Working in Partnership

Churches work in partnership with a range of other organisations.  On this page we will highlight some of those who are actively interested in working with us.

3d: Third Sector Support for Derbyshire: 3D is the consortium of third sector infrastructure organisations in Derby and Derbyshire.

Sight Support Derbyshire: helping blind and partially sighted people and keen to work with churches

L'Arche Communities: working as Assistants sharing life with people with learning disabilities

vinvolved Derbyshire: encouraging / linking 16-25 year olds to volunteering opportunities in Derbyshire

3d: Third Sector Support for Derbyshire

3D is the consortium of third sector infrastructure organisations in Derby and Derbyshire.  These organisations offer support to other third sector organisations in a range of different ways from policy development through fund raising to lobbying for their particular cause.  Members of 3d include Councils for Voluntary Service which offer general support to any voluntary or community group and specialist such as FiA which focuses its work on churches. (The FiA representative currently chairs 3D.)

3D’s work is generally in two areas, first in coordinating services when that saves resources, e.g. in setting up projects around common themes such as Equal Opportunities or Disability support.  They also are the primary means by which the third sector engages with government at a county or regional level.

One important 3D project is Voice for Derbyshire which supports engagement from the sector in the Derbyshire Local Area Agreement and the Derbyshire Partnership Forum.

Sight Support Derbyshire (SSD) is the new name of Derbyshire Association for the Blind.  It improves the lives of visually impaired people by supplying support and services that helps them to become independent. SSD operates a series of services throughout the county that offer members

  access to transport
  social clubs
  learning groups
  visual aids
  advice and information
  home visiting
      and much more.

Membership of SSD is free to anyone with a visual impairment in Derbyshire and they encourage people to contact them and discuss how they might be able to help.

SSD is currently looking for more volunteers, if you have some free time and are looking for a rewarding challenge, you could be exactly the person that they need.

SSD enjoy successful partnerships with many organisations throughout the county. They are looking to expand their links with Christian groups and churches and encourage any who may be interested to talk to them.
You can contact SSD by post, telephone or email at ...

Sight Support Derbyshire
65 – 69 Nottingham Road
Derby,
DE1 3QS
01332 292262

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or go the Sight Support Derbyshire's website

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Get involved with vinvolved Derbyshire

vinvolved Derbyshire is a dedicated team that works with young volunteers.  Our aim is to inspire 16-25 year olds across the county to get positively involved in their communities by matching them with their perfect volunteering opportunity and making it a cool thing to do at the same time!  They can even earn their nationally recognised vawards too.

In order to increase the quality, quantity and diversity of volunteering opportunities that are available to young people vinvolved Derbyshire also works closely with organisations to help them improve their youth volunteering programme.

Youth volunteering can make a huge difference to organisations as well as to a young person so please call 01457 890902 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to speak Cathryn or Jen about youth volunteering.

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