Management Board

Our Management Board is also made up of volunteers, men and women who govern the scheme so that the staff and home-visiting volunteers can get on with the job of supporting families.

Management Board Members are called Trustees. They are not responsible for the day to day running of the scheme but carry out a range of duties to ensure the scheme is effective, provide overall direction and maintain sound management of funds.

Our Trustees come from all walks of life, bringing their experience and individual skills to the scheme. No special qualifications are needed however just a genuine interest in supporting parents in the community, some common sense and ability to be part of the team. We also have an advisors on the group. The advisor has a professional interest in Home-Start Lochgelly and  can include a Health Visitor, Educational Home Visitor and a representative from the Children's Panel.

Management Board Meetings take place every two months. The are at lunchtime and usually last just over one hour. Sub-Groups and working Groups meet in the intervening month and report back to the main Group. The most active of the sub groups is the Fundraising one. An ongoing programme of activites as planned to ensure we have money to buy the 'extras' for families.

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