Haven Gateway Partnership IiC Vision

'To develop a programme that provides real opportunities for disadvantaged local people to share in the growing economic prosperity of the Haven Gateway.'

Background

In 2003 the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) saw an opportunity to re-think comunity regeneration and worked with partners to launch Investing in Communities - an innovative programme that is driven by local needs and ambitions Investing in Communities was also driven in part by the need to create a response to the end of the Single Regeneration Budget (SRB) Programme and pulls together best practice from a variety of national and regional community regeneration programmes.

EEDA is aiming to establish long-term plans with key partners (including the HGP) to tackle disadvantage across the region.  Through Investing in Communities, EEDA is challenging the public, private and voluntary and community sectors to work together to make regeneration really deliver lasting changes for local communities and the region as a whole.

Regional IiC Strategic Priorities

EEDA's priorities for IiC over the next planning period (2007-11) are; Skills, Employment and Enterprise.

• Skills priorities: economically inactive adults, progression pathways and adding value to mainstream provision for young people and business skills for VCS and social Enterprise.
• Employment priorities: people suffering work illness, low rates of economic activity influenced by caring responsiblities and language and economically inactive young and older people from BME communities or with a disability.
• Enterpise priorities: promoting access to finance, creating parthways to enable disadvantaged groups access to business support, support social enterprise, enterprise development in disadvantaged communities, support links between LEGI and City Growth Strategies.

Haven Gateway Strategic Priorities

To be agreed at the Summit meeting to be held on 14th November.

Current Position

The Haven Gateway team are currently managing the delivery of a one year funding agreement for EEDA to the value of £925,000.  This money is fully commited and a "full list of projects" can be viewed by clicking here. The team are also responsible for preparing the next business plan which will cover the period 2007-11.  IiC is a planned fund and is not open to bids however, if you are interested in becoming involved in a delivery partnership please contact Richard Morton
For futher information contact the IiC Team on 01206 843753
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