Sefton Children's Fund is part of a government-funded programme focused on improving opportunities for children and young people 4-13 years and their families. The Children's Fund is about:

• Providing early support services where there are signs of difficulty
• Promoting the active involvement of children and families in service planning and delivery
• Improving the ways that services work together locally
• Influencing policy in the interests of children and young people
• Finding out more about what works

The Children's Fund has a number of objectives:

• Increasing educational attainment and reducing unauthorised absence from school
  
• Reducing health inequalities
  
• Reducing the no of children aged 8-13 who commit crime and reduce the number of children who are victims of crime.
  
• Increasing access to services for children, young people and families
  
• Building the strength of families & communities to continue the work of the programme
  
• Children, Young People & Families At the Heart of the Programme

The Children's Fund Partnership is committed to ensuring that children, young people, parents/ carers and the wider community are fully involved in the effective development and delivery of the whole programme. Voices Sefton has been established to ensure that children, young people and families have a real opportunity to inform the development and delivery of services and can get involved with projects at a local level.

Sefton Children's Fund Strategic Plan 2005-2008

A strategic plan for 2005-08 has been produced by the Children's Fund Programme Management Team, the plan provides an outline of the vision for Sefton Children's Fund programme.

For a copy of the Strategic Plan please click here