East Sussex Community Voice (ESCV) is pleased to announce that we have secured funding from the European Regional Development Fund, to deliver a project piloting new and innovative ways of bringing help and support to vulnerable children and their families in the Havens and Hailsham areas.

This Interreg 2 Seas project will run for 45 months until September 2022.

• Pilot methods for extended learning for vulnerable children through joint activities with leisure and third sector organisations, in and out of school, that foster a sense of wellbeing and belonging. New learning opportunities will be provided in a co-creative fashion and across various settings. Children will have co-ownership in the pilot’s design and evaluation.

• Create front-line wellbeing teams, based within the Havens and Hailsham, to offer a coordinated response to children’s needs using the principles of integrated care.

John Routledge, Director of East Sussex Community Voice said:

“This is fantastic news for East Sussex, this funding will allow us to make a substantial difference in supporting vulnerable children and their families.

This project, which is worth €565,382.30, will allow East Sussex Community Voice to work closer with our partners and commission local organisations to improve services available to children needing more help”.