Finding, engaging and supporting the people you most want to reach

This workshop builds upon the work of the Social Connections Group, convened by the Population Health Hub. The Group has brought together residents, community organisations, and public health professionals to understand and enhance social connection across City and Hackney.

Thanks to dedicated funding for this initiative, we are pleased to offer this workshop free of charge. As places are limited, we kindly ask that you cancel your booking in advance if you can no longer attend, which will allow us to offer your spot to someone else.

Session overview

Hosted by Good Practice Mentors, this session will explore practical approaches, tools and tips for finding and working with the people in your community who are seldom heard from, and those least likely to say ‘yes’ to formal groups or services.

We’ll be exploring some of our communities and our own barriers to engaging, and introduce some practical ways you can informally reach out to the people you want to meet. You’ll have an opportunity to create a piece of informal, outreach friendly comms and consider how to create welcoming spaces that will keep people coming back to work with you.

Finally, we’ll explore how you can create a ‘Warm Welcome’ and how this approach can keep members of your community returning to engage with you in the future, and develop more sustainable connections amongst themselves.

This session is for anyone who is looking for new ways to engage with the people in your community who are most likely to say ‘that’s not for me’, but whose voice you most want, and need to hear.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Tomlinson Centre, Queensbridge Road, London, United Kingdom