
Sector Support North East Lincolnshire
Supporting the voluntary and community sector
Project Introduction
Sector Support North East Lincolnshire ensure community groups, charities and social businesses can thrive
Based in our Grimsby office, Forum's team provides a wide range of capacity-building support, strategic voice and representation. They also lead on the VCSE sector's involvement in the North East Lincolnshire Health and Care Partnership
The Sector Support North East Lincolnshire team work alongside:

Sector Support have been so dedicated and committed to working with me as Principal Social Worker to connect our local system. Working from a position of ‘people at the heart of all we do’, the team have worked with me and across the sector in creating events, contributing to delivery and development; bringing Social Work, Social Care, Health and VCSE partners in bringing key experts and knowledge to get the best outcomes for the people of NEL.
John Allen
Adults Principal Social Worker – Adult Social Care, North East Lincolnshire Council
What we do
The Sector Support NEL provides tailored support to the VCSE sector in North East Lincolnshire on the following:
- Organisational development support and governance advice
- Start-up advice for new groups
- Support for the North East Lincolnshire VCSE Forum
- Social enterprise, business development and community asset transfer
- Fundraising, funding strategies and income generation
- Project planning and demonstrating impact
- Voice and representation of the VCSE sector including in integrated care systems
- Partnership brokerage and development