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This year Volunteer Centre Kensington & Chelsea is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its foundation by Lady Anstice Goodman in 1969. They will be marking this achievement at a reception to be held at The V&A on Exhibition Road on October 29th, 2019, at which they will recognise 50 amazing volunteers.

The local voluntary and community sector has long since been a staple part of the community, delivering a wide range of services mainly within the preventative field that seeks to improve the social and economic wellbeing of residents.  

Whilst KCSC recognise the challenges that face residents requires a sector that is responsive to those challenges and is able to continuously adapt to changing needs, we also advocate that a strong and stable sector is what's required.

The Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) group created a highlight report for Kensington and Chelsea.

The report is a summary of the public health challenges and opportunities for those living in, working in or visiting the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. This highlight report puts the existing programme of Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) into context, and encourages local priority setting around public health and wellbeing. It links to a number of information sources that can be used for more detailed information.

Staff and trustees at Kensington and Chelsea Social Council were sad to hear of the passing of Jennifer Ware on Sunday 14 April .

As we hurtle towards 29 March the pressure is building on a deal or no deal Brexit.  The rising uncertainty for many charities on what will happen should a no deal scenario become real is a live issue.  The impact it will have on charities and communities will need to be risk assessed and plans made for coping with any change. 

Like many umbrella organisations, KCSC will keep a watching brief on Brexit. 

As the UK's National Human Rights Institution, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has carried out research, in partnership with Race on the Agenda, to look at the human rights and equality dimensions of the Grenfell fire tragedy.

Their work has been to determine if the state is fulfilling its duties under human rights and equality law. They are thankful to everyone who has helped with this work.

The Tutu Foundation is conducting a comprehensive and fully-independent review into the practices and policies of the Trust, both past and present.

See the Update Report published by the Foundation on 8 February 2019. This brief report provides an overview of the work to date of the Review team. It focusses on written submissions and interviews only.

You can still have your say on the Council's priorities for the years ahead via the www.letstalkpriorities.co.uk online survey, the Council have extended the deadline to next Friday 18 January following feedback from the community.

First of all, I would like to wish everyone a happy new year and hope that 2019 is a positive and fruitful year. Last year was a learning year for KCSC as following reviews on key aspects of our work, it provided us with the opportunity to start to deliver new areas of work and to begin to shape what we really want to do for 2019 and beyond. 

Please find a summary of the Grenfell Recovery Strategy, developed in partnership with the community.