COMMUNITIES FIRST CAERAU
Communities First is a major, flagship Welsh Assembly Government programme aimed at cutting poverty and helping to improve the lives of people who live in disadvantaged areas.
Communities First aims to:
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get local people involved in improving their areas and their own prospects;
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bring in funding and support from a range of sources to make things happen;
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make sure improvements last;
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encourage flexibility, risk taking and new ways of dealing with problems;
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involve everyone working together to identify and do something about their community's problems.
Anything and everything that is funded or supported under Communities First should be aimed at:
- Building the confidence of local people;
- Involving people in making their communities better places in which to live and work;
- Encouraging education and skills training for work;
- Creating jobs and increasing the income of local people;
- Improving housing and the surrounding area;
- Improving health and well being through an active and healthy lifestyle, and by tackling a range of issues that affect people's health;
- Making communities safe places in which to live, work and play.
The Communities First programme has been in Caerau for the past four years, initially based at Noddfa Chapel, but moving into the ground floor of Caerau Police Station in March 2006. In Bridgend there are currently eight Communities First areas, Caerau, Bettws, Llangeinor and Blackmill including Evanstown, Brackla, Sarn, Wildmill and North Cornelly.
The Team based at Caerau Police Station are:
Eugene Dubens, Communities First Area Co-Ordinator,
Kerry Davies, Communities First Development Worker,
Danielle Oatley - Communities First Admin Assistant
Matthew Rowlands - Positive Futures
Neighbourhood Policing Team
PC Dai Barry & PC Mark Hunter
PCSO Rachael Bargery
PCSO Tom Davies
PCSO Kim Harris