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Building Community Capacity to Put People First
Welcome to the website of the Building Community Capacity project. The project brings together councils and their community partners to investigate the role of strong and resilient communities in transforming social care. Our learning network aims to share effective and practical approaches to building and releasing community capacity.
Dragons' Den
Find out what happened when our community projects pitched their ideas to a Dragons' Den
Case studies from our network
Evidence and evaluation
Find out about the economic impact of Building Community Capacity and get help with evaluation
Do you have a great idea or project to share?
Timebanking
- Read here how sharing time and skills is transforming communities across the country
Department of Health paper on building community capacity
Latest news
- Queen's speech 2012: Draft bill on social care announced
A draft bill on overhauling care and support for elderly and disabled people in England has been announced in the Queen's Speech. - Invitation to participate in an exciting new health and social care leadership programme
This national programme, initiated by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), will bring together senior leaders from across the country to explore how senior leaders can grow and nurture local social capital in order to build stronger communities and improve health and wellbeing. - NESTA Neighbourhood Challenge
NESTA's Neighbourhood Challenge project is developing new ways of supporting community-led innovation in order to release creative potential within local communities.