Support for local communities and local initiatives

The Community Development Team can offer a variety of support to the local community.  This includes:

• Providing advice for people seeking to set up new voluntary sector and community groups
• Support for new groups through providing "Start-up Community Development Grants"
• Administering Local Area Committee revenue and capital grant funding to existing and developing groups
• The provision of grant funding for Eastleigh Citizen's Advice Bureau and Eastleigh Community Services
• Supporting the Eastleigh Borough Youth Council, an annual youth conference and the Council's Strategy for Children and Young People
• Implementation of the Council's Racial Equality Strategy for 2005-2008 including the development of community groups and networks for consultation
• Supporting the local Compact with the voluntary and community sector, jointly with Eastleigh Community Services, to promote improved working relationships
• Supporting the Local Area Committees in developing their Local Community Development Plan outlining their priorities
• Supporting the Eastleigh and District Disability Forum

Community Development contact details  or email  community.development@eastleigh.gov.uk

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