The Mayor has confirmed that the Community Fund, its flagship VCS budget, will not be recommissioned after this year. This will cut off funding to charities playing a major role in Croydon’s recovery from Covid19, charities offering the only support to families hardest hit by the cost-of-living crisis.

What does this say about the Council’s relationship with Croydon’s VCS? What role does the Council see for itself in enabling the VCS to maintain cohesion and resilience across our local communities? What role can the Council play in enabling Croydon’s VCS to prevent families from reaching the crisis point at which they place unmanageable pressure on the state?

Croydon may be in crisis, but we have to plan for the long term. Join us at the next CVSA meeting on Thursday 10 November when Councillor Andy Stranack, Cabinet Member for Communities, will clarify the Council’s position.

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