Working together to build a stronger Voluntary and Community sector in Reading
The Forum is the voice of Reading’s Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS). Our representatives work with statutory partnerships to formulate strategy and instigate positive change.
All voluntary and community sector groups working in Reading are automatically members of The Forum.
The Forum commits to:
- Challenge and question on behalf of the wider voluntary and community sector
- Embrace and promote the importance of equality and celebrate diversity
- Share a commitment to making Reading a better place to live
- Encourage best practice, and ensure the accountability of the sector
- Enable partnership working and collaboration across sectors while retaining the VCS identity and without compromising on values
The Forum aims to:
- Ensure cohesion and co-ordination within the voluntary and community sector
- Work to create a voluntary sector voice, that has the strength to influence
- Ensure that the voluntary sector is effectively represented in local policy making
- Promote the interests of the voluntary sector and promote social justice
- Provide the opportunity to debate matters of concern
- Work to be inclusive