Appendix 3

Community hubs arrangements and vision summary

The Collaborate report sets out different types of Community Hubs that exist in East Sussex and across the country which can include the following arrangements:

• Operating from buildings, from which multi-purpose, community-led services are delivered.
• Host other partners and provide access to public services, offering an efficient and effective use of resources.
• Offer a good use of local assets, and the model can help to underpin an enterprising and resilient community organisation.
• Provide services for the community, but also by the community. Local people are involved in making decisions about how services are run, how buildings are managed, and also support delivery through volunteering
• Typically, community hubs are run and managed by a dedicated community organisation, but in other instances they may be owned or managed by a public agency such as a housing association, or local authority but with substantial input and influence from the community.

The original engagement activity was seeking to develop a jointly shared ‘vision’ for Community Hubs within East Sussex. This vision is set out in a number of ways within the discussion report, through the design principles, ambitions, target audience and wellbeing factors, in summary:

Design principles (page 18)	Ambition (pages 19 – 21)
· Core components, local flexibility · Community engagement · Co-location and partnership working	· No-one left behind · Long-term relationships · Welcoming to all · Financially stable · Empowering · Build on what’s already there · Accessible · Seamless