The Neighbourhood 
NNS starts with the communities where people live. The focus is on these local areas.
How Neighbourhood Networks Works
Purpose and Vision 
The purpose of NNS is to ensure that as many citizens as possible can access community based support which can promote well-being and a better quality of life. NNS aims to do this through better co-ordination of community-based prevention & early intervention services.
The sections below explain the roles of the different parts of NNS and how they work with each other.
The Neighbourhood
Citizens 
Citizens can get involved locally in NNS. Local NNS workers can advise on opportunities. In some areas they sit on panels; in others there are citizen forums.
Many local assets rely on local citizens to run activities too.
NNS Workers 
NNS workers get to know the activities & services on their patch. They work closely with social work teams in each constituency to link them up with assets.
NNS workers identify and fill in the local gaps by running a small grants scheme to try new things. They also provide training and support to groups & undertake community development.
Please follow this link to watch an informative video which will provide an overview of what the NNS does and how their fantastic work benefits the people of Birmingham.
Social Work Teams 
Social Work teams cover the constituencies. They can have meetings and drop-in surgeries in local assets, such as libraries and cafes. They use the 3 Conversations approach to get to know citizens better. This approach starts with looking at the strengths of individuals and communities.
It ensures social workers have time for real conversations with citizens and focus on what is important to the individual.
NNS helps them to progress these conversations. Social workers can then introduce citizens to activities and services which help them have a good live.
Local Assets 
Activities and services occur in many local venues such as community centres, places of worship, parks, advice surgeries and citizens own homes.
Asset Directory 
The NNS workers list all the assets in the the online asset directory and this is shared with social workers. The asset directory is also available for anyone to access and search for assets.