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CloseServices Provided by the Croydon BME Forum
The Forum’s work can be placed into three broad categories:
- Engagement. Engaging with Croydon’s BME communities to contribute to policy development and decision making and with decision makers so as to increase awareness of the needs of Croydon’s BME communities.
- Capacity Building. Building their organisational capacity so that they can deliver quality services to their users.
- Equality and Cohesion. Promoting cohesion and working to take equality forward in Croydon.
Engagement
- Representing BME communities at high level decision making partnerships including the Croydon Partnership, Croydon Community Network, Chief Executive’s Group, Stronger Communities Partnership, Croydon Enterprise Advisory Group, Change-Up Steering Group, School Improvement Board, Safer Croydon Partnership, and the Healthy Croydon Partnership.
- Providing training and support to BME organisations to play more active roles within the Croydon Strategic Partnership.
- Supporting BME representatives on partnership bodies.
Capacity Building
- Providing one-to-one surgeries to new, emerging and existing BME groups.
- Organising funding advice sessions to enable local groups to apply for funding.
- Serving as fund-holders for new BME groups.
- Using the capacity building toolkit to assess the organisational development needs of members and tailor support services to meet those needs.
Equality and Cohesion
- Assessing the race equality policies of local public organisations.
- Establishing links and working in partnership with schools, the local education authority and public organisations.
- Promoting equality and cohesion within the Croydon Strategic Partnership and across the borough.
- Making representation to partnership bodies on equality and cohesion.



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