SCIPS providing support to local community groups

Our Background

Sandwell Community Information & Participation Service Ltd (SCIPS) has a long association of working with Sandwell communities at a grass roots level. With the aim to empower communities to take control for themselves - and to enable them to engage in decision making processes. Similarly, Wednesbury 2000 Ltd has a remit to work with local communities in the Wednesbury area, making available community resources to the people of Wednesbury.

With more than 20 years experience in the field of tenant participation, SCIPS has in recent years branched out to work with and involve an even greater range of community groups in its activities. However, we are always careful to avoid working in a prescriptive manner with groups - preferring to listen to communities, identify the issues and respond to the real need.

This website is a good example of this approach. Before beginning work on the website we spoke to more than a 100 local groups. Only after listening to the groups from across Sandwell did work begin on the site. That conversation with groups remains ongoing – for listening to local communities is the core of what our partnership with Wednesbury 2000 Ltd is all about.

So, if you cannot find a resource on the website to help you resolve a group issue, or to move forward your plans –get in touch and let us know. We can then look to see if other groups have similar needs and develop resources for the website accordingly.

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