b'A MESSAGE FROM But Highgate Newtown CommunityA MESSAGE FROMPartnership has risen to this JESSICA FARRAND challenge, working closely withSARAH ONEILL local groups and partners to offer a In Camden, we have a proudwide range of activities, despite notWe are delighted to have delivered history of taking action as ahaving had an operating base fora new and vibrant space for the communityparticularly when itthe past few years.community of Highgate Newtown. comes to tackling the root causesThe new Community Centre siteAfter many years of disruption, of inequality and bringing peoplemarks an exciting new chapterwith HNCP needing to deliver together. The Voluntary and Comm- for the Camden community, andtheir services elsewhere in the unity Sector (VCS) is central to this.we look forward to continuedlocal community, they can now collaboration to take this forward.enjoy a permanent home built to their specifications. This project Jessica Farrand, took shape back in 2016 as part of the Community Investment Community Partnerships Programmes aspirations to provideInterim Head of Service high-quality facilities alongside new housing to improve spaces for our communities to grow and thrive, A MESSAGE FROMwhere no one should be left behind.THE CLOTHWORKERSIt has been a pleasure to work with HNCP in shaping the design and FOUNDATION keeping a focus on ensuring the best possible customer experience. Our We Make Camden VCSIn 2022, the ClothworkersIm excited to see how the centre Investment Programme 2024-31Foundation awarded Highgatewill evolve once all its facilities provides 4m a year in grantsNewtown Communityare operational and available to to Camdens VCS. We are proudPartners 50,000 towards theall residents, regardless of their to fund HNCP as one of ourrefurbishment and fit-out of theirbackgrounds. This building will Community Partners- longnew building. enable services to be inclusive and term funding for communityserve a diverse community with organisations who are deeplyWe saw the work that they wereHNCP alongside the Fresh Youth embedded in Camdensdoing as being embedded in theAcademy and Early Years Services. neighbourhoods with strong locallocal community, working with knowledge and expertise.individuals spanning across our We know it has been a challengingtarget Programme Areas.time for VCS organisationsThe new building will form an across the UK who are facingimportant asset for both the the compounding pressures of increased demand for services,organisation and the people they increased costs and reduced levelsare supporting.of income.Sarah ONeill,Team Leader, CommunityInvestment ProgrammeHNCP IMPACT REPORT 2020 - 2024 05'