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Dear Partners,
Families First Awards 2023!
The only way to start this edition is to say a massive congratulations to all our worthy winners of the Families First Awards 2023. We had a lovely afternoon of celebrations at the South Hill Centre in Hemel Hempstead, with awards given in 11 different categories and we were pleased to be joined by Cllr Fiona Thomson, Executive Member, Children, Young People & Families and El Mayhew, Director of Children & Families, Children's Services who opened the event with welcome speeches.
You can read more about the event, see photos and view the winners here.
Working Together in Early Help
Our “Working Together in Early Help” learning events have been taking place across the county during May. These events are for anyone working with children, young people, parents and families. This series of events included presentations from the Homelessness Prevention Team (HCC), Delivering Service Provisions Locally (DSPLs), Herts Sports Partnership, The Emotional and Mental Wellbeing in Education Team (HCC).
There is still one more event to take place, so if you would like to come along, please book here:-
Watford, Three Rivers & Hertsmere
Monday 5th June
9.45am – 12.30pm
Three Rivers District Council Offices
Book here>>
Other News
Again there's lots of news to share in this month's edition. Read more about Hertfordshire celebrating 10 Years since the launch of the Supporting Families Programme and view our blog post on Gov.uk. We're asking managers and practitioners to give their input into the Early Help System Guide assessment by completing a short survey along with lots of useful news to share.
You may have noticed that our brand has had a bit of a colour refresh, moving away from the deep contrasting colours and at the same time ensuring it meets accessibility guidance. Our logo and links all remain the same and we hope you like the new look :-)
Please encourage your teams to sign up to receive their own copy and do let us have your comments and suggestions for what you would like included in future editions by emailing familiesfirst.support@hertfordshire.gov.uk.
Thank you for reading,
Kind regards
The Development Team
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