We’re a network of 17 organisations across England, from wildlife trusts and development trusts to food projects, community centres and small community interest companies. What we share is a commitment to residents leading change in our neighbourhoods, not just taking part in it.
Membership starts from £50 a year, or pay what you can.
Is this for you?
You might be a good fit for the network if:
- you’re dedicated to a particular place, whether a neighbourhood, a town or a county
- you want local people to set the agenda, not just respond to yours
- you’re accountable to the community you serve
- you reinvest any surplus for social good
- you’re already listening to residents, or want to do it more deliberately
You don’t need to be a community organising organisation already. Many of our hubs started as something else: a wildlife trust wanting people to protect their local green spaces, a foodbank wanting to tackle the causes of food poverty, a football foundation wanting young people to lead. What they found in the network was a method, and peers doing the same.
You can read about the impact of being a Social Action Hub in their stories HERE
What does a Social Action Hub do?
- Listen deeply to the people you work with and build relationships across your community
- Support local people to take collective action on the issues they care about
- Build long-term neighbourhood resilience and democratic power
- Share what you learn with other hubs, and learn from theirs
Find out more about becoming a Social Action Hub on our “Becoming a Social Action Hub” page here
Or book a call with us here to find out more about Social Action Hubs
The concept of a Social Action Hub for us is about building power within local communities in three ways: through personal development – empowering individuals; through campaigning – working on issues; and through organising to gain recognition and become more effective at a strategic level.
Our Current Social Action Hubs (in alphabetical order)
- Barrow Hill Community Trust, Chesterfield
- Community Roots CIC, Gloucestershire *
- East London Waterworks Park, London
- Kent Wildlife Trust, Kent
- Lincoln City Foundation, Lincoln
- Marsh Farm Outreach, Luton
- NEO Community, Rock Ferry Wirral
- North Birkenhead Development Trust, Wirral
- Octopus Communities, Islington, London *
- Riverside Community Health Project Newcastle upon Tyne
- Sheffield Wildlife Trust Sheffield
- Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank, Stoke on Trent
- Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, Warwickshire
- Wigan & Leigh Community Charity, Wigan
- The Green TLC, Christchurch
- The Village – Chippenham,Chippenham
- The Wharton Trust, Hartlepool
Organisations marked with an asterisk are also Affiliated Training Providers.
You can find the location of your nearest Social Action Hub through our interactive map.
And read about some of the great stuff they are doing here
