here are an estimated 12,000 registered and unregistered VCSE organisations across West Yorkshire employing around 29,700 full time equalivant staff who work 49 million hours every year. Add to this the 8.7 million hours that the 121,000 residents who volunteer regularly contribute and you get a sense of the scale.

Throughout the VCSE Power week, a wide range of resources from videos, podcasts, blogs, case studies and infographics will be freely available to share and celebrate the diverse and often life changing work of our voluntary and community organisations in West Yorkshire.

Hilary Thompson, West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership Harnessing the Power of Communities Lead said: ‘We want to recognise the amazing work of our VCSE partners and the contribution they make day in day out to the lives of so many. Please browse, get in touch with the organisations directly and use these free resources to learn new ideas and share widely’.

With a focus on a specific theme with one from each of the five local places which make up West Yorkshire (Bradford District and Craven, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds, and Wakefield) the week-long event will cover:

• Engaging with marginalised communities in Bradford District and Craven
• Co-designing work with Calderdale communities around social prescribing and personalised care
• Early help and what is happening in Kirklees, including community anchor network and community champions
• The  win – win of volunteering in Leeds
• The VCSE as specialist provider hosted by Wakefield.

You can access the free online VCSE Power event. Twitter #VCSEpower.

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