Speaking Out Briefing No. 23: Community empowermentCommunity empowerment is one of the policy priorities for the Speaking Out project 2009-10. To inform thinking in this area, Speaking Out commissioned the think tank Demos to conduct a scoping study into community empowerment issues relating to children and young people. A final report was published in September 2009. Community empowerment is an important area which is increasingly forming part of Government’s agenda. This is reflected in recent Government strategies, for example the Communities in control: real people, real power White Paper and developments around the Empowerment Fund which aims to provide support for existing national third sector organisations operating across England to help local communities turn key proposals into practical action on the ground. This Speaking Out briefing paper is primarily intended for voluntary and community organisations that are involved, or wish to become involved, in developing the community empowerment agenda and supporting children and young people. It summarises key findings of a scoping study commissioned by the Speaking Out project and carried out by Demos. We are grateful to Demos for their work on the scoping study and for their permission to share their findings in this way. To download the full briefing: Speaking Out Briefing No. 23: Community empowerment (PDF)
Published October 2009. To download the full Demos report: Demos report (PDF)
Published October 2009. To request free hard copies of this or any other Speaking Out briefing please contact us on 020 7278 1041 or email speakingout@ncvys.org.uk |