Sector welcomes community empowerment white paper

By Mathew Little, Third Sector Online, 11 July 2008

Representatives of the community sector have welcomed the Government's white paper on community empowerment and local democracy and the £70m Communitybuilders fund to strengthen community organisations.

But there have been calls for the Government to commit to long-term investment in the community sector. The Communitybuilders fund earmarks £70m, including £11m from the Office of the Third Sector, for community organisations ( Third Sector Online , 9 July ). Another £7.5m has been set aside for third...

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