VS6 Publishes VCFSE Recovery Paper
The VS6 Parternship has today published a paper demonstrating the contribution of the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) Sector in the emergency response across the Liverpool City Region, and their involvement in recovery planning. A copy has been sent to the Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram.
This paper provides an overview of the involvement of VCFSE organisations in the emergency response to Covid-19 across Liverpool City Region, lists some of the emerging issues currently faced by the sector and makes a number of recommendations for consideration in the post-Covid-19 recovery planning.
It contains several recommendations for recovery planning, namely:
Involve local VCFSE leaders in a relevant and proportionate way in all recovery planning and governance arrangements.
Engage with the sector and with communities through existing VCFSE sector networks and representative bodies.
Ensure VCFSE services and support offers are embedded in the CV-19 response through the living with Covid and build back better periods.
In terms of strengthening support for a resilient VCFSE sector in the future, recommendations include:
Work with VCFSE leaders across LCR to describe a sustainable VCFSE ‘ecosystem’ which outlasts the current emergency.
Support the strengthening of volunteer management and coordination capacity.
Use the voice and reach of the public sector to give a platform for the VCFSE sector’s successes and concerns.
LCR public sector organisations should support the financial and business security of the sector both directly and indirectly.