Hampshire Children's Fund is delighted to welcome Jane Reid as new Chair for the Hampshire Children's Fund Partnership Board.

Jane comes from Hampshire County Council, where she has worked for more than 20 years in education, raising standards in daycare and in establishing affordable, accessible, quality early years services.

Jane lives with her family in Fareham, and is special advisor to the County Council for the grants processes which have won Hampshire millions of pounds for improving children's services.

Her expertise will be invaluable to a fund that is targeting areas of poverty and social deprivation.

Jane takes over from Debra Gibbs, the County's Co-ordinator for Hampshire's Children and Families Forum. She has done a brilliant job leading in the consultation of local families and children and establishing Cross County local partnership for the Hampshire Children's Fund in its first year.

In the first year of the Hampshire Children's Fund, around 217 children's projects have been delivered providing better prospects and joined up services to children aged 0-19 years and their families, who are suffering from disadvantage.

Dale Tomlinson, Programme Manager for the Hampshire Children's Fund Partnership said: "We are delighted to welcome Jane to our Partnership Board and look forward to working with her to make a real difference to Hampshire children and their families who might otherwise miss out on services that most can take for granted."

No need for a quote from SS here I don't think as the Fund is able to issue the release in its own right.

For editors;
1. The Children's Fund exists to improve children's chances, and to reduce disaffection and offending. The Hampshire programme is funded by the Department for education and schools/DFES and supported by Hampshire Social Services.
Hampshire Children's Fund press information Sue Stokes 01730 2353231 mailto:sue.stokes@hants.gov.uk