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

The Good Practice Mentor (GPM) programme is a new and innovative project that brings together legacy, learning and resources from Ageing Better, a seven year Test & Learn project that worked to reduce social isolation and loneliness in people aged over 50, and engaged more than 150,000 people in over 366 projects.The GPM team includes;South Yorkshire Housing Association, Age UK Camden and Leeds Older People ForumEach partner brings a unique set of learning and skills to the project, and together we offer a wide range of training, bespoke support for your organisation and toolkits and resources to help you on your journey to reducing loneliness and isolation.Find out more about the Good Practice Mentor programme and the range of support on offer by emailingJennie Shrewsbury, Programme Lead - j.shrewsbury@syha.co.uk

The Good Practice Mentor Team

A practical workshop session exploring the importance of place in finding and engaging 'harder to reach' people.

Finding the people you’d really like to meet

These are the sessions that provide support around how to find, connect and engage with all groups and members within communities.

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 peopleDuring 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.