About us

We are passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of people all over Birmingham. Our main goal is to empower people from all walks of life, especially the most vulnerable, as well as our staff.

By supporting community interest sectors, we enable and assist organizations and individuals working towards social change. We help them identify and build on existing strengths and enhance them through development, structure, and compliance.

Our aim is to support our communities, ensuring that people from all parts of the city feel included, engaged, and have access to appropriate support from passionate and expert individuals.

We firmly believe that our local communities are at the heart of this endeavor. Therefore, most of our work is conducted in partnership with voluntary, community, and private enterprises, such as charities, councils, and private organizations working in social sectors. Through these partnerships, we aim to develop effective and robust responses to the challenges faced in communities. Engaging citizens in these communities to build a stronger and happier future is our top priority.

Our passionate and dedicated staff team leads in three key areas:

  1. Being a helpful partner: Providing infrastructure, training, research, consultancy, volunteering, and practical and strategic support to our partners.

  2. Being a trustworthy and reliable partner: Developing, leading, and supporting effective people-centered collaborative approaches across the public and private sectors.

  3. Being an organization driven by values: Offering quality advocacy and representation to ensure that the unique and diverse contribution of the voluntary and community sector is recognized, valued, and celebrated.

Our Values:

All our work is underpinned by a commitment to our organizational values, which are:

  1. Commitment: Supporting necessary change through passion, innovation, and social action.

  2. Collaboration: Connecting individuals and organizations to work together to improve people's lives.

  3. Inclusion: Empowering everyone to get involved in creating a fair and supportive Birmingham.

  4. Integrity: Building trust through transparently working in the interests of our sector and citizens.