Policy and Influencing Community Development

Connected: a community plan for Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough 2017-2030

Published On: 31st March 2017

By: Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council

This is the first community plan for the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough area, covering 2017-2030, which was built on existing relationships, partnerships, projects and activities. The document outlines how they developed the plan, the vision, three strategic themes and nine outcomes. Under each outcome is the long and short term outcomes, indicicators, statisics and how they might achieve the outcome. The document also includes key statistics for the Boirough and links to Programme for Government.

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Published on: 15th November 2023

Wellbeing in Northern Ireland 2022/23

This is the Department of Health's report uses data from the 2022/23 Continuous Household Survey and presents findings on loneliness, self-efficacy, personal wellbeing (life satisfaction, worthwhile, happiness and anxiety) and locus of control.

Policy and Influencing

Community Development COVID-19 Health Inequalities

Published on: 1st October 2020

From Coronavirus to Community Wealth: building back better in Northern Ireland

This paper, a year on from DTNIs The Charter for Change, sets out a policy framework for community wealth building as defined by the Centre for Economic Strategies. The framework sets out how to build a new inclusive, local economy in Northern Ireland. The paper discusses the context for change - Stormont, the UK leaving the EU and Covid-19, and the overarching economic situation in Northern Ireland. The paper presents opportunities for unravelling, rather than entrenchment, of existing practises, with an updated ABCD of inclusive local economies, joined up working with clear roles for each key player, from central Government to communities, and a number of key recommendations.

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Published on: 1st August 2020

Covid-19 Impact Survey August 2020 Results

The findings from NICVA's Covid-19 survey sent in August, which was sent to all heads of VCSE sector member organisations: 19% response rate (n=200). The survey's seventeen questions looked at the impact of Covid-19 was having on organisations, number of beneficiaries effected, loss of funding/income (%), volunteers unable to volunteer (%), top three (and other) issues facing the organisations, number of normal services and new/developed in response to Covid-19 running (%), if activities have changed since Covid-19 (%), how they predict their financial position would be in the next six months, capacity of organisation next 12 months and how they feel about the future, what are the most pressing capacity-building and skills development and any needs in this area, and what future innovations should be developed and supported by the VCSE.

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Published on: 15th November 2023

Wellbeing in Northern Ireland 2022/23

Policy and Influencing

Community Development COVID-19 Health Inequalities

Published on: 1st October 2020

From Coronavirus to Community Wealth: building back better in Northern Ireland