They believe that this collaboration and buy-in has been crucial to success • Key issues include determining what the barriers are for families accessing support and how systems can remove those barriers 1 • It is a time limited project with the aim to support 30-40 families for the duration of the project • It was designed to work with families who are not keeping their head above water but who don’t require the support of statutory services • Some people don’t have friends or families to support them through difficult times.