THE work done to help vulnerable families in North Yorkshire has been recognised nationally.
New figures that have been released by the Government show that North Yorkshire County Council is among the top authorities across the country for success in its work under the Government’s Troubled Families programme.
Figures from the Department for Communities and Local Government show that 657 families have so far been worked with and 355 turned around in North Yorkshire through its Developing Stronger Families programme.
The main objectives that are looked at are getting children back in school, levels of youth crime and anti-social behaviour significantly reduced and adults from some of the hardest-to-help households in the area now in work or on a path back to employment.
Head of the Troubled Families programme, Louise Casey, said: “This programme works because it is about dealing with all members of the family and all of its problems, being tough but supportive and providing intensive, practical help.”
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