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Providing Expertise and Advice

We support community organisations to do their work effectively, by providing advice, training, resources, and help to tackle challenges, and to realise their aspirations.

Supporting New Initiatives

We work with networks and communities of interest to track opportunities and challenges for the sector, and to innovate and test new approaches which strengthen our social and community infrastructure.

Enabling Good Volunteering

We provide brokerage and resources to develop volunteering opportunities and good practice in volunteer involving organisations. We champion volunteering across all sectors in the County, and support people who are new to volunteering to find the right opportunities for them.

Providing a Voice

We apply our knowledge and expertise within the VCS into sector led networks, and multi-agency partnerships in County Durham, the north east and nationally. We achieve this, through effective leadership, and representing sector interests and the issues which affect communities in County Durham. Through championing the interests of our local VCS, we can influence and help shape public sector policy, and the design and commissioning of local services.