Our partnership work for the project saw us meet with Jan Pardoe and Debra Thomas from Action for Children and Michael Flynn from Diverse Cymru, to discuss partnership agreements and how we could work with families within their network.

Action for Children has confirmed they have six groups of families ready for consultation including parents under 25 in Swansea, parents of disabled children in Cardiff and a disability group from Caerphilly/ Torfaen.

To make sure we reach a diverse range of families we are now looking to involve families from rural areas, North Wales and Welsh speakers. Please contact Cindy Chen at cindy@promo-cymru.org or on 029 2045 2222.

Photo: Kevin Cramer

We have obtained a list of all Family Information Service (FIS) contacts, and attended the FIS network meeting in Newtown in October to meet FIS representatives and explain about the Informed Families Project.

We were also contacted by the FIS manager of Rhondda Cynon Taff with a request to run the scoping exercise jointly with the Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent and Merthyr Tydfil FISs. 

The first stage of the scoping exercise is an online questionnaire gathering information from all FIS to promote further discussion.  We are in the process of arranging the next steps of the Cardiff pilot.

Our consultation session is being developed to include participative activities to help families taking part to identify their information needs  and gain an understanding of the project. 

Work is also underway with our design and technology partner, Burning Red to take the consultation to the next stage of branding development.

Photo: AFS-USA

The first Project Advisory Board meeting will be held on Wednesday 10 December in Cardiff.

Currently recruiting members and representatives, we have involvement confirmed from Lynne Hill, Policy Director from Children in Wales and Martin Davies, Communities First.

Representatives from families, Action for Children and Diverse Cymru will be invited to join the project advisory board.

Monitoring and project management procedures for the project are in development and will guide the Project Advisory Board at key stages.

Fel rhan o'n gwaith partneriaeth ar gyfer y prosiect cyfarfûm â Jan Pardoe a Debra Thomas o Action for Children a Michael Flynn o Diverse Cymru, i drafod cytundebau partneriaeth a sut gallem weithio gyda theuluoedd yn eu rhwydwaith nhw.

Mae Action for Children wedi cadarnhau bod ganddynt chwe grŵp o deuluoedd yn barod i'w ymgynghori gan gynnwys rhieni o dan 25 oed yn Abertawe, rhieni plant anabl yng Nghaerdydd a grŵp anabledd o Gaerffili/Torfaen.

I sicrhau ein bod yn cyrraedd ystod amrywiol o deuluoedd rydym yn chwilio am deuluoedd o ardaloedd gwledig, Gogledd Cymru a siaradwyr Cymraeg. Cysylltwch â Cindy Chen ar cindy@promo-cymru.org neu ar 029 2046 2222.

Llun: Kevin Cramer

Rydym wedi cael rhestr o holl gysylltiadau Gwasanaethau Gwybodaeth i Deuluoedd (GGD), ac wedi mynychu'r cyfarfod rhwydwaith GGD yn Drenewydd fis Hydref i gyfarfod gyda chynrychiolwyr GGD ac i esbonio'r Prosiect Teuluoedd Gwybodus.

Cysylltodd rheolwr GGD Rhondda Cynon Taf â ni i ofyn i gael rhedeg yr ymarferiad cwmpasu ar y cyd gyda GGD Caerffili, Blaenau Gwent a Merthyr Tudful.

Cam cyntaf yr ymarferiad cwmpasu ydy holiadur ar-lein yn casglu gwybodaeth gan holl Wasanaethau Gwybodaeth i Deuluoedd i hyrwyddo trafodaeth bellach. Rydym yn y broses o drefnu camau nesaf y peilot Caerdydd.

Mae ein sesiwn ymgynghoriad yn cael ei ddatblygu i gynnwys gweithgareddau cyfranogol i helpu teuluoedd gymryd rhan i ganfod eu hanghenion gwybodaeth ac i gael dealltwriaeth o'r prosiect.

Mae gwaith hefyd ar y gweill gyda'n partner dylunio a thechnoleg, Burning Red, i symud yr ymgynghoriad i'r cyfnod nesaf o ddatblygu'r brandio.

Llun: AFS-USA

Bydd cyfarfod cyntaf y Bwrdd Ymgynghorol Prosiect yn cael ei gynnal ar ddydd Mercher 10 Rhagfyr yng Nghaerdydd.

Yn recriwtio aelodau a chynrychiolwyr ar hyn o bryd, mae ymglymiad wedi cael ei gadarnhau gan Lynne Hill, Cyfarwyddwr Polisi Plant yng Nghymru a Martin Davies, Cymunedau'n Gyntaf.

Bydd gwahoddiad yn cael ei ymestyn  i gynrychiolwyr o deuluoedd, Action for Children a Diverse Cymru i ymuno bwrdd ymgynghorol y prosiect.

Mae monitro a gweithdrefnau rheoli prosiect yn cael eu datblygu a byddant yn arwain y Bwrdd Ymgynghorol Prosiect ar gamau allweddol.