Community Savers secures National Lottery grant
Community Savers have been awarded a two-year development grant of £209,500 from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK, to deepen and... Continue Reading
Women Thriving: a transformative year for Community Savers
The announcement of the third national lockdown on 6 January 2021 was not the start to the year that anyone had hoped for… the rollercoaster ride of the COVID-19... Continue Reading
Women in the lead: why retreats matter for networked community action
Sophie King, Development Manager at CLASS, explores what the Community Savers-CLASS alliance has learned about the importance of reflection and retreats for women’s community action. I’ve said it before,... Continue Reading
Lessons learned from the pandemic
Whitney Banyai-Becker shares lessons from a reflection with savings group leaders in April 2021. Learning through regular reflection is fundamental to the Community Savers approach to achieving positive change... Continue Reading
Go Digital: Lessons learned and new horizons
Whitney Banyai-Becker shares reflections on the Community Savers Lottery-funded Go Digital! project, drawing on conversations with volunteer trainers and community leaders. Of all the many changes thrust upon us... Continue Reading
Women-led savings for financial & social wellbeing
The Money Advice Service estimates that 22% of UK adults have less than £100 in savings, yet savings are critical to wellbeing, decent living standards, and long-term family resilience.... Continue Reading
Creating a NORC at Hopton Court
Hopton Hopefuls are the newest addition to the Community Savers family: a group of Over 50s tenants who have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with resilience, mutual aid, and... Continue Reading
Happy IWD 2021!
Jean is a 75 year old who has been isolating since March 2020. She is pictured above with her Mums Mart friends at an International Women’s Day celebration in... Continue Reading
Go Digital!
Lorna Parks shares some reflections on her first few months as a digital inclusion volunteer with GM Savers through our Lottery-funded Go Digital! project Just before Christmas I started... Continue Reading
Community Voice in Planning
This page contains materials from a seven-part community briefing series which took place between January and March 2021. Thanks to all the contributors and participants who made it such... Continue Reading