Community first is an £80 government funded initiative that will run for four years, until March 2015. The programme will help communities come together to identify their strengths and local priorities in order to plan for the their future and become more resilient.
The StP is a capacity and infrastructure building project funded by the big lottery BASIS2 programme. The project is in a partnership with the Ethnic Minority Council, rights and fairness Telford and Smethwick Youth & Community Centre.