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  • Voluntary and community strategies and policies

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    • Voluntary and community
    We keep informed about policy developments affecting the voluntary and community sector (the Sector) and are committed to working with other departments and with the sector on issues such as alternative financing models, contracting and procurement, support for social economy enterprises, asset transfer and support for philanthropy.

    More in this topic

    • Department for Communities Fresh Start commitments
    • Community and Voluntary Sector Infrastructure Support - future plans
    • Introduction to strategies and policies supporting the voluntary and community sector
    • Generalist advice services strategy
    • Support for faith based engagement
    • Volunteering strategy and action plan
    • Community Safety Framework
    • Investment Readiness Programme
    • Debt Respite Scheme for NI
    • Developing Women in the Community Programme Phase Three 2025 - 2027
    • Developing Women in the Community Programme Phase Three 2025 - 2027 - information and guidance notes
    • Developing Women in the Community Programme Phase Three 2025-2027 - project specification
    • Independent Advice and Debt - future plans
    • Voluntary and Community Sector Support Programme
    • Voluntary and Community Sector Support Programme - Independent Advice and Debt Reference Group
    • Voluntary and Community Sector Support Programme - Infrastructure and Capacity Reference Group
    • Instructions for registering with the Government Funders Database and uploading documents

    Related to Voluntary and community strategies and policies

    Most recent publications

    • Developing Women in the Community Phase Three - screening

      Published 29 January 2025
    • Social Capital Loan Scheme - screening

      Published 19 February 2024
    See all publications in this topic

    Most recent news items

    • Written Statement by Minister Lyons to the Northern Ireland Assembly - Announcement of the Northern Ireland Community Infrastructure Fund

      Published 26 June 2025
    • Views sought on debt respite scheme for Northern Ireland

      Published 14 December 2022
    See all news in this topic

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    How to request information from the Department for Communities including Freedom of Information (FOI) and the use of our Publication Scheme. You may also request your own personal information, via a Right of Access Request.

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