Importance of place in finding & engaging people seen as 'harder to reach'

The Good Practice Mentor team invite you to join them for a practical workshop session, exploring the importance of place in finding and engaging 'harder to reach' people.

In this workshop session we'll be sharing practical outreach strategies to support you to proactively find and engage people out on the street and on the doorstep. We'll also discuss how to make the most of community assets including parks, pubs, libraries and cafes, (often perceived by older people as 'neutral' spaces), as places to provide informal steppingstone opportunities to bring together people less likely to access formal groups and activities.

During the workshop you'll hear about:

• How outreach practice can address barriers to finding and engaging 'harder to reach' people

• Top tips for street outreach and door knocking with signposting to further resources and free practical training

• How to identify and make the most of your local community assets including parks, pubs, libraries and cafes, to provide steppingstones to engage 'harder to reach' people

• The support available from the Good Practice Mentor Programme to support you to find, engage, connect and work together with people

During the workshop there will also be an opportunity to reflect upon and discuss the spaces and places in your own area that could provide opportunities to find the people you'd like to meet and steppingstones for engagement.

Please note, by purchasing a space on this workshop this permits one person only to attend via that booking. If you can no longer attend a session after purchasing a ticket, please let the team know. We are able to provide a full refund (minus the booking fee) if a refund is requested more than and up to 7 days in advance of the event. We are unable to offer refunds for cancellations made within 7 days of the event. Each attendee has the option to transfer their ticket to the next available session, please note that this transfer may only happen once. After this, you must either attend the event or cancel your order according to the above policy.