Residents' handbook - Moat

SECTION 6GETTING INVOLVEDGETTING INVOLVEDout surveys to identify what your needs are, but our plans are alwayscarried out in partnership with you. Examples of the type of work weget involved in are:• Crime and community safety initiatives - making yourneighbourhood a safer place to live. We have helped to fundcommunity wardens and work closely with local police.• Working with young people and children - linking up withother agencies to improve the range of activities and eventsavailable, helping to fund youth workers and carrying out projectswith young people are just some of the things we do.• Environmental projects - new fencing, landscaping, art projectsand other initiatives aimed at helping to increase pride in your localneighbourhood.• Increasing prosperity - through training, learning, employmentand financial initiatives.Residents' resource centresA number of Moat resource centres have been set up in partnershipwith residents.These provide advice, information about our servicesand other community services.Reaching everyoneWe want to ensure we reach all sectors of the community and that ourcommunity development activities reflect the diversity of residents. Ouraim is that no one is excluded, and we provide different options forpeople, such as translators, literature in a range of formats and disabledaccess at all offices. Please refer to the section on our approach toequality and diversity (section one).Finding out moreIf you are interested, please contact our customer service centre.6-6