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Priority Aims
Priority Aims
Strengthening Communities
Our Aim
Empower individuals, groups and communities, and increase the involvement of citizens in all decisions that affect their lives.
Our Objectives
Empowered local people with greater influence
1. To enhance the democratic process by using existing structures more effectively and increase understanding and involvement in the democratic process.
2. To empower local people to take a greater role in the planning and delivery of services and strategies that affect their individual lives, their local neighbourhood and the wider community.
3. To increase opportunities for everyone to participate in consultation, especially "hard to reach" groups and those communities affected.
4. To ensure that appropriate feedback is given to individuals and communities when they have been involved in consultation or decision making processes.
5. To improve the accessibility of services and information ensuring that providers address the varied needs and requirements of the whole community.
A thriving voluntary and community sector
6. To fully value the voluntary and community sector and to support them to secure their long-term future through contracted service delivery, promoting volunteering and the agreement of longer term funding settlements.
Increased Community Cohesion
7. To ensure Hartlepool is a cohesive community where there is a sense of belonging for all and where people of different backgrounds, circumstances and generations are able to get along free from discrimination and harassment.
Empower individuals, groups and communities, and increase the involvement of citizens in all decisions that affect their lives.
Our Objectives
Empowered local people with greater influence
1. To enhance the democratic process by using existing structures more effectively and increase understanding and involvement in the democratic process.
2. To empower local people to take a greater role in the planning and delivery of services and strategies that affect their individual lives, their local neighbourhood and the wider community.
3. To increase opportunities for everyone to participate in consultation, especially "hard to reach" groups and those communities affected.
4. To ensure that appropriate feedback is given to individuals and communities when they have been involved in consultation or decision making processes.
5. To improve the accessibility of services and information ensuring that providers address the varied needs and requirements of the whole community.
A thriving voluntary and community sector
6. To fully value the voluntary and community sector and to support them to secure their long-term future through contracted service delivery, promoting volunteering and the agreement of longer term funding settlements.
Increased Community Cohesion
7. To ensure Hartlepool is a cohesive community where there is a sense of belonging for all and where people of different backgrounds, circumstances and generations are able to get along free from discrimination and harassment.