Southwark Voice (Voice) is an independent group of Representatives (Reps) from networks of voluntary organisations, community groups and active citizens working in Southwark. 

The purpose of Southwark Voice is to provide a strong, coherent voice for the voluntary and community sector (VCS) in Southwark. Voice will provide a strategic platform from which the value and impact of the VCS as strategic partner with the council and other statutory agencies can be articulated. Southwark Voice is essentially a network of the networks.

The terms of reference for Southwark Voice are available here.

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Community Southwark run VCS Networks:		CS facilitated Area Representatives:		Non-CS run VCS Networks:
­Children’s, Families and Young People’s Network Rachel Zipfel		Carers Verinder Mander		Equalities and Human Rights forum Chris Green and Tim Clarke
Creative Network William Nicholson		Community Anchor and Settlements Mike Wilson		Financial Inclusion Forum Chris Green and Tim Clarke
Disabilities Providers Network David Stock		Women’s Group Ola Olive Oluturoti		Homelessness Forum Sally Causer
Latin American Network Jhon Marulanda Garzon				Southwark Funders Forum Sarah Thurman
Mental Health Network Grace Smith				Southwark Legal Advice Network Sally Causer
Older People’s Network Cathy Deplessis and Lara Daniel				Southwark LGBT Network Nathan Lewis
Safeguarding Leaders Network Sarah Gibb				Southwark Planning Network Eileen Conn
Southwark R.E.A.C.H Alliance Karima El Hajoui				Southwark Refugees Communities Forum Eltayeb Hassan
Sports and Physical Activity Network Andrew Payne

 

Please get in touch with [email protected] if you would like your VCS Network chair/representative to join Southwark Voice or if you would like Southwark Voice to consider particular issues affecting the sector.

Minutes of recent meetings:

• 10th June 2021 (awaiting distribution) 
• 11th March 2021 
• 10th December 2020 
• 28th October 2020 
• 29th September 2020
• 7th July 2020

Next meeting dates:

• Thursday, 9th September 2021, 10:00 - 12:00 TBC
• Thursday, 16th December 2021, 10:00 - 12:00
• Thursday, 10th March 2022, 10:00 - 12:00
• Thursday, 9th June 2022, 10:00 - 12:00
• Thursday, 8th September 2022, 10:00 - 12:00 

Our VCS Networks

To learn more about our networks, whose chairs sit on Southwark Voice, and to join them please visit our dedicated Networks area here or contact [email protected] 

Other VCS Networks

To learn more about other local VCS networks please visit our dedicated subpage here. If you would like to list your network there please contact [email protected]