The Penwith Community Development Trust

What is the Penwith Community Development Trust?
What are the aims of the Penwith Community Development Trust?
Penwith Community Development Trust works in partnership to ensure that...
Statement of Intent

What is Penwith Community Development Trust?
Penwith Community Development Trust, (PCDT), is a charitable and not-for-profit organisation which was formally set up in 1999. It aims to work in partnership towards the economic, environmental and social regeneration of the community. The following is the mission statement of PCDT:

“Penwith Community Development Trust works to be a self-sustaining organisation actively challenging economic exclusion and promoting social inclusion by establishing and managing innovative, high quality projects of acknowledged benefit to the local communities.”


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What are the aims of the Penwith Community Development Trust?

1. To promote and develop community economic initiatives of benefit to Cornwall communities. Acting in partnership with the VCS, Public and Private Sector to achieve ‘joined up working’, appropriate targeting and providing integrated solutions.
2. To provide and support co-operative initiatives between the voluntary and community sector with public and private agencies to foster community gain
3. To provide high quality training and capacity building for voluntary and community organisations leading to education, increased transferable skills, enabling better delivery of local projects
4. To provide management expertise and support services to projects of community benefit
5. Maximise skills in the workforce to develop innovative ways to support the sector and the communities of Cornwall and for PCDT to depend less on grant funding
6. Act as advocate for communities and volunteers
7. To play its part in the strategic future of VCS in Cornwall and lead by example
8. Champion the plight of small VCOs in Cornwall

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Penwith Community Development Trust works in partnership to ensure that:

• Information can be disseminated quickly, giving the opportunity to 'hit the ground running' when opportunities arise.
• Resources are maximised and there is no re-invention of the wheel.
• Small grass roots organisations are supported.
• Training needs are identified.
• Experiences and good practice can be shared.
• Greater opportunities for community development from the bottom up.
• The voluntary sector becomes a powerful force with a voice - dozens of voices can shout louder than one.

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Statment of Intent
Penwith Community Development Trust recognises that everyone has a contribution to make to our society and a right to equal treatment. We aim to ensure that no job applicant, staff member, volunteer or organisation/individual to whom we provide services will be discriminated against on the grounds of:

• Race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin
• Sex, marital status or caring responsibility
• Sexuality
• Age
• Physical or mental disability or mental health
• Political belief or religion
• Class
• HIV status
• Employment status
• Unrelated criminal conviction

We do not believe that one form of discrimination can be graded as more or less damaging than another and we oppose any scale or hierarchy of discrimination.

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