confidential, professional service.
Evidence provided to RAF policy staffs,Armed Forces Pay Review Body, Air Member for Personnel, Ministers, etc.
www.raf-ff.org.uk or 01780 781650
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RAFBF now pay for 6 sessions with a trained RAFBF now pay for 6 sessions with a trained counsellor at. counsellor at.
In 2010 RELATE carried out 1601 confidential In 2010 RELATE carried out 1601 confidential session at a cost £91k.session at a cost £91k.
Also an on-line facilityAlso an on-line facility
EXTERNAL AGENCIES
No charge for service however stations can No charge for service however stations can make annual donations and RAFBF also make annual donations and RAFBF also pay CAB to provide financial advice services pay CAB to provide financial advice services to the RAF!to the RAF!
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RAF Benevolent Fund/RBL Joint Provision.
The following Citizens Advice Bureaux (CABs) are participating in the Benefits
and Money Advice Service, run in partnership by The Royal British Legion
and the RAF Benevolent Fund.
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Previously the FSA
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STRATEGIC MATTERS OF THE MOMENT
AFC/Community Covenant
Defence Recovery Pathway
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Armed Forces Covenant (AFC)
Armed Forces Community
Nation Government
The Armed Forces
Covenant
• Eradicate disadvantages of Service Life• Ensure ‘special treatment’ (e.g. injured)
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Armed Forces Covenant (AFC)
Rebuilding the AFC
Annual AFC Report to Parliament Healthcare, Housing & Education Recognised in Statute
Coalition Government Commitments Doubled Op Allowance, Rest and and
Recuperation reductions, Pupil Premium, bereaved Service Children’s scholarships etc
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DEFENCE RECOVERY CAPABILITY
Trials with NHS multi disciplinary teams on transition from the RAF
Tri service approach – 30% of our personnel do not serve on RAF stations!
Liaise with the third sector imperative:
Most recent decision spending £210 million over the next 10 years:
• £90 million MoD
• £70 million H4H
• £50 million The Royal British Legion
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REACTIVE MATTERS OF THE MOMENT
With the recent announcement that IVF would be
offered for service personnel suffering genital injury,
would sperm freezing be available prior to
deployment on operations as a matter of course?
Fertility Preservation is already available for those injured SP requiring it on return from operations. This process will continue to be funded by the MOD. The MOD does not provide a funded, elective fertility preservation service for service personnel prior to operational deployment.