Services

In line with our mission statement, SREC provides a variety of services to support community cohesion and integration and eliminate discrimination.

We are able to offer support, advice and training to local communities, education establishments, businesses, organisations, associations and individuals.

All of our services are FREE and CONFIDENTIAL (with the exception of corporate training programmes)

 

1. Developing the capacity and sustainability of community based minority ethnic organisations and social enterprises

  • Provision of Start up accommodation (Limited)
  • Advice and support offered in developing requisite organisational policies and procedures
  • Guidance and assistance in identifying and applying for funding
  • Monthly funding alerts to organisations on our database
  • Promotion of community led initiatives
  • Signposting to relevant staff and volunteer training opportunities
  • Small meeting room for hire

 

2. Specialist Victim Support

SREC staff are trained and have a wealth of experience in advising and supporting individuals and households who are experiencing racial harassment, abuse or have been the victims of race or religious hate crime.

 

3. Advice and Assistance to individuals alleging discrimination

SREC staff are able to offer advice, assistance and advocacy to individuals experiencing discrimination in education, employment or service delivery.

 

4. Representation

Through representation on a number of local committees and forum, SREC seeks to encourage local people to develop appropriate skills to influence change and facilitate the sharing of best practice. At present SREC staff and volunteers have positions on a number of local committees and forums or support other individuals to fulfil these roles. These include

  • Sutton Partnership - A forum made up of representatives from the statutory, private, voluntary and community sector, task with planning and monitoring the delivery of the London borough of Sutton's Community Strategy.

  • Safer Sutton Partnership - A forum made up of representatives from the statutory, voluntary and community sector, task with co-ordinating, developing and implementing relevant plans and initiatives to improve community safety and local crime reduction.

  • Sutton Children's and Young People's Partnership - A forum made up of representatives from the statutory, voluntary and community sector, task with developing, coordinating and implementing relevant plans and initiatives aimed at improving the life chances and experiences of local children and young people.

  • Police and Community Forum - A forum of local residents, community groups and associations that acts in a consultative and scrutiny capacity with regards to our borough police service.

  • Community Sport & Physical activity Network

  • Equality and Diversity Forum

  • Voluntary Sector Forum

  • Sutton Women's Forum