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Project Management & Structure
Given the high level of need in all of the administrative areas of Argyll & Bute the Feasibility Study recommended that the new Care & Repair project should have four Care & Repair officers each covering an administrative area and a Project Co-ordinator.

It was also recommended that the new Care & Repair Project should be an independent charitable organisation managed by the Board comprising of the statutory, voluntary and community organisation on the Development Group.

The New Project
The recommendations of the Feasibility Study were accepted by the Development Group and the group is now working towards establishing the new project. It is hoped to recruit a Project Co-ordinator over the Summer and the Care & Repair service should be in operation by late Summer/Autumn 2001.

Funding
The new project will be funded by Argyll & Bute Council and Scottish Homes and it is hoped that Argyll & Clyde Health Board and Argyll & the Islands Enterprise will also contribute toward the project costs given the benefits Care & Repair will have to both agencies.
 

           
 
   
Argyll Care & Repair is an excellent example of how community organisations working together can help to create a new service which will benefit all the communities in the area. It demonstrates how the community and voluntary sectors can take the lead to develop new services. Sometimes it is the lack of anyone to take the lead on a project which prevents it from happening especially one which involves a partnership across sectors such as Care & Repair. The community being prepared to take the lead and push along the development was the catalyst for all the statutory agencies to work together to develop the new service in Argyll.

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