Partners
Regional
Partners
Faith
Based Partners
National Partners
Other Partners
Regional Partners
CRC ensures representation of the church to regional bodies, asserts the
significance of faith in the life of the region and works as partners in
regeneration through productive partnerships with key regional government
organisations:
 Yorkshire
Forward
Created in 1999 to take on responsibility for economic development in the
region. CRC was contracted by Yorkshire Forward to deliver wider opportunity and
cohesion in the region and secured recognition of the distinct role of faith
communities in the Regional Economic Strategy. CRC is no longer funded by
Yorkshire Forward but we work closely with them, and are part of the stakeholder
group meeting together to influence regional policy, work which is currently
funded by Yorkshire Forward. www.yorkshire-forward.com
Government
Office for Yorkshire and the Humber
Formed in 1996, bringing together civil servants from many different departments
working in the region. CRC works with
Government Office on issues around social inclusion, cohesion, faiths, and
regeneration. CRC and the
Yorkshire and Humber Faiths Forum meet regularly with staff of GOYH as part of
the Faith Links group
www.goyh.gov.uk
Faith Based Partners
SEARCH
Social and Economic Action Resource of Churches in Hull and District (SEARCH)
primarily works to build the churches’ capacity to engage in social action
and community development. Tel. 01482 851008
Together for Regeneration (TfR)
TfR priorities are to enable faith communities and voluntary and community
groups in South Yorkshire to play a key role
in social and economic regeneration. Tel. 01709 309109
www.tfr.org.uk
West Yorkshire African-Caribbean Council of Churches
(WYACCC)
CRC funding enabled the organisation of a conference to promote action and
participation and the appointment of a Black Majority Church worker to develop
engagement across the region. They are reliant on volunteers at the moment with
no paid staff. To get in touch with them contact CRC or see their website
http://www.wyaccc.org.uk
Farm Crisis Network
Key partners alongside local churches in the set up and management of the
CRC Farm Business Support and Development Project in North Yorkshire. www.farmcrisisnetwork.org.uk
Bradford Churches for Dialogue and Diversity.
BCDD
provide training and resources to churches about living in a multi-faith
society, to promote religious literacy and understanding , and support churches
in their mission. www.bcdd.org.uk
The
Yorkshire and Humber Faiths Forum
CRC were
the driver behind setting up this body to represent all the faiths at regional
level. CRC secured funding fro the Forum until 2008 and were the accountable
body until March2008; now YHFF is a separate charity and an important partners
to CRC. The YHFF has funding now until 2011.
www.yorkshireandhumberfaiths.org.uk
National Partners
The
Arthur Rank Centre
An ecumenical Christian centre promoting the wellbeing of rural people. ARC and
CRC held a market towns initiative seminar in the region focusing on the role of
the church in regeneration, and are now working on encouraging rural church
leaders to be entrepreneurial.
www.arthurrankcentre.org.uk
Livability
Livability, formerly the Shaftesbury Society, support urban mission through
their community mission team. See their website
www.communitymission.org.uk/aboutus,
Faithworks
Faithworks are a partner with CRC in the Faith to Engage project, and previously
worked with CRC on the Effective Christian Presence and Enterprise Project. See
http://www.faithworks.info/
and for Faith to Engage see
http://www.faithtoengage.net/
Other Partners
Regional Forum
Groups together the voluntary and community sector in the region. CRC works
closely with the Forum and is a member. CRC worked with the Forum to set up Active Partners, an important benchmarking tool for
partnership engagement. www.yhregforum.org.uk
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