Ripple Community Hall

General information

Barking and Dagenham CVS is an independent charity that is the umbrella organisation for the voluntary and community sector in Barking and Dagenham (including social enterprises & faith organisations).
We work at a strategic level to promote & represent the interests of the sector, & provide practical support & direct services to the organisations & the people who run them.
CVS firmly believes that the sector has many voices, all of them legitimate, and it is this very diversity that gives us our strength. The CVS supports communities and the organisations that represent them to make their voices heard in their own way, and we provide a platform from which all communities are able to influence local policy makers and service providers.
We work with communities to help them identify and assess their needs, and then work with them and other agencies to evaluate and develop the most appropriate means of ensuring that those needs are best met given limited available resources.

*CHAMPIONING THE SECTOR:
Barking and Dagenham CVS acts as the bridge between the voluntary and community sector and local strategic bodies such as the local authority, the NHS, the police and the private sector. We champion and promote the work of the sector to these strategic bodies, participate in consultations and lobby for appropriate and sustainable funding for the sector.

*WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP:
Barking and Dagenham CVS works with the people who are interested in developing voluntary action, whether they are from voluntary, community, statutory or private organisations.
We work in partnership with the organisations, which share our vision and values in Barking and Dagenham and the neighbouring boroughs.