VCS Assemblies
Bringing all stakeholders together to assess the current picture within Kensington and Chelsea and what it means for residents.
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A Fairer Place – A Digital Place for All in Kensington and Chelsea Thursday 3 April 2025
The Digital Network Partnership was set up during the Pandemic and meet on a regular basis to discuss digital advancements, opportunities and gaps. Members of the Group are from both the statutory and voluntary sector. On Thursday 3 April 2025, KCSC in collaboration with the Digital Network Partnership held an assembly to focus on developments to support digitally excluded residents since the Pandemic, improvements to digital access for community groups. There was also the opportunity to explore what further support is needed for local organisations.
Read the report and actions agreed below.
A Fairer Place – Connecting with Information and Advice services in Kensington and Chelsea Thursday 28 November 2024
The Kensington and Chelsea Advice Partnership (KCAP) consists of Citizens Advice Kensington and Chelsea (CAKC) and North Kensington Law Centre (NKLC) and will be working together in the coming years to provide a dedicated Information and Advice service for local residents.
On Thursday 28 November we held a VCS assembly which focussed on how we can improve meeting the needs of residents through connecting better together across information, advice and guidance services and wider voluntary and community sector services.
Read the report and actions agreed below.
The Cost of Living Summit was hosted by Kensington & Chelsea Social Council (KCSC) on 9 May 2024 and was attended by 70 people across the voluntary and community sector, statutory sector, NHS and independent housing sector.
Attendees were presented with data and insight from experts within their fields presenting a picture of where the borough stands in relation to poverty and inequality. Followed by a set of workshops covering themes on poverty in later life, foodbanks, children and families and deepening poverty in the borough, throughout the workshops actions to take forward as a commitment were recorded.
Attendees were presented with data and insight from experts within their fields presenting a picture of where the borough stands in relation to poverty and inequality. Followed by a set of workshops covering themes on poverty in later life, foodbanks, children and families and deepening poverty in the borough, throughout the workshops actions to take forward as a commitment were recorded.
Read the report and actions agreed below