VS6 is a partnership of support organisations working with the 11,500 voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) groups operating across our Liverpool City Region (LCR).
VCFSE in Liverpool City Region
Over 11,500 VCFSE groups supporting communities across the City Region including 5,500 community groups
21,000 plus FTE employees working in the sector
£795.9m GVA contribution to the City Region
216,000 volunteers contributing over 289,000 hours per week
Source: Cheshire & Merseyside State of the Sector Report 2023, Voluntary Sector North West
What do we do?
We work together to champion the vital role our sector does and could play in the future of the City Region, while seeking to shape local policy and implementation for the benefit of our communities.
How do we do this?
VCFSE support organisations have collectively engaged with public and private sector partners on a City Region level since 2004. In 2015, we formally launched the VS6 partnership in order to provide a voice, platform and action model for VCFSE participation.
We’re focused on driving positive change by connecting the VCFSE sector with our developing city region. Together, we have links to 11,500 organisations across the six boroughs, and aim to support these groups – many integral to our communities - to collectively influence decision making:
Offering solutions to some of the most challenging economic issues facing our City Region
Driving community-centered approaches to transforming health and well-being
Providing a single point of contact for the city’s VCFSE sector
“Bringing together a diverse group of interests into a single grouping…is extremely significant for the betterment of the lives and wellbeing of our communities. The work that VS6 does has never been more valuable for those communities, sectors and bodies that it represents.”
Our vision
We have a vision that our city will be:
A place where the VCFSE sector, and its potential, is better understood and seen as essential to a thriving, attractive and inclusive economy.
The most vibrant, ‘happening’ and equal place in the country, where people feel connected, involved, and included.
A place where success is shared and measured through economic, health and social outcomes.
A City Region where everyone has access to opportunities with a good work life balance.
A place where everyone can contribute to improving our environment and becoming a net-zero City Region.
A place where everyone can have a sense of purpose, progress in life, and improve their prosperity.
A region where small and large organisations work together to enable people to thrive.
A place where diversity is respected, and everyone has their voices heard.
“Together we’re developing a new culture of partnership and collaboration across the City Region, ensuring a future that has communities at the heart of our City Region.”
