The Shropshire Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) Assembly works to represent Shropshire’s voluntary groups and organisations. It brings the sector together, providing a voice, and raising common issues and concerns. It encourages and promotes collaborative working within the sector, but also partnership working with other sectors. In particular, the assembly allows the VCS to work with the public sector to increase cross-sector understanding, and facilitate joint projects and initiatives that allow the needs of local people and communities to be met more effectively.

Any VCS group or organisation operating in Shropshire is encouraged to become a member and to participate in the assembly as much or as little as suits their organisation. The benefits of joining include the ability to network, exchange information and ideas, address common problems and develop more awareness of the context within which we all work. All members are kept up to date with the latest developments through the website, information bulletins and a regular newsletter. Over 250 individual organisations are members of the VCS Assembly.

The assembly and its coordinator provide opportunities for local VCS groups and organisations to:

• Meet and exchange information, ideas and good practice
• Tackle common problems and pool ideas and resources
• Develop shared plans and projects
• Work more closely with Shropshire Council and other public sector partners
• Take an active role in local partnerships

Find out more about becoming a member. 

Members are also encouraged to join and support the assembly’s 'forums of interest'. These are groups of VCS organisations which come together to discuss and address common issues. They may deliver similar activities/share aims, provide common types of service and target similar client groups.

Find out more about the forums of interest.

If you want to get in touch with us please contact us on 01743 258521 or via email on vcsassembly@shropshire.gov.uk

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Shropshire Council
Shirehall
Abbey Foregate
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY2 6ND

Sarah Dodds
Feedback and Insight Team Leader
Email: Sarah.Dodds@Shropshire.gov.uk

Shropshire VCSA is supported by the Feedback and Insight Team for Shropshire Council.