Supporting people to access the health care they need to recover and stay well Call to action for local VCS groups We’re looking for FIVE local voluntary and community groups to work with us and Public Health Dorset on a short but very important piece of work...
Dorset’s NHS organisations, councils, public services and VCS partners are working together to use new innovations to support patients and our communities across Dorset. The hub is one of 4 newly designated Health Foundation Innovation Hubs in the UK. The innovation...
Supporting you towards Net Zero Climate change affects us all, but through climate action we can work towards a healthier and more sustainable future for everyone. Whether you work in health and wellbeing, with young or older people, supporting local communities or...
We currently have four senior leaders from the VCS who have been elected as Involvement Partners by our full members. They aim to bring a loud voice to the VCS by introducing Involvement Partners to represent the sector at strategic level. Ensuring the sector has a...
What is the Dorset VCS Assembly? It is a service, a network and a mechanism for everyone in Dorset’s Voluntary and Community Sector (i.e. everyone) to be able participate in debate, discussion and action about issues that matter in Dorset. It is supported by an...
Thanks to funding from NHS Dorset, we have been able to offer support to people across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, who are in crisis this winter. We worked with NHS Dorset and Citizens Advice BCP to provide 250 grants of £200 each in either supermarket or...
Creating conditions for community led empowerment The voluntary and community sector plays a huge role locally in improving people’s lives and are well placed to understand and work with communities to empower positive change. Ensuring the sector has a place at the...
The voluntary and community sector plays a huge role locally in improving people’s lives and are well placed to understand and work with communities to empower positive change. We offer regular opportunities to hear about all the great work you’re doing by bringing...
Promoting the invaluable work of local voluntary and community groups Local charities, large and small, make a phenomenal contribution to our area – we estimate around £158 million a year to the local economy, and that’s before we think about the families they help...
