{"id":3774,"date":"2025-03-24T14:29:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T14:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/index.php\/north-lanarkshire-partnership\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T13:44:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T12:44:16","slug":"north-lanarkshire-partnership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/index.php\/north-lanarkshire-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"North Lanarkshire Partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"3774\" class=\"elementor elementor-3774\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1f275d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1f275d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:3623,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/lina-trochez-ktPKyUs3Qjs-unsplash.jpg&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\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-210c52f\" data-id=\"210c52f\" 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-b80f08b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b80f08b\" 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\">North Lanarkshire Partnership<\/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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0641601 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0641601\" 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-da6e8ec\" data-id=\"da6e8ec\" 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-ba466f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba466f8\" 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-4143ae5\" data-id=\"4143ae5\" 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-98247c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"98247c3\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Community Planning<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10eb477 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10eb477\" 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-start=\"54\" data-end=\"252\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/policies\/improving-public-services\/community-planning\/\">Community planning<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">is the process through which public bodies work in partnership with local communities to design and deliver better services that improve people\u2019s lives.<\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"254\" data-end=\"393\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">All local authority areas in Scotland are required by the Scottish Government to support both<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/policies\/community-empowerment\/\">community empowerment<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">and community planning.<\/span><\/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-4ceb488 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ceb488\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Partnership<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93a6229 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93a6229\" 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><span style=\"color: #000000;\">NLP is the overarching community planning partnership for North Lanarkshire. All other local partnerships link into NLP and contribute to delivering The Plan for North Lanarkshire, along with supporting strategies focused on key priorities such as economic regeneration, mental health, and climate action.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Statutory partners in the North Lanarkshire Partnership include:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">North Lanarkshire Council<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">NHS Lanarkshire<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scottish Fire and Rescue Service \u2013 Lanarkshire Division<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Police Scotland \u2013 Lanarkshire Division<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In addition, Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire (VANL) represents the community and voluntary sector (CVS) as a full partner within NLP.<\/span><\/p>\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-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-68edaf2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68edaf2\" 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-16 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ebf61cf\" data-id=\"ebf61cf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b549386\" data-id=\"b549386\" 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-afe517e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"afe517e\" 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\/1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3642\" alt=\"North Lanarkshire Council Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-1-600x400.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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-668feaf\" data-id=\"668feaf\" 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-7d5c5d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d5c5d6\" 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 decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3643\" alt=\"NHS Lanarkshire Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-1-600x400.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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-40e564b\" data-id=\"40e564b\" 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-ad88552 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad88552\" 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 decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3644\" alt=\"Police Scotland Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-1-600x400.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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3257e3b\" data-id=\"3257e3b\" 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-f6e34cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f6e34cd\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3645\" alt=\"Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1-600x400.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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b6af77\" data-id=\"7b6af77\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\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-299fa6e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"299fa6e\" 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-eda46b7\" data-id=\"eda46b7\" 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-f7b22a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f7b22a6\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Priorities<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9242a31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9242a31\" 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><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg; color: #000000;\">NLP\u2019s overall goal is to improve wellbeing and equality for its residents. NLP\u2019s ambitions and priorities are set out in the\u00a0<\/span><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk\/your-council\/council-strategies-and-plans\/council-strategies\/plan-north-lanarkshire\">Plan for North Lanarkshire<\/a><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg; color: #000000;\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk\/your-community\/working-communities\/your-area\/local-outcome-improvement-plans-loips\">nine linked Local Outcome Improvement Plans<\/a>,<span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg; color: #000000;\"> which were developed collaboratively with partner organisations, community and voluntary organisations and residents.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg; color: #000000;\">NLP has five priorities.<\/span><\/p>\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-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae6b67b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae6b67b\" 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-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-740893a\" data-id=\"740893a\" 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-02327a8 eael-infobox-content-align--left eael-infobox-icon-bg-shape-none eael-infobox-icon-hover-bg-shape-none elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"02327a8\" 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-arrow-up\"><\/i>                <\/div>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content eael-icon-only\">\n        <div><p><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg;\"><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Improve economic opportunities and outcomes through, for example,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk\/your-council\/economic-regeneration-delivery-plan\">economic development<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk\/your-council\/local-housing-strategy\">improving housing, and\u00a0improving our town centres and facilities.<\/a><\/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-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-146092e\" data-id=\"146092e\" 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-a3b3bcd eael-infobox-content-align--left eael-infobox-icon-bg-shape-none eael-infobox-icon-hover-bg-shape-none elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"a3b3bcd\" 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-child\"><\/i>                <\/div>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content eael-icon-only\">\n        <div><p><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Support all children and young people to realise their full potential through, for example, whole family support, education and action to<\/span>\u00a0<a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk\/your-community\/tackling-poverty\">tackle poverty.<\/a><\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3bbf877 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3bbf877\" 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-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0663f44\" data-id=\"0663f44\" 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-d78e39d eael-infobox-content-align--left eael-infobox-icon-bg-shape-none eael-infobox-icon-hover-bg-shape-none elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"d78e39d\" 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-hand-holding-heart\"><\/i>                <\/div>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content eael-icon-only\">\n        <div><p><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Improve the health and wellbeing of our communities by<\/span>\u00a0<a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/mental-health-wellbeing-strategy\/\">tackling poverty;<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">improving support for<\/span><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nhslanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk\/download\/mental-health-wellbeing-strategy-2019-2024\/\">\u00a0mental health and wellbeing<\/a><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk\/your-community\/tackling-poverty\">;<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">improving<\/span>\u00a0<a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/mental-health-wellbeing-strategy\/\">health<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">and<\/span>\u00a0<a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/hscnl.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Strategic-Comm-Plan-23-26.pdf\">social care<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">services; and<\/span>\u00a0<a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk\/leisure-parks-and-culture\">providing leisure and cultural activities\u00a0<\/a><\/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-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-327bddc\" data-id=\"327bddc\" 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-94aa702 eael-infobox-content-align--left eael-infobox-icon-bg-shape-none eael-infobox-icon-hover-bg-shape-none elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"94aa702\" 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-book\"><\/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;\">Improve North Lanarkshire\u2019s resource base including increasing available resources; sharing resources; improving use of our assets; designing services with residents and communities; and strengthening our workforce.<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-569a6b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"569a6b7\" 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-d5f35e6\" data-id=\"d5f35e6\" 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-bde138b eael-infobox-content-align--left eael-infobox-icon-bg-shape-none eael-infobox-icon-hover-bg-shape-none elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"bde138b\" 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-globe-europe\"><\/i>                <\/div>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content eael-icon-only\">\n        <div><p><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Enhance participation, capacity and empowerment across our communities through<\/span>\u00a0<a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/actnownl.org.uk\/north-lanarkshire-council\/\">environmental<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">and<\/span>\u00a0<a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/actnownl.org.uk\/\">climate action<\/a>; <span style=\"color: #000000;\">digital inclusion; and<\/span>\u00a0<a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk\/your-community\/working-communities\">community engagement.<\/a><\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-48e8826 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48e8826\" 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-89e842b\" data-id=\"89e842b\" 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-ff6e656 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff6e656\" 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-5go6b4e1ql32\" data-node=\"5go6b4e1ql32\"><div class=\"fl-col fl-node-3ydgr2hxmpzk fl-animation fl-fade-left fl-animated\" data-node=\"3ydgr2hxmpzk\" data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-animation-duration=\"1\"><div class=\"fl-col-content fl-node-content\"><div class=\"fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-xae2c16ihdgn\" data-node=\"xae2c16ihdgn\"><div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\"><div class=\"fl-rich-text\"><p><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg; color: #000000;\">Delivery of the above priorities is supported by staff in all NLP partner organisations, working collaboratively with residents, CVS organisations and local businesses.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ongoing community engagement is supported at locality level through<\/span><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk\/your-community\/working-communities\/your-area\/community-boards\">\u00a0Community Boards<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">and complementary engagement activities.<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--theme-palette-color-8); color: #000000; letter-spacing: var(--theme-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--theme-text-transform);\">There are nine Community Boards for following localities and surrounding areas &#8211; each of which have their own Facebook page to support engagement and information sharing.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fl-col-group fl-node-68ge02fxp475\" data-node=\"68ge02fxp475\"><div class=\"fl-col fl-node-r3wk5oadsqgb fl-animation fl-fade-up fl-animated\" data-node=\"r3wk5oadsqgb\" data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-animation-duration=\"1\"><div class=\"fl-col-content fl-node-content\"><div class=\"fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-372oswtdn4cj\" data-node=\"372oswtdn4cj\"><div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\"><div class=\"fl-rich-text\">\u00a0<\/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-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-662b19b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"662b19b\" 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-0188c68\" data-id=\"0188c68\" 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-7c9bd43 eael-infobox-content-align--left eael-infobox-icon-bg-shape-none eael-infobox-icon-hover-bg-shape-none elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"7c9bd43\" 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=\"fab fa-facebook-square\"><\/i>                <\/div>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content eael-icon-only\">\n                    <div class=\"infobox-title-section\">\n                <h2 class=\"title\">Airdrie<\/h2>            <\/div>\n            <div><p><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg;\">\u00a0<a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MyAirdrie\/\">facebook.com\/MyAirdrie\/<\/a><\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-623ade6 eael-infobox-content-align--left eael-infobox-icon-bg-shape-none eael-infobox-icon-hover-bg-shape-none elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"623ade6\" 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=\"fab fa-facebook-square\"><\/i>                <\/div>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content eael-icon-only\">\n                    <div class=\"infobox-title-section\">\n                <h2 class=\"title\">Cumbernauld<\/h2>            <\/div>\n            <div><p>\u00a0<a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MyCumbernauld\/\">facebook.com\/MyCumbernauld\/<\/a><\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b34301 eael-infobox-content-align--left eael-infobox-icon-bg-shape-none eael-infobox-icon-hover-bg-shape-none elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"1b34301\" 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=\"fab fa-facebook-square\"><\/i>                <\/div>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content eael-icon-only\">\n                    <div class=\"infobox-title-section\">\n                <h2 class=\"title\">Northern Corridor<\/h2>            <\/div>\n            <div><p><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MyNorthernCorridor\/\">facebook.com\/MyNorthernCorridor\/<\/a><\/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-9683d9d\" data-id=\"9683d9d\" 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-f200509 eael-infobox-content-align--left eael-infobox-icon-bg-shape-none eael-infobox-icon-hover-bg-shape-none elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"f200509\" 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=\"fab fa-facebook-square\"><\/i>                <\/div>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content eael-icon-only\">\n                    <div class=\"infobox-title-section\">\n                <h2 class=\"title\">Bellshill<\/h2>            <\/div>\n            <div><p><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MyBellshill\/\">facebook.com\/MyBellshill\/<\/a><\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efac9dd eael-infobox-content-align--left eael-infobox-icon-bg-shape-none eael-infobox-icon-hover-bg-shape-none elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"efac9dd\" 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=\"fab fa-facebook-square\"><\/i>                <\/div>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content eael-icon-only\">\n                    <div class=\"infobox-title-section\">\n                <h2 class=\"title\">Kilsyth<\/h2>            <\/div>\n            <div><p><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MyKilsyth\/\">facebook.com\/MyKilsyth\/<\/a><\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-857294d eael-infobox-content-align--left eael-infobox-icon-bg-shape-none eael-infobox-icon-hover-bg-shape-none elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"857294d\" 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=\"fab fa-facebook-square\"><\/i>                <\/div>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content eael-icon-only\">\n                    <div class=\"infobox-title-section\">\n                <h2 class=\"title\">Shotts<\/h2>            <\/div>\n            <div><p><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MyShotts\/\">facebook.com\/MyShotts\/<\/a><\/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-c1f3a98\" data-id=\"c1f3a98\" 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-e40b4f2 eael-infobox-content-align--left eael-infobox-icon-bg-shape-none eael-infobox-icon-hover-bg-shape-none elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"e40b4f2\" 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=\"fab fa-facebook-square\"><\/i>                <\/div>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content eael-icon-only\">\n                    <div class=\"infobox-title-section\">\n                <h2 class=\"title\">Coatbridge<\/h2>            <\/div>\n            <div><p><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MyCoatbridge\/\">facebook.com\/MyCoatbridge\/<\/a><\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9474bd eael-infobox-content-align--left eael-infobox-icon-bg-shape-none eael-infobox-icon-hover-bg-shape-none elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"a9474bd\" 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=\"fab fa-facebook-square\"><\/i>                <\/div>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content eael-icon-only\">\n                    <div class=\"infobox-title-section\">\n                <h2 class=\"title\">Motherwell<\/h2>            <\/div>\n            <div><p><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MyMotherwell\">facebook.com\/MyMotherwell<\/a><\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91a855c eael-infobox-content-align--left eael-infobox-icon-bg-shape-none eael-infobox-icon-hover-bg-shape-none elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"91a855c\" 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=\"fab fa-facebook-square\"><\/i>                <\/div>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content eael-icon-only\">\n                    <div class=\"infobox-title-section\">\n                <h2 class=\"title\">Wishaw<\/h2>            <\/div>\n            <div><p><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MyWishaw\/\">facebook.com\/MyWishaw\/<\/a><\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b817b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b817b5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\"><div class=\"fl-rich-text\"><p><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--theme-palette-color-8); color: #000000; letter-spacing: var(--theme-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--theme-text-transform);\">Membership of Community Boards includes residents and staff and\/or volunteers from local CVS organisations as well as representatives from NLP\u2019s partner organisations.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fl-col-group fl-node-ta401coihqeu\" data-node=\"ta401coihqeu\"><div class=\"fl-col fl-node-co7lfpwzbu26 fl-col-small\" data-node=\"co7lfpwzbu26\"><div class=\"fl-col-content fl-node-content\"><div class=\"fl-module fl-module-icon fl-node-tsz85jhu1kpc fl-animation fl-rotate-in fl-animated\" data-node=\"tsz85jhu1kpc\" data-animation-delay=\"0\" 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the<\/span>\u00a0<a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk\/your-community\/strategic-leadership-board\">NLP Strategic Leadership Board,<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">which has membership of all partner organisations. The Community and Voluntary Sector being represented by a<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">VANL trustee and the Chairperson of our sector\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0<a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/index.php\/partnerships-2\/\">Community and Voluntary Sector Partnership Group.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dbeb76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8dbeb76\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CommUnity Agreement<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36ceee5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36ceee5\" 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><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg; 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