It continues to be a busy period for the Empowering Communities Partners. Below are a list of some of the achievements from the likes of Voluntary Norfolk, Norfolk Community Foundation and CAN…

September update

• For Norfolk Day, Voluntary Norfolk’s CEO Alan Hopley celebrates the important work undertaken by our county’s volunteers.
• INTERACT, a partnership involving Age UK, Citizens Advice, Norwich City Council and Voluntary Norfolk, has been awarded funding to continue its work supporting vulnerable people with housing and household management.
• Voluntary Norfolk’s exciting volunteering platform Get InVOLved Norfolk celebrates its 1^st birthday!
• CAN comment on lessons learnt from Captain Tom’s charity.
• CAN advise on diversifying your organisation’s income streams.
• NCF release an update on the impact of their Love Norfolk Fund, which has already funded over 70 projects this year, supporting at least 16,000 people!
• Using New Local’s Stronger Things event as a springboard, NCF discuss their “rebel alliance” approach to working with communities to build unique place-specific solutions to local issues.