Websites of organisations that have an interest in Area Based Initiatives and related sites of interest.
National voluntary and community organisations
Government Departments and area based initiatives
National voluntary and community organisations
Actions with Communities in Rural England (ACRE)
A national charity whose purpose is to support sustainable rural community development.
Black Training & Enterprise Group (BTEG)
Set up to ensure fair access and outcomes for black communities in employment, training and enterprise, and to act as catalyst for enabling black groups and individuals to play an active role in the economic regeneration of local communities through partnership with others.
British Association of Settlements & Social Action Centres (BASSAC)
A membership organisation that resources a network of community groups across the UK with a commitment to social change and wider community sector development.
British Urban Regeneration Association
An independent organisation which promotes urban regeneration in the UK.
Organisation bringing together companies across the UK committed to continually improving their positive impact on society.
Online meeting place where clubs can communicate with members, plan and advertise their activities, publish newsletters and photographs.
Community Action Network (CAN)
Mutual learning and support network for social entrepeneurs.
Non-departmental public body which pioneers, studies and promotes new forms of community development, in order to inform public policy, professional practice and community initiatives.
Helps individuals and companies to support community projects in their area by managing charitable funds set up on their behalf.
Independent organisation set up to distribute money raised by the National Lottery to support charities and voluntary and community groups.
Nationwide federation for community associations and similar organisations, which aims to listen to, support and guide community organisations, and promote and represent them at national level.
Offers a range of guidance and support for 13 to 19 year olds, to help make the transition to adult life a smooth one.
Development Trust Associations
Community-based regeneration network formed by development trust practitioners in order to share infomation about good practice.
The Federation develops opportunities for community work learning
Aims to find economic, social and technological solutions to building a sustainable society.
Independent voluntary organisation working to prevent crime.
National Associations of Councils for Voluntary Service (NACVS)
Helps to promote effective local voluntary and community action.
National Council for Voluntary Organisation (NCVO)
Umbrella body for the voluntary sector in England
Standing Conference on Community Development (SCCD)
Acts as an umbrella organisation to bring together the different strands of community development activity and thus promote and develop the ideas and techniques of community development.
An umbrella body for community and voluntary groups with interests in urban and regional policy, especially regeneration.
Voluntary and Community Sector Grants Website
A Government web-site which provides information for voluntary and community organisations on the grants available from four government departments - Home Office, Department for Education and Skills, Department of Transport/Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and the Department of Health'
Commission for Racial Equality
A publicly funded, non-governmental body set up under the Race Relations Act 1976 to tackle racial discrimination and promote racial equality.
National crime reduction organisation and registered charity.
Employers Organisation - Smarter Partnerships
The content of this site is particularly geared to those involved in partnerships with strategic roles, though much is relevant to operational partnerships. Tools and resources on the site include the Smarter Partnerships Toolkit.
The Housing Corporation is responsible for investing public money in housing associations — and for protecting that investment and ensuring it provides decent homes and services for residents.
Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR)
Centre-left independent think tank.
Responsible for funding and planning education and training for over 16-year-olds in England.
The national association for local communities representing nearly 500 local authorities.
Special health authority established to support and enhance national efforts to improve health in England, with a particular focus on reducing health inequalities.
Official gateway to National Health Service organisations on the Internet.
An independent centre working to improve management practice and thinking in the delivery of public services and in the exercise of corporate responsibility.
Charity which helps poor communities to find lasting solutions to poverty and suffering.
Sport England aims to lead the development of sport in England by influencing and serving the public, commercial and voluntary sectors.
Independent social policy research and development charity supporting a programme of research and development projects in housing, social care and social policy.
Works with asylum seekers and refugees to give help and support, and to ensure their needs and concerns are addressed.
Non-departmental public body which aims to prevent offending by children and young people.
Government Departments and area based initiatives
Department at the heart of Government whose aim is to ensure that the Government delivers its priorities. Works with No. 10, Departments, local government and others to modernise and co-ordinate government in order to secure excellence in policy making and responsive, high quality public services.
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM)
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) was created on 29 May 2002 taking responsibility for policy areas from both the old Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions and the Cabinet Office. The new Office brings together regional and local government (including the regional Government Offices), housing, planning and regeneration along with the social exclusion unit and neighbourhood renewal. It will also be taking forward several key White Papers, including the White Paper on Regional Governance and the Urban White Paper. See also www.renewal.net
Children and Young Peoples Unit
Supports Ministers in developing the overarching Government strategy for children and young people.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
Government department with policy responsibility for museums, galleries and libraries, the built heritage, the arts, sport, education, broadcasting and the media and tourism, as well as the creative industries, the Millennium and the National Lottery.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
To ensure that consumers benefit from competitively priced food, produced to high standards of safety, environmental care and animal welfare and from a sustainable, efficient food chain, and to contribute to the well being of rural and coastal communities.
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
The Department is responsible for delivering support and advice through a modern network of services to people of working age, employers, pensioners, families and children and disabled people. The key aims are to help customers to become financially independent and help reduce child poverty.
The aim of the Department of Health is to improve the health and well-being of people in England.
Department for Education and Skills (DfES)
The Department aims to:
Give children an excellent start in education so that they have a better foundation for future learning.
Enable all young people to develop and equip themselves with the skills, knowledge and personal qualities needed for life and work.
Encourage and enable adults to learn, improve their skills and enrich their lives.
Department for of Trade and Industry (DTI)
The Department of Trade and Industry is the UK Government department with the overall aim "To increase competitiveness and scientific excellence in order to generate higher levels of sustainable growth and productivity in a modern economy."
Set up to improve and embed change in schools in deprived areas and to discover models of improvement which can be shared with the rest of the education system.
A Government initiative to reduce unemployment in the 15 hardest hit areas of the country.
Partnerships between the NHS, local authorities, community groups and the voluntary and business sectors tackling health inequalities.
Department responsible for formulating and putting into effect the UK Government's financial and economic policy.
Government department responsible for internal affairs in England and Wales.
Department responsible for the efficient administration of justice in England and Wales.
Key part of the Government's Welfare to Work strategy.
www.renewal.net
On-line guide to what works in Neighbourhood Renewal.
Has a remit is to help improve Government action to reduce social exclusion by producing ‘joined up solutions to joined up problems.’
Aims to improve the health and well-being of families and children before and from birth, so children are ready to flourish when they go to school.
Community & Voluntary Forum – Eastern Regions
Network set up to maximise, encourage and develop the impact of voluntary organisations and community groups on social, economic and environmental policies affecting the Eastern Region.
Provides organisations with an information gateway to the East of England Region.
A network of organisations within the East Midlands established to develop a common understanding of the regional economy and of social and environmental issues.
Government Offices for the Regions
Links to each of the Government Offices for the Regions.
Strategic citywide government for London comprised of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly.
Provides organisations with an information gateway to the North East Region.
North West Regional Intelligence Unit
The Regional Intelligence Unit offers our partners in the region access to key intelligence.
Regional Action & Involvement South East (RAISE)
Network of networks for Voluntary and Community Organisations (VCOs) in the south east aiming to influence regional policy wherever it is made or implemented.
Aim to co-ordinate regional economic development and regeneration, enable the English regions to improve their relative competitiveness and reduce the imbalances that exists within and between regions.
Aims to ensure that voluntary and community organisations have a strong and effective champion at regional level.
South West Regional Observatory
Promotes the use of information and research in the south west's policy making.
Yorkshire and Humberside Regional Forum
The strategic agency for the voluntary and community sector at the regional level.
Designed to improve the dissemination and use of economic, social and environmental information about the Yorkshire and Humber region.
Information for Local Government from Central government
Gateway to local government-related information published on the web sites of central government departments and agencies.
The easy way to Government information and services.