Strengthening Families, Strengthening

Communities:

An evidenced based Parent Programme

Leandra Box

What is the Strengthening Families,

Strengthening Communities Parent Programme?

13 weeks group

programme

Facilitated by 2 trained practitioners

Quality assured

Manualised

Evidence based

What is the Strengthening Families,

Strengthening Communities Parent Programme?

Positive discipline

Enhancing relation-

ships

Rites of passage

Family/

cultural/

ethnic/

spirtual

Community involvement

Income

Annual household income

of parents consistent over

time

31% under £5,000

30% £5,000-£10,000

24% £10,000-£20,000

12% £20,000-£45,000

3% over £45,000

Under £5000 £5000-£10000

£10000-£20000 £20000-£45000

Over £45000

Age

Age of parents

attending courses

consistent over time

12% under 25 years

43% 26-35 years

34% 36-45 years

11% 46 years or over

under 25 26-35 36-45 46 and over

Ethnicity

The data from 2009-10

shows:

49% BME background

33% Community

languages

Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi

Other Asian Caribbean African

Other Black Chinese White British

White Irish White other Mixed ethnicity

Other

Gender

More fathers attending courses:

10% (2005-2006) 15% (2007-2010)

More courses attracting fathers:

39% (2004/2005) 60% (2005-2010)

More fathers on more courses:

8% (mixed) courses with 3 or more men (04/05)

14% (05-07)

23% (07-10)

Why more fathers?

• Programme curriculum

• Strategies

• Support

• Training

Find out more…..

• www.raceequalityfoundation.org.uk

• www.strengtheningpractice.org.uk

• www.strengthening-families.org.uk