Membership

"Over the years that my organisation has been part of Community Matters the information, help and support they have given us has been invaluable"
Hartlepool People

Our Membership

Our vision is for active and sustainable communities in which everyone is valued and can play their full part.

We currently have over 1,200 member organisations across the UK and have been supporting community associations and similar organisations since 1945. We stand for the collective action of ordinary people within their neighbourhood through inclusive, locally-rooted and accountable community organisations. These local community groups and their volunteers are the backbone of civil society; and are essential to the welfare of the neighbourhoods in which they operate and the individuals that live there.

Our work promotes:

• Stronger bonds between neighbours, where inclusive relationships build trust and mutual support and create communities in which everyone is valued
• Stronger bonds between all communities, where diverse relationships are strengthened and fear, mistrust and social breakdown are prevented
• Active and enterprising neighbourhoods, where local people come together to participate and work in partnership to contribute to a vibrant community life
• Self-help, where people can work with business, government and others to find their own solutions to local problems
• Space for open debate, where local people’s voices can be heard and their opinions valued
• Community identity, where local people have a sense of belonging and pride in their neighbourhood.

We continually look for different ways to work with other organisations in the sector and diversify our membership which is why last year we launched a collaborative scheme with Voice 4 Change England (V4CE). Any BME organisation that joins V4CE is entitled to a 20% discount when applying for Community Matters’ membership. For more information click here.

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