Community Engagement Strategy - Wolverhampton Partnership

public services. We are committed tocontinually improving the ways that weconsult and engage with them. To do thiswe will need to:• Develop an open and honest dialoguewith local people;• Acknowledge the shortcomings ofexisting provision;• Build on what works and learn fromexperience;• Enable and support communityinitiatives.We acknowledge the opportunities offeredby working in partnership with people inneighbourhoods and communities toimprove services and the way they aredelivered.This strategy outlines the ways in whichdifferent organisations will work togetherand the actions that they will take toachieve these aims.Strengthening community engagementwork does not require large sums ofmoney, but rather a commitment to usingresources effectively for example byconducting activities and staff trainingtogether rather than separately.Community Engagement Strategy03