State of the Sector survey - Deadline fast approaching!
"With current funding only covering the bare essentials there is little room to expand on what we do.”
We need to hear from you
Our weekly analysis of survey responses has shown that we have a significant underrepresentation of voluntary organisations supporting service users through sports and recreational activities. You have previously told us you work in this field - to ensure that the final survey results reflect the experiences of the whole sector working in criminal justice, it is especially important that we hear from organisations like yours. Please complete the survey by Friday 24th July.
What have we found so far?
We have posted a blog giving an update on the survey which you can read here. The emerging trends from the responses so far show that organisations...
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“Whilst writing bids, searching for funding and trying to assure employees the future is bright, time is taken away from what we do, there are only so many hours in a day…with current funding only covering the bare essentials there is little room to expand on what we do.”
- ...are working with higher numbers of service users, and the needs of those service users are increasing - both in terms of variety and severity.
"Mental health and social care thresholds have gone up, so there are more people in homelessness services who have mental health issues, learning disabilities, and other care needs."
- ...continue to rely on the support of volunteers, and on the whole, volunteer recruitment is increasing.
"Our volunteers are trained to . . . signpost and support access to local services for help with specific services along the seven pathways to resettlement."
How do these experiences compare with your own? Tell your story and help to strengthen the sectors’ collective voice. Your anonymised responses will make up a report which will be sent to key decision makers and influencers. Please make sure you complete the survey before the deadline - Friday 24th July.
You can also get involved on Twitter by sharing your thoughts with us at @Clinks_tweets, and using the hashtag #stateofthesector.
Click here to complete our State of the Sector survey
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