Locality announces four-year plan for £15m government community scheme

Governance | Vibeka Mair | 22 Sep 2011

Locality has selected a second tranche of organisations to host the £15m government programme, which will recruit and train 5,000 community organisers over the next four years.

In February, the government chose Locality to lead its £15m Community Organisers programme, which started with 11 initial ‘kickstarters’ host organisations. The official recruitment process for host organisation began in July.

From now, new host organisations will be recruited in tranches of 10-15 every three months until 2015.
Community organisers will work in local communities to encourage dialogue and help communities develop their collective power. Each organiser will be recruited and supported by a local host organisation while they undergo their 12-month training.

Since opening the host recruitment process in July, Locality has had 220 applications. The Community Organisers programme is still inviting applications from potential host organisations. See here to find out more.

The new host organisations are:

Selby Trust in Tottenham, London

The Centre for Equality & Diversity in Dudley

Saffron Lane Neighbourhood Council in Leicester
Re:generate, the lead training partner in the Community Organisers programme, who will build on their existing work in Bath and North East Somerset

RISE Community Development Ltd and West Itchen Community Trust who will collaborate to host organisers in Southampton

ETEC Development Trust in Sunderland

Voluntary Action Melton in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire

Granby Toxteth Development Trust in Liverpool

Somers Town Community Association near Kings Cross, London

Five development trusts in different parts of Bradford who will share the hosting between them

High Green Development Trust in Sheffield

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