The Community Hub

Voluntary Action Hinckley and Bosworth is now operating as The Community Hub.

The organisation will now provide the following services:

Provide a signposting service to the activities of Voluntary Action LeicesterShire to ensure that local organisations and volunteers get the best possible outcomes from the new structure of support and access to volunteering opportunities. We will host a local access point for Voluntary Action LeicesterShire.

Develop and monitor the work of a District Forum for voluntary sector organisations. This will be a development of the work already undertaken with the network meetings and will ensure that the voluntary sector links into District based partnership and decision making structures.

Identify needs and set the agenda with Voluntary Action LeicesterShire.

Communicate information and briefings from the District Forum through district based mechanisms.

Develop fair and transparent election mechanisms for the selection of District Representatives.

Provide District Policy Analysis relevant to the voluntary sector in Hinckley and Bosworth.

Develop and maintain strong links with district bodies and partnerships and Voluntary Action LeicesterShire.

Enable Voluntary Action LeicesterShire to undertake good practice development and link the local voluntary sector into county level policy work where relevant.

Host and manage the Carers Development Project to provide services to local carers.

Host and manage the Neighbourhood Management/Stronger Communities project to foster community cohesion and interest in six priority neighbourhoods across Hinckley and Bosworth. We have created two new Community Development Worker posts to deliver this work.

Host workers from the V-Involved Team (Leicestershire and Rutland), promoting volunteering for young people.

Provision of meeting room facilities for community groups and other organisations.