A shared sense of purpose drives successful multisector collaboration – lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, voluntary and community sector organisations became more visible than ever before.  With deep roots into the communities they serve, these organisations were able to draw on local knowledge and existing infrastructure to reach those who needed…

Together Creating Communities Young Leaders: Our Campaign Journey

In this guest blog, TCC (Together Creating Communities) Young Leaders from St Joseph’s Catholic and Anglican High School in Wrexham talk about their campaign to eradicate school hunger and their experiences of attending WCPP’s stakeholder workshop on tackling poverty stigma.…

How healthy is democracy in Wales and how can we best measure it?

With ‘democratic backsliding’ a concern in national and international politics, along with an eroding trust in government, this blog by Greg Notman and Professor James Downe builds on a recent WCPP report which highlights the need to think about more…

How can councils support their communities through the cost-of-living crisis?

Five key takeaways from the Welsh Local Government Association Annual Conference The cost-of-living crisis is a major challenge for our communities and is hitting the poorest in society particularly hard. The need for help with basics such as food, fuel…

Volunteering and wellbeing in the pandemic: Learning from practice

We’ve heard a lot about the valuable role of volunteering in supporting communities through the pandemic. But when we looked at the evidence base on how volunteering has supported wellbeing during the crisis, we found it mostly focuses on volunteers’…

Gradually and then all at once – The UK’s new points-based migration system and small and medium enterprises

Responding to the Wales Centre for Public Policy’s (WCPP) report on the impact of a new post-Brexit migration system, in this blog Dr Llyr ap Gareth, Senior Policy Adviser at the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), outlines the practical issues…
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