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Community

Every Community Has Potential.Every Voice Matters.

We bring people and organisations together to improve access to learning, wellbeing, employment and community participation.

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Stronger Communities. Greater Opportunity. Lasting Change.

Community

Outreach

Taking Opportunityinto the Community

We will not expect everyone to find us.

OneVoice can work through:

  • Community centres
  • Libraries
  • Faith and community organisations
  • Colleges
  • Universities
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  • Housing organisations
  • Local events
  • Community venues
  • Partner organisations

This helps us reach people who may be isolated or less likely to access mainstream services.

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Integration

Building Connections.Creating Belonging.

OneVoice helps people participate more fully in community life.

Activities can include:

  • Community groups
  • Social activities
  • Cultural activities
  • Networking
  • Volunteering
  • Community learning
  • Peer support
  • Local events
  • Information sessions

Community Hub

One Centre.Many Opportunities.

The OneVoice Skill Development Centre can become a welcoming community hub where people can:

  • Learn
  • Develop Skills
  • Find Work
  • Build Digital Confidence
  • Explore Enterprise
  • Meet a Mentor
  • Improve Wellbeing
  • Access Support
  • Build Networks
  • Volunteer
  • Connect With Community
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OneVoice Skill Development CentreLearn. Develop. Connect. Progress.

Community & Business Network

Connecting Peoplewith Opportunity

Our networking programme can bring together:

The objective
  1. Knowledge
  2. Connections
  3. Opportunities
  4. Progress
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    Professionals

  • A young woman in a coral jumper showing a business plan on a laptop to a smiling older woman in a mustard jumper over coffee in a food hall

    Entrepreneurs

  • A young man in a denim jacket holding his CV as he talks with an employer in a burgundy blazer at a recruitment fair, a woman in an olive hijab beside him

    Employers

  • A young woman with long auburn hair holding a folder and taking a breath outside a red-brick office as a mentor in a green coat smiles beside her

    Jobseekers

  • Two students, one in a mustard hijab, laughing as they work with a laptop and notebooks on a campus lawn

    Students

  • A minister in a plum jacket talking warmly with an imam and a man in a saffron turban over cups of tea in a church cloister garden

    Community leaders

  • A first-aid instructor in a red polo shirt showing a woman how to do chest compressions on a training mannequin as an older man watches

    Training providers

  • Four people with blank name badges laughing together over coffee at a breakfast event

    Business organisations

Volunteering

Share Your Skills.Make a Difference.

Volunteers can contribute their time and expertise to:

  • Mentoring
  • Digital support
  • Employment support
  • Administration
  • Community outreach
  • Event support
  • Enterprise mentoring
  • Translation and communication
  • Fundraising
  • Communications
  • Peer support
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Get Involved

Volunteer Your Expertise

Share your professional knowledge, mentoring skills or local experience.

Appropriate recruitment, safeguarding and role-specific procedures will apply.

Volunteer
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Anonymised findings, where appropriate, can help inform programme development and partnership discussions.

Research & Community Voice

Listening to Communities

OneVoice can gather participant feedback and community insight to understand:

  1. Employment barriers
  2. Skills gaps
  3. Digital exclusion
  4. Enterprise challenges
  5. Wellbeing needs
  6. Access to services
  7. Community participation
  8. Barriers to opportunity

Support Our Work

Help Build Stronger Communities

Together, we can help build communities where people feel heard, supported and equipped to shape their own futures.

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