The For All Healthy Living Company

FAHLC is a third sector, social enterprise based in an area with high social and economic deprivation in Weston-super-Mare. Through local consultation a partnership of local residents and agencies came together to create a community building. They were able to attract a range of funding and the centre was opened two years ago. It uniquely encompasses a GP surgery, Community Hall and Café, a combined Anglican and Methodist Church, a Children’s Centre, a local authority information point and library as well as meeting and training spaces. It is run by an independent board consisting of five partner agencies and six local residents.

Vision

The For All Healthy Living Company is a not for profit organisation which aims to sustain and develop the well-being of people in south-ward Weston-super-Mare, and to demonstrate the value of working in partnership with the local community.

Core Values

FAHLC believe that:

• Wellbeing spans health, achievement, security, a sense of connection, belonging and the confidence to manage change.
• Valuing and respecting people increases potential for wellbeing.
• A partnership of local people, statutory, voluntary and community sector organisations is best.
• Organisations and people can always learn more and develop.

Next Steps

Having already established an effective partnership between local community and agencies it will continue to model a working partnership which can translate commitment into action.

The FAHLC is developing as a strong, sustainable third sector organisation, a social enterprise and a provider of commissioned services. It has recently received a Department of Health Pathfinder Grant to investigate and prepare to tender to deliver the GP practice currently run by the PCT.

It is committed to being a Community Anchor Organisation and by remaining community run and focussed, it will seek to meet local priorities and develop the capacity of the community.

Through recognition such as a recent I&DeA case study (http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/aio/6424572) and in July '07 a visit from The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, bring increased value and esteem to the area.