People

People

Priority: People

Individuals and families thrive and reach their full potential

 

Our Shared Priority

This priority is aimed at helping everyone in Shetland to have as good an experience of life as possible – improving health, reducing poverty and making sure that people are connected to their communities. Shetland overall is a safe, prosperous and happy community. We want to work to improve the lives of those few people who do not have such positive experiences. We will do this by working with the individuals and households who can benefit most from a different approach to public service delivery.

This priority will involve finding permanent, sustainable solutions to the causes of poor outcomes. Working to improve the life chances and outcomes for those people who are born into more disadvantaged families. The number of disadvantaged people in Shetland is relatively small, but there hasn’t been much improvement in these numbers in recent years and we want to do better. We also want to maintain the things that make Shetland a good place to live; to develop good places and keep people active.

What will be different for communities by 2028?

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Outcomes

  • The number of disadvantaged people and households in Shetland will be considerably reduced as a result of people being enabled and empowered to address the issues they face and helping others to thrive in the same way
  • The Shetland Partnership will be prioritising prevention and working with households and communities to provide innovative solutions to the issues they face
  • Shetland will continue to be a safe and happy place, with more people feeling connected to their communities and benefitting from living in good places and keeping active

How will we know if we are making a difference?

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Indicators of Change

 

Delivering on this priority

In order to deliver on this priority we have our rolling Delivery Plan. This plan outlines the programs and projects that aim to deliver improvement for each of the four Priority areas. Head over to our Projects pages to find out more.

Projects