Community Action:MK is a registered charity with over 30 years of experience supporting and promoting voluntary and community sector groups. We are a membership organisation, which provides practical support services and a co-ordinated voice on local issues.

The aim is to strengthen local voluntary organisations and community groups by providing services and a strong voice on policy issues. The team of volunteers and staff share one goal: to help Milton Keynes’ voluntary and community sector meet the challenges of the 21st century. 

Information

Community Action:MK answers enquires for and about the voluntary and community sector in Milton Keynes. We also provide information about all aspects of running a voluntary or community group, and can signpost you to other support and information. Community Action:MK also provides information and support about the city’s growth, and will be looking to support the new communities moving into the city. For more info, visit the Support And Information for Groups section, call us on 01908 661623 or email  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Advice

Community Action:MK provides advice and support on setting up, managing and developing your voluntary or community group. We can work with you on a 1:1 basis, or can get you linked in with local training and events. We give advice on ‘getting fit for funding’, forward planning and good governance. We also offer a monthly legal clinic which can support you on a range of issues. These services are FREE for members and £35 for non-members. For more info call us on 01908 661623 or email  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Visit our Membership page for information on becoming a member for free.

Networking

Community Action:MK gives groups the opportunity to meet with each other through a series of popular networking events. We also run themed events and focus groups to help to you to get involved with new areas of work or projects. Keep an eye out on our Learning and Events page for what's coming up.

Partnerships

Community Action:MK works in partnership with other voluntary and community groups, public sector bodies and private organisations to enable people to play an active part in their community. We also support some local voluntary sector partnerships, and are interested in getting groups to look at how they can work better with each other.

Working For Change

Community Action:MK works to influence the development of policies that affect the voluntary and community sector. We look to get the views of the sector and feed them into public service agencies so the sector has a voice.

In Your Community

Community Mobilisers (CMs) support people to have a voice in their community. They work with agencies and schools, enabling volunteers to play a role in decision making, signposting to training, and creating sustainable ways to contribute and enjoy life in the places they live. For more info see our Mobiliser Areas page.

Find a local group

The Community Action:MK website lists over 275 local voluntary and community groups in Milton Keynes.

There are several other directories of community groups in MK:

Age UK Milton Keynes' Directory For People In Later Life

Arts & Heritage Alliance Members List

City Counselling Centre's Members List

COIN Directory of local voluntary and community groups

GP One Click - Database connecting Health care professionals and patients with social enterprises, voluntary and community groups

Milton Keynes Centre for Integrated Living's Survival Guide (for local people with a disability)

Milton Keynes Community Enterprise's Social Enterprise Network Directory

Milton Keynes Council's Community Information Network (COIN) 

Milton Keynes Council's Community Properties listing

Q:Alliance's Local LGBT Information

Contact

Community Action:MK
Acorn House, 351 Midsummer Boulevard, Central Milton Keynes MK9 3HP
01908 661623 /  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

http://www.communityactionmk.org/