1. Date of 21 June 2010 2. Name of Agency: Parenting across Scotland 3. Address/Meeting Venue: 1 Boroughloch Square Edinburgh EH8 9NJ 4. Contact Person: Alison Clancy, Project Officer 5. Description of Agency, including type of services provided, target served, programmes, staffing, funding sources, and special facilities: Parenting across Scotland is a partnership of charities which offers support to children and families in Scotland. The charities work together to focus on parenting issues and to help realize agency’s vision: "A Scotland where all parents and families are valued and supported to give children the best possible start in life." Parenting across Scotland supports parents and families through its information service and partners' help lines. The agency finds out what matters to parents and families and what they need, and get this across to politicians. The agency also shares research, policy and good practice with people who work with families. The agency’s partners are organizations that support thousands of parents and families in Scotland. They are Aberlour Childcare Trust, Capability Scotland, CHILDREN 1st, One Parent Families Scotland, Relationships Scotland, SMC, Scottish Adoption, and Stepfamily Scotland. Parenting across Scotland is funded by the Scottish Government. 6. Content of Meeting: Introduction of the Parenting across Scotland Sharing how families were changing in Scotland Introduction of the Scottish Government National Performance Framework Introduction of families in Scotland Government policies Introduction of the workflow of policy work taken up by the agency Exchanging of Scotland and Hong Kong’s situation delegates 7. Observation: (e.g. stimulation / implications for Hong Kong) The work focus of the Parenting across Scotland was clear. The agency was endeavored to conduct practice family research. By identifying NGOs which shared common value and concern, the agency built up strategic alliance in order to achieve her vision. 8. Recommendations: (e.g. whether it is worthwhile to visit the agency again?) Parenting across Scotland is surely worthwhile to visit again, especially to see in detail how they conduct family research and how they apply findings into practice. ******
1. Date of 21 June 2010 2. Name of Agency: Parenting across Scotland 3. Address/Meeting Venue: 1 Boroughloch Square Edinburgh EH8 9NJ 4. Contact Person: Alison Clancy, Project Officer 5. Description of Agency, including type of services provided, target served, programmes, staffing, funding sources, and special facilities: Parenting across Scotland is a partnership of charities which offers support to children and families in Scotland. The charities work together to focus on parenting issues and to help realize agency’s vision: "A Scotland where all parents and families are valued and supported to give children the best possible start in life." Parenting across Scotland supports parents and families through its information service and partners' help lines. The agency finds out what matters to parents and families and what they need, and get this across to politicians. The agency also shares research, policy and good practice with people who work with families. The agency’s partners are organizations that support thousands of parents and families in Scotland. They are Aberlour Childcare Trust, Capability Scotland, CHILDREN 1st, One Parent Families Scotland, Relationships Scotland, SMC, Scottish Adoption, and Stepfamily Scotland. Parenting across Scotland is funded by the Scottish Government. 6. Content of Meeting: Introduction of the Parenting across Scotland Sharing how families were changing in Scotland Introduction of the Scottish Government National Performance Framework Introduction of families in Scotland Government policies Introduction of the workflow of policy work taken up by the agency Exchanging of Scotland and Hong Kong’s situation delegates 7. Observation: (e.g. stimulation / implications for Hong Kong) The work focus of the Parenting across Scotland was clear. The agency was endeavored to conduct practice family research. By identifying NGOs which shared common value and concern, the agency built up strategic alliance in order to achieve her vision. 8. Recommendations: (e.g. whether it is worthwhile to visit the agency again?) Parenting across Scotland is surely worthwhile to visit again, especially to see in detail how they conduct family research and how they apply findings into practice. ******
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