Through a wide range of services including community development, volunteer coordination, and practical support for local organisations, our Rural and Coastal team fosters resilience and growth in rural areas.

Our work includes:

Social enterprise development and community capacity building 

Support around housing and planning

Rural life opportunities; rural isolation, disadvantage and poverty, support for community groups and venues, affordable energy, digital skills and inclusion, rural transport 

Influencing policy change to better support rural communities

Supporting rural health and experience of crime and victim support

Supporting volunteers and community groups to reduce litter and its impact with our Clean Cornwall project

Supporting Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations to demonstrate their impact through use of the Social Value Engine and data impact evaluations

Seeking grant funding and providing sustainable support to fishing communities in Cornwall and beyond