Keywords: Poverty, deprivation, well-being, equity, resilience
Your Place is a Vale of Glamorgan project working with communities facing higher deprivation to reduce inequalities and improve well-being for all residents. Senior Community Development Officer Sarah Cutting built trust and community resilience through over 100 engagement sessions, learning that language matters, people want to be heard, and showing up consistently in community spaces makes all the difference. The project has delivered quick wins, secured funding for local initiatives, and brought services together through a Multi-Organisation Steering Group to address poverty and deprivation. Your Place demonstrates how building equity and community resilience requires listening first, adapting your approach, and working with communities rather than just for them, creating meaningful change through genuine partnership and collaboration.
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