Voluntary and Community Sector Support

Voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisations are a vital part of our local neighbourhoods providing support, advice, social contact and a range of activities to enhance the well-being of residents. Our Community Development Team provides support to the local voluntary and community sector to help organisations to:

• Be more efficient and effective
• Be more sustainable
• Meet their legal obligations
• Have greater funding security
• Set up a new group/activity that meets a local need

Whether yours is a large organisation or small group, established or new, we can help you to strengthen and develop what you do.  

What we offer

Support for VCS Groups 

If you are looking to start a new group in Blaby District or need support with your existing group then our Community Development Officer can help. Use the contact form at the bottom of the page to get in touch. 

Quarterly Voluntary and Community Sector Forums

We host quarterly Voluntary and Community Sector Forum meetings for groups within Blaby District. These meetings cover a range of relevant topics and provide an opportunity to network with local groups. Our first meeting in June focused on volunteering and funding. To find out more or to register interest for the next meeting, email VCSHub@Blaby.gov.uk. 

Events, Workshops and Training

We run regular FREE events, workshops and training on a variety of topics that matter to our VCS organisations, groups and clubs in the district. For example, recent events have included:

• Insurance and managing risks - you can watch this session using the link at the bottom of the page
• Writing successful funding applications 

They'll also be information sessions about:

Our Community Grants Scheme

Our online community lottery: Love Blaby Lottery 

VCS newsletter

We send a bi-monthly e-newsletter packed full of useful information tailored to support our voluntary sector. This includes details of any events, workshops or training we are running, features on local VCS organisations, funding opportunities and much more. The e-newsletter goes out to all VCS organisations on our database and mailing list. To join our mailing list, use the contact form at the bottom of the page.