Understanding the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector
The Voluntary, community and social enterprise sector is made up of thousands of organisations of different sizes and types, covering different geographies, and tackling different issues.
The diversity and complexity of the sector means people don’t always understand what the sector does, that it is a professional sector, with paid staff as well as volunteers, which delivers critical services and support to communities.
In West Yorkshire, we wanted to create a simple resource that explains the sector, and the contribution it makes to the health and wellbeing of our population.
Access the VCSE explainer resource
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The West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership values the contribution of the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector across all areas of our work and at all levels of decision making and delivery.
The Partnership received over £1 million from The NHS Charities Together fund to support the hard work of the local voluntary community social enterprise sector (VCSE) across West Yorkshire and Harrogate. Find out more about the twenty-two local projects allocated a share of the funds.
If you are a volunteer or work in the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector, and are experiencing difficulties with your mental health or emotional wellbeing, you can use the resources and services of our 