Case Studies > Empowerment

• Just 4 Youth

  Developing tomorrow’s active citizens

  The communities of tomorrow will be shaped by the young people of today. The HCA Academy’s... more

  Keywords: Young People, Community, Empowerment, Employment, Skills

• Family Mosaic

  Investing in the workforce to improve delivery

  Creating sustainable homes and communities requires commitment and skill. Those who work in the... more

  Keywords: Skills, Employment, Housing, Empowerment

• Pan Neighbourhood Partnership

  Newport, Isle of Wight

  To effect sustainable change in a community, you have to do more than deliver improvements; you ... more

  Keywords: Empowerment, Neighbourhood, Community, Partnership Working

• Integreat Yorkshire – Town Team Facilitator Development Programme

  Empowering local communities in Yorkshire

  Town Teams work within communities to identify and shape projects to transform the neighbourhood.... more

  Keywords: Community, Skills, Leadership, North East, Partnership Working, Empowerment

• Blackburn Regeneration Consultation

  Listening to the whole community is a key part of the renewal process

  Over the last few years Blackburn has undergone a process of regeneration to overcome serious... more

  Keywords: Empowerment, Cohesion, Planning, North West, Partnership Working, Skills

• Switch on Shropshire

  A project to promote the benefits of broadband and provide internet access in rural areas

  New ideas need promoting if they are going to catch on. In 2004 Shropshire lagged at the bottom... more

  Keywords: Community, Skills, West Midlands, Rural, Partnership Working, Empowerment, Cohesion

• Medicon Valley Alliance (Denmark/Sweden)

  Building cross-border alliances that help build business

  Following completion of a remarkable new bridge linking Sweden and Denmark in 2000, an exciting... more

  Keywords: Skills, Leadership, Partnership Working, Rest of World, Empowerment

• Styria’s clustering (Austria)

  Using clusters to kick-start a local economy

  In the 1980s the Austrian region of Styria was in trouble. Aging, heavy industry and... more

  Keywords: Skills, Rest of World, Empowerment, Partnership Working, Leadership, Employment

• U Decide, Newcastle City Council

  Empowering young people to make decisions on local spending

  The U Decide pilot programme handed control on public spending over to children ... more

  Keywords: North East, Young People, Community, Partnership Working, Empowerment

• Cornwall’s volunteering public service programme

  Using Volunteers to build bigger and better public services

  In order to increase opportunities for the long-term unemployed and other hard-to-reach groups in Cornwall, ... more

  Keywords: Partnership Working, Community, Employment, Skills, Empowerment, South West