Council supplier's social value to support the homeless and vulnerably housed

Council supplier's social value to support the homeless and vulnerably housed

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Worcestershire County Council's commercial team is using market forces within the West Mercia social value marketplace, to help suppliers and partners better align with their Commercial Social Value Charter; positioning FOUR specific community impact projects for suppliers to consider supporting as part of their social value propositions within bids for council contracts.…
Pluggin Ecosystem founder explains why the UK approach to social value had to change

Pluggin Ecosystem founder explains why the UK approach to social value had to change

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Pluggin Ecosystem founder Jay Baughan talks to ActionCOACH about why the UK approach to business social value needed to change to maximise the full community impact potential.
Council social value to support Worcester Community Garden

Council social value to support Worcester Community Garden

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Worcestershire County Council's commercial team has joined the DICM (West Mercia) social value marketplace, in doing so helping suppliers and partners better align with their Commercial Social Value Charter. In joining, the Council has positioned FOUR specific community impact projects for suppliers to consider supporting as part of their social value…
Meet WMRSASC

Meet WMRSASC

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West Mercia Rape & Sexual Abuse Support Centre (WMRSASC) was established within Worcestershire in 1986 as a telephone support service for women only.Services expanded gradually to include counselling support and the launch of the first Independent Sexual Violence Advocate (ISVA) within the West Mercia Police area in 2007.2011 saw the expansion…
Meet The Silent Disco Project CIC

Meet The Silent Disco Project CIC

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Within this DICM area The Silent Disco Project CIC offers local charity, youth services or education setting an expert resource as therapeutic musical experiences for children and young people - particularly those with special educational needs or disabilities, or as part of ongoing youth development services and long-term pathways.This social enterprise's…
The PALS Programme

The PALS Programme

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The Professional Action Learning Sets (PALS) Programme is a strategic programme designed to tackle barriers to career progression for ethnically diverse police officers and staff within West Mercia Police, and eventually forces across the region.  PALS is an important strand in how police engage with communities and directly supports the objectives…
Meet Catch22

Meet Catch22

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STEPS (Support Through Exploitation and Prevention Service).Support within West Mercia for children aged 8-18 and young people up to the age of 24 with additional needs, who are impacted by Child Criminal Exploitation or Child Sexual Exploitation.This strategically important provision is an integrated model providing trauma-informed prevention and intervention support for…