What the regions are doing around the recession
In each of the nine English regions there is a network which champions the engagement of the voluntary and community sector (VCS) in regional policy and strategy. They develop and support the contribution of the sector to regional progress and raise awareness and understanding of the sector’s roles.
As such the networks have been monitoring the impact of the recession on the VCS within their region. The following is a brief snap shot of the work they have undertaken.
Future bleak for North East charities
The North East’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged communities are set to lose out in 2010 as charities struggle to cope with the ongoing recession, says a report out at the turn of the year.
Voluntary organisations find demand soaring as they continue to be squeezed by the recession according to the results of a new survey into the impact of the recession on the third sector in the North East.
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