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problems of outstanding difficulty. Subjects affecting the authorities
and departments represented on the Committee were considered, including
the Joint Circular from the Ministry of Health (Circular 20/66), Home
Office and Ministry of Housing & Local Government on temporary
accommodation for homeless families, the desirability of extending creche
facilities in North Kensington, the possibility of setting up a homemaking
group at Lancaster Road Welfare Centre, and the Lord Privy Seal's
survey of "Services Provided for Young People".
Fourteen case conferences took place, at which problems of eightytwo
families (forty-eight of these for the first time) were considered
and steps were taken to enlist the help of the appropriate social,
welfare or other statutory or voluntary services. Nineteen of the
families were referred to the department's family caseworkers for
intensive casework. Towards the end of the year, the number of families
requiring casework help exceeded the capacity of the caseworkers and
the case conference was greatly helped by the West London Family Service
Unit, who provided the necessary service for one family. At the end of
the year, the two full-time family caseworkers were working with thirtytwo
families and the deputy principal social worker was working for part
of her time with two families.
Support to families and individuals in need of help continued to
be given by the West London Family Service Onit and the Family Welfare
Association whose co-operation is much appreciated. As in previous
years, grants of £2,230 and £1,470 respectively were made to these two
bodies. Details of their work undertaken in respect of families
resident in the borough are as follows:-
On 1st
January 1967
Added during
year
Withdrawn
during year
On 31st
December 1967
Family Service Unit
Family Welfare Association
No. of families
with whom
caseworkers
were working
No. of
children
in
families
No. of families
with whom
caseworkers
were working
No. of
children
in
families
53 224 91 134
14 62 112 155
16 78 118 176
51 208 85 113