Municipalities take over a large part of the care for vulnerable people from the national government. To this end, they form neighbourhood teams with professionals who support vulnerable people in all areas of life. A large municipality has been experimenting with a new approach: creating teams of people working in the neighbourhoods, based on the needs in the neighbourhood.
Trailblazing
‘Turn the idea into an experiment’, is my assignment. I make a project plan, set up a project organization and ensure support. I organize the collaboration with the parties involved. In order to keep the process fast, I do not request a budget, but ask each party for their own contribution in manpower and resources. The parties involved have a great need to experiment with the new method. And thus grows the first neighborhood team more or less organically. A major task is to convert the us-them thinking into fruitful collaboration: breaking down barriers.
Result
Within six months, the first neighbourhood team is operational. The new team ensures better help in an earlier stage for people with (threatening) problems.