Community development in Slough

How does community development work?

Community Development Officers lead, facilitate and support a variety of work, from small scale social groups through to large, multi-agency strategic projects. Overall all projects:

  • create opportunities for people to develop their skills and realise their potential
  • reach out to those excluded or disadvantaged
  • create community organisations who can represent the community and develop solutions to local issues
  • promote dialogue between communities and agencies to improve the town and encourage more residents to do more for themselves.

Our Community Development Team will work with you to:

  • encourage everyone to play an active role in their community
  • secure external funding grants for localised community projects and initiatives, events and activities
  • provide a point of contact for community and voluntary organisations and develop practical tools, training and support to build capacity in the community
  • encourage increased and more intensive use of the council’s community centres
  • develop local community ideas into practice
  • advertise and promote all community activities in community centres and hubs across Slough.

You can email us at community.development@slough.gov.uk.