Building a healthier Slough together
We believe the best ideas for improving health and wellbeing come from local people.
Slough has many strengths — active community groups, local leaders, volunteers, and neighbours supporting each other every day.
Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) is about recognising these strengths and helping communities grow stronger together.
Instead of focusing on problems or what is missing, we focus on what is already working well and build on it together.
ABCD gives residents more opportunities to shape their local communities.
This means:
- supporting local people to take action on issues that matter to them
- connecting neighbours, groups, and organisations
- building stronger and more supportive communities
- working alongside residents, not doing things for them
Whether you want to start a group, share your skills, help others, or improve your neighbourhood, your ideas and experiences are important.
Our approach
We are working differently by:
- Starting with strengths - focusing on what people and communities can do
- Working together - residents and services as equal partners
- Building connections - bringing people together to support one another
- Supporting local action - helping community ideas become real change
- Listening and learning - improving services with feedback from residents
Every neighbourhood in Slough is different, and we want to support what matters most to local people.
Why this matters
Health and wellbeing are shaped by more than services. They are also shaped by:
- community support
- relationships
- opportunities
- safe and welcoming neighbourhoods
By supporting communities to lead change, we can:
- improve wellbeing and quality of life
- reduce inequalities
- build a stronger and fairer Slough for everyone
Get involved
There are many ways to take part:
- join a local group
- start a community project
- share your ideas for improving your area
- volunteer your time or skills
- meet and connect with other local residents
For volunteering opportunities
Together, we can build on what is strong in Slough and create lasting positive change.