Community bodies 'are more engaging'

Community bodies 'are more engaging' says Northern Rock Foundation.

Community-based organisations add value when delivering services because they are better at engaging with disadvantaged people than statutory organisations, according to new research.

An evaluation of the Northern Rock Foundation’s Money and Jobs grants programme, which helps disadvantaged people increase their assets and income, concludes that “effective community-based organisations are more able to engage with people - when they are often at their lowest points - than are statutory organisations”.