Active Communities Network are a youth and community development organisation with a vision of a world where everyone has the same opportunity to succeed, regardless of background. They aim to tackle inequality, inspire change, and create opportunities.
We have awarded ACN with three years of funding for Change Makers, a programme that provides peer mentoring, funding support, and development for small community groups and local initiatives.
The programme will build and strengthen community infrastructure and community action by providing small grants and organisational support to grassroots groups in Southwark; primarily those working with children and young people. There are many such small, volunteer-led groups operating in this very dynamic borough but too often they struggle because of a lack of access to funds, support, and connections. Both United St Saviour’s and Active Communities Network believe that – properly supported – these grassroots groups are engines of change.