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 West Sussex VOLG (Voluntary Organisations Liaison Group) is an umbrella network of voluntary and community groups in West Sussex all working in different ways under the very broad banner of social inclusion. We started with a predominantly community care focus (health, housing and social services) many years ago but as agendas change we try not only to keep pace but to lead. We involve organisations and people across all age groups (known as members) who include:
VOLG's core work is funded by West Sussex Social and Caring Services, Health and the West Sussex Learning Partnership to help them liaise with and involve the voluntary and community sectors in planning and delivering services. An evolved database called VOLGnet helps us to keep people in contact with each other. Another tool we have developed is an email network called e-net for sharing information quickly in this fast-paced world. It's a two-way communicating role for us - information from the statutory and voluntary sector at national, regional and local levels to the voluntary and community sector AND from the voluntary/community sector back to other agencies to influence the development of local, regional and national plans. As part of our core work to involve people and agencies in planning and delivering services, we work with others to help them develop their services. Sometimes, VOLG itself seeks funding to develop and manage specific areas of work. We have done this by
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