Southwark Food Action Alliance (SFAA)

The Southwark Food Action Alliance (SFAA) is a collective of charitable organisations, residents and community partners uniting together to help increase food security and food equality for Southwark residents.

SFAA's focus is to Connect, Inform, Support and draw together expertise and good practice to shape the work taking place to tackle food insecurity.

Visit the SFAA website to learn more and register as a member.

If you have any enquiries, please email [email protected].

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A Guide to Staying Safe as a Volunteer

This guide sets out the dos and don’ts of volunteer safeguarding, to ensure that volunteers remain as safe as possible.
DBS and Volunteering Factsheet

This guide aims to clarify common questions with regards to conducting DBS checks for individuals in certain volunteer positions.
Rewarding Volunteers: special events and reward schemes

This resource outlines several examples of special volunteer awards, events and reward schemes to celebrate your volunteers’ contribution in a meaningful way.
Community Southwark is celebrating Mental Health Awareness Week! (10 - 17 May)

Our lovely CS Staff will sharing little snippets into their safe spaces, and how they have been using nature to support their mental wellbeing during the lockdown period.

Southwark's Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage Alliance (R.E.A.C.H)

This is a network of community organisations with aims to be a collective voice for Black and minority ethnic communities, including increasing its influence, representation, and advocacy.
Children, Families and Young People Network

The Children, Families and Young People Network is for you if you are an organisation delivering support in these areas within Southwark.
Creative Network Southwark

Creative Network Southwark is a group of individuals and organisations working in the creative sector in Southwark.
Latin American Network

The Latin American Network is an independent network of community organisations, voluntary groups and activists working in the London Borough of Southwark and supporting the Latin American community in the borough.
Disabilities Providers Network

Disabilities Providers Network is for all organisations and groups who are working with people with disabilities in Southwark.
Mental Health Network

The Mental Health Network is for groups and charities that are providing support and services to Southwark communities around mental health.
Older People's Network

The Older People's Network is a network for voluntary organisations that are delivering support to Southwark's older population.
Other (non CS run) Sector Networks

As well as our own networks, there are some other very useful Southwark networks e.g. Southwark Refugee Communities Forum, Forum for Equality and Human Rights, Southwark Legal Advice Network, Southwark Planning Network which we have listed here.
Safeguarding Leaders Network

This Safeguarding Leaders Network is for those in Southwark's voluntary sector that lead on child or adult safeguarding.
Small Groups Network

This Small Groups Network brings together people from community groups that are either completely run by volunteers, or have up to three paid members of staff.

COVID-19 Vaccinations in Southwark

Find out how COVID-19 vaccinations are being rolled out in Southwark - (updated 24 Feb)
Community Researchers Wanted for Paid Local StreetSpace Project with Southwark Council

Southwark Council are working with Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity to deliver trial street changes in three neighbourhoods in Southwark. They are offering community researchers £1,000 for a 10-12 hour commitment per week for roughly 3 months.
Volunteering During a Lockdown

Find out how you can volunteer in Southwark, and help your community get through this lockdown.
Community Southwark volunteer roles

See all our Community Southwark volunteer roles here:
New London Community Response Fund: Launching 14 Jan

New funding from the London Community Response is launching on 14 January.
Find your ward and area

Find your ward. Doing this will help you get started to get involved
Become a member

It's FREE and easy to join Community Southwark and full of lots of benefits to you and your organisation.
THIS IS PECKHAM: Artists wanted for two external murals

Peckham Levels are looking to commission two external murals to welcome visitors back in May 2021. Deadline 3rd May. (Published 16th April 2021)
Volunteering advice appointment

Our volunteering advice service helps will help you to find your perfect volunteering opportunity!
*SOUTHWARK STARS JUNE 2021*

We are delighted to announce that we will be hosting our annual Southwark Stars once again online, this JUNE 2021! - (published 27 April).