Croydon BME Forum
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CloseCroydon BME Forum is the umbrella organisation of Croydon's Black and Minority Ethnic voluntary and community sector; engaging people, building capacity, and promoting equality and cohesion.
Croydon BME (black & minority ethnic) Forum is a local charity set up in 2002 to:
- Make representations on behalf of Croydon’s black and minority ethnic communities to public sector agencies and other statutory and non-statutory organisations
- Ensure that they are involved in local policy development, regeneration and neighbourhood renewal.
- Facilitate joint-working among BME communities to develop best practice and create a unified BME voice within the Croydon Community Network and the Croydon Strategic Partnership.
- Promote networking, collaboration and partnership between the BME voluntary sector and mainstream agencies Build their organisational capacities.
- Ensure positive engagement with BME communities in all aspects of Croydon life.
- Promote good race relations, community cohesion and encourage equality of opportunity for all, throughout Croydon.
The Forum is a membership-based organisation with 130 organisations and individuals. It has grown in influence locally and is now responsible for:
- Electing BME representatives on the Croydon Strategic Partnership and other local partnership bodies.
- Representing the views of Croydon’s BME communities at the thematic groups of the Croydon Strategic Partnership.
