{"id":3653,"date":"2025-03-12T15:09:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T15:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/?page_id=3653"},"modified":"2025-10-09T14:49:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T13:49:52","slug":"community-and-voluntary-sector","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/index.php\/community-and-voluntary-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Community and Voluntary Sector"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3653\" class=\"elementor elementor-3653\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47e4872 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47e4872\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d196c0\" data-id=\"5d196c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73d374d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73d374d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Community Voluntary Sector<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca4a8af\" data-id=\"ca4a8af\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fce887e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fce887e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/motaz-tawfik-eqZO0LL-Yn4-unsplash.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3909\" alt=\"A close up of yellow leaves on a tree\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/motaz-tawfik-eqZO0LL-Yn4-unsplash.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/motaz-tawfik-eqZO0LL-Yn4-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/motaz-tawfik-eqZO0LL-Yn4-unsplash-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-887458c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"887458c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4dced9c\" data-id=\"4dced9c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-466aaba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"466aaba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Community and Voluntary Sector<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecc9569 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ecc9569\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-col-group fl-node-b2cgyi35wo70\" data-node=\"b2cgyi35wo70\"><p><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg; color: #000000;\">The community and voluntary sector (CVS) in North Lanarkshire is large and diverse and makes a significant contribution to individual, family, community and societal wellbeing through its role in providing vital services and support and as an advocate for improvements in communities and public services.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: acuminsemicond-reg;\">The community and voluntary sector (CVS) in North Lanarkshire is large &#8211; with over 1000 organisations and diverse with different types of organisation, as set out below. The CVS makes a significant contribution to individual, family, community, societal and environmental wellbeing through its role in providing vital services and support and as an advocate for improvements in communities, public services and the environment.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: acuminsemicond-reg;\">(The CVS is also known as the third sector. The term community and voluntary sector is used here as it is more descriptive and does not imply a hierarchy between the CVS, statutory and business sectors.)<\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"fl-col-group fl-node-ec9b78aix0kv\" data-node=\"ec9b78aix0kv\"><div class=\"fl-col fl-node-69o4pqlefjz2\" data-node=\"69o4pqlefjz2\"><div class=\"fl-col-content fl-node-content\"><div class=\"fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-boapzhuldmwj fl-animation fl-fade-left fl-animated\" data-node=\"boapzhuldmwj\" data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-animation-duration=\"1\"><div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\"><div class=\"fl-rich-text\"><p><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg; color: #000000;\">You can find more information about CVS organisations in North Lanarkshire through\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aliss.org\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ALISS<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-03dabf5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"03dabf5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ea04f0\" data-id=\"4ea04f0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-450d838 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"450d838\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Extra Resources<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-204d664 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"204d664\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64f5359\" data-id=\"64f5359\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65c3029 eael-infobox-content-align--center eael-infobox-icon-bg-shape-none eael-infobox-icon-hover-bg-shape-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"65c3029\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-infobox icon-on-top\">\n\t            <div class=\"infobox-icon eael-icon-only\">\n\n            \n                            <div class=\"infobox-icon-wrap\">\n                    <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file\"><\/i>                <\/div>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content eael-icon-only\">\n                <div class=\"infobox-button\">\n            <a class=\"eael-infobox-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/VANL-case-study-NL-CVS-Tackling-Poverty-summer-2023.docx\">\n                                                <span class=\"infobox-button-text\">North Lanarkshire Community Voluntary Sector briefing    <\/span>\n                            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-09afc32\" data-id=\"09afc32\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fa8451 eael-infobox-content-align--center eael-infobox-icon-bg-shape-none eael-infobox-icon-hover-bg-shape-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"6fa8451\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-infobox icon-on-top\">\n\t            <div class=\"infobox-icon eael-icon-only\">\n\n            \n                            <div class=\"infobox-icon-wrap\">\n                    <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file\"><\/i>                <\/div>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content eael-icon-only\">\n                <div class=\"infobox-button\">\n            <a class=\"eael-infobox-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Community-and-Voluntary-Sector-Strategy-for-North-Lanarkshire-2022-25.pdf\">\n                                                <span class=\"infobox-button-text\">Community and Voluntary Sector Strategy 23-24<\/span>\n                            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eec9cad\" data-id=\"eec9cad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1f304f eael-infobox-content-align--center eael-infobox-icon-bg-shape-none eael-infobox-icon-hover-bg-shape-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"e1f304f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-infobox icon-on-top\">\n\t            <div class=\"infobox-icon eael-icon-only\">\n\n            \n                            <div class=\"infobox-icon-wrap\">\n                    <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file\"><\/i>                <\/div>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content eael-icon-only\">\n                <div class=\"infobox-button\">\n            <a class=\"eael-infobox-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/North-Lanarkshire-Community-and-Voluntary-Sector-Strategies-diagram-1.pdf\">\n                                                <span class=\"infobox-button-text\">North Lanarkshire CVS Strategies Diagram<\/span>\n                            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8cc6a5\" data-id=\"c8cc6a5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b70ea23 eael-infobox-content-align--center eael-infobox-icon-bg-shape-none eael-infobox-icon-hover-bg-shape-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"b70ea23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-infobox icon-on-top\">\n\t            <div class=\"infobox-icon eael-icon-only\">\n\n            \n                            <div class=\"infobox-icon-wrap\">\n                    <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file\"><\/i>                <\/div>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content eael-icon-only\">\n                <div class=\"infobox-button\">\n            <a class=\"eael-infobox-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Overview-of-Community-and-Voluntary-Sector-and-Community-Planning-NL-1.pdf\">\n                                                <span class=\"infobox-button-text\">Overview of North Lanarkshire CVS<\/span>\n                            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a07f40 ct-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a07f40\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff247c7\" data-id=\"ff247c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5dbd432 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5dbd432\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f1a8a1\" data-id=\"4f1a8a1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eefc58d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eefc58d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The CVS Includes the Following:\u200b<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0e639e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0e639e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c8649d\" data-id=\"0c8649d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02ad1b9 eael-infobox-content-align--left animated-slow eael-infobox-shape-square eael-infobox-hover-img-shape-square elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"02ad1b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-infobox icon-on-top\">\n\t            <div class=\"infobox-icon\">\n\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/daniel-chekalov-A8rbSO0s9YY-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"A close-up of a person applying the first stroke of mint-coloured paint to a pine fence.\">\n            \n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content\">\n        <div><p><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg; color: #000000;\">Local community groups, many run entirely by volunteers, often with little funding and not always registered as a charity.<\/span><\/p><\/div>        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad5dc94\" data-id=\"ad5dc94\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72ffefb eael-infobox-content-align--left animated-slow eael-infobox-shape-square eael-infobox-hover-img-shape-square elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"72ffefb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-infobox icon-on-top\">\n\t            <div class=\"infobox-icon\">\n\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/christin-hume-Hcfwew744z4-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"A person in orange jumper typing on a laptop\">\n            \n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content\">\n        <div><p><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg; color: #000000;\">Small, medium and larger charities, some of which are local branches of national charities, usually employing staff, assisted by volunteers and relying on regular and adequate funding, some of which may come from trading.<\/span><\/p><\/div>        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6a08e3\" data-id=\"c6a08e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8136e26 eael-infobox-content-align--left animated-slow eael-infobox-shape-square eael-infobox-hover-img-shape-square elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"8136e26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:40}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-infobox icon-on-top\">\n\t            <div class=\"infobox-icon\">\n\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/beau-carpenter-b53HdbIUOhM-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"Green, blue, and red books stacked against a white wall.\">\n            \n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content\">\n        <div><p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: acuminsemicond-reg;\">Other types of non-profit organisation such as social enterprises and housing associations which provide socially useful products and services.<\/span><\/p><\/div>        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8abca55 ct-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8abca55\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22cce60\" data-id=\"22cce60\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b877c22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b877c22\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c9671e\" data-id=\"6c9671e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1673738 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1673738\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The CVS Plays a Key Role in Community Wealth Building Through:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b7d6b79 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b7d6b79\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d74594\" data-id=\"9d74594\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f16af54 eael-infobox-content-align--left animated-slow eael-infobox-icon-bg-shape-none eael-infobox-icon-hover-bg-shape-none elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"f16af54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-infobox icon-on-top\">\n\t            <div class=\"infobox-icon eael-icon-only\">\n\n            \n                            <div class=\"infobox-icon-wrap\">\n                    <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-house-user\"><\/i>                <\/div>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content eael-icon-only\">\n        <div><p><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg; color: #000000;\">The building and land it owns or rents<\/span><\/p><\/div>        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d10798\" data-id=\"6d10798\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24580c7 eael-infobox-content-align--left animated-slow eael-infobox-icon-bg-shape-none eael-infobox-icon-hover-bg-shape-none elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"24580c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-infobox icon-on-top\">\n\t            <div class=\"infobox-icon eael-icon-only\">\n\n            \n                            <div class=\"infobox-icon-wrap\">\n                    <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-handshake\"><\/i>                <\/div>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content eael-icon-only\">\n        <div><p><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg; color: #000000;\">The people it employs with increasing commitment to being Fair Work employers<\/span><\/p><\/div>        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba3d24b\" data-id=\"ba3d24b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4edd90 eael-infobox-content-align--left animated-slow eael-infobox-icon-bg-shape-none eael-infobox-icon-hover-bg-shape-none elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"b4edd90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-infobox icon-on-top\">\n\t            <div class=\"infobox-icon eael-icon-only\">\n\n            \n                            <div class=\"infobox-icon-wrap\">\n                    <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-heart\"><\/i>                <\/div>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content eael-icon-only\">\n        <div><p><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg; color: #000000;\">The volunteers it involves<\/span><\/p><\/div>        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-20c8b1b\" data-id=\"20c8b1b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a56627e eael-infobox-content-align--left animated-slow eael-infobox-icon-bg-shape-none eael-infobox-icon-hover-bg-shape-none elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"a56627e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-infobox icon-on-top\">\n\t            <div class=\"infobox-icon eael-icon-only\">\n\n            \n                            <div class=\"infobox-icon-wrap\">\n                    <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-pound-sign\"><\/i>                <\/div>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content eael-icon-only\">\n        <div><p><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg; color: #000000;\">It&#8217;s local spending<\/span><\/p><\/div>        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c55d7d ct-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c55d7d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c2b1cf\" data-id=\"9c2b1cf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a985b07 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a985b07\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c4ffe9\" data-id=\"7c4ffe9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d0e12b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d0e12b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CVS Services and Support<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17bf115 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17bf115\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The CVS in North Lanarkshire provides preventative, ongoing and crisis public services &#8211; complementing those provided by statutory bodies such as the NHS and the council.<br \/>This includes support and services for all ages and equality groups on diverse needs and issues including:<\/p><ul><li>Affordable goods &#8211; for example through charity shops<\/li><li>Social housing &#8211; through housing associations and cooperatives<\/li><li>Employability and financial support &#8211; for example specialist employability charities and a Citizens Advice Bureau<\/li><li>Environmental action &#8211; such as community environmental groups<\/li><li>Spiritual support &#8211; through churches and faith-based charities<\/li><li>Health and social care &#8211; including residential, home care, community support such as befriending, and community transport<\/li><li>Education and learning &#8211; through for example further education colleges and universities which are charities and through community groups<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04dd86d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04dd86d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">You can find information about North Lanarkshire CVS organisations on the &#8216;A Local Information System for Scotland&#8217; (ALISS) Website<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89520e1 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"89520e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aliss.org\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">A Local Information System for Scotland (ALISS) Website<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5455879 ct-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5455879\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9d74ae\" data-id=\"a9d74ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8a8a3a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8a8a3a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ae0ec9\" data-id=\"2ae0ec9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cea6c14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cea6c14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The CVS in North Lanarkshire provides support and services to many thousands of local people every year \u2013 delivered by thousands of staff\u00a0volunteers.<br \/>Most\u00a0volunteer-involving organisations\u00a0are in the CVS, which would struggle to function \u2013 or even exist &#8211; without volunteers. Many small community groups and charities have no paid staff and so everything they do relies on volunteers. And, whilst larger community groups, charities and social enterprises usually have paid staff, they generally also rely on volunteers to help them achieve their goals. This is a great strength of the CVS and why it is so cost-effective.<\/p><p>You can read more about how our North Lanarkshire CVS supports community wealth building and also helps to tackle poverty in these two briefings here:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e41a85e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e41a85e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/VANL-case-study-NL-CVS-Tackling-Poverty-summer-2023.docx\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Tackling Poverty Briefing<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98495d7 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"98495d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/VANL-Community-Wealth-Building-briefing-may-2023.docx\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Community Wealth Building Briefing<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Community Voluntary Sector About the Community and Voluntary Sector The community and voluntary sector (CVS) in North Lanarkshire is large and diverse and makes a significant contribution to individual, family, community and societal wellbeing through its role in providing vital services and support and as an advocate for improvements in communities and public services. 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