Our Partners

Voluntary Action Elmbridge

Telephone: 01372 463 587

Contact: Carole Ann Roycroft - Manager

Website: www.vae.org.uk

Supporting voluntary & community work in Elmbridge

Registered Charity No. 1127430; Company No. 6321457;

VAE will work alongside Surrey Community Action in supporting and encouraging all CVS and other infrastrusture and second tier organisations to undertake the Equality Impact Assessment programme and take part in the Forum.

Surrey Youth Focus

Telephone: 01483 453962

Contact: Mike Abbott – CEO

An infrastructure organisation for frontline voluntary youth groups.

Surrey Youth Focus will ensure that BME groups working with young people will benefit from specialised support of a youth infrastructure organisation.

Surrey Community Action

Telephone: 01483 459292 ext 200

Contact: Jean Robert-Jones – CEO

Surrey Community Action is a countywide charity offering advice, support and information to both voluntary and community groups. It is the lead and accountable body of the Bridging the Gap project. It will provide all line management and organisational support to the project staff.

RAISE

Telephone: 01483 885267

Fax: 01483 301269

Contact: Carol McKinley – CEO

RAISE are a regional infrastructure organisation that will offer the project links to regional and national policy and decision makers and also share best practice from across the region.

SHIFA

Telephone: 01483 756318 ext 224

Contact: Ghazala Waheed

SHIFA is an Asian Women’s Support group working towards better mental health in the Woking Asian community. Their role will be to ensure that the project is mindful of the cultural needs of its members.

Woking Nepalese Welfare Society

Telephone: 01276 605376/01483 480766

Fax: 01483 301269

Contact: Raj Chhetri/Debi Limbu

Woking Nepalese Welfare Society is a Nepalese community group and they will help encourage other BME groups to join the Forum

Surrey Travellers Community Relations Forum

Telephone: 01483 637668

Mobile: 07967 987582

Contact: John Hockley Chair

STCRF is a forum for the Surrey’s Gypsy and Traveller community. They will be able to provide useful advice and links for the BME forum as it develops.

UNI

UNI is the regional BME organisation. UNI will provide a representation route to a regional and national level for the BME Forum. It will also be a source of expert advice and policy information for BME VCS and the Forum.

Surrey County Council

Telephone: 020 8541 9044

Mobile: 07817 968932

Fax: 020 8541 8612

Contact: Liz Daughters Equality and Diversity Manager

SCC is the Equality and the Diversity lead for the county and it will provide links with public authorities and strategic bodies. SCC will also support the BME VCS organisations to influence local decisions by fostering equitable links and influencing routes with statutory authorities and strategic planning.