Special Delivery

P Diddy provides our lyric today proving how street cred and hardcore we can be in the old voluntary sector. For our purposes the special delivery refers to the contribution made to public service delivery by the voluntary sector. In this regard we have always argued that VCS involvement in service delivery makes it more efficient and improves its reach - particularly to parts of the community which have not previously taken up services. Well this view is supported by new Government research quantifying the impact of Voluntary sector involvement and suggesting that the long term effectiveness of service delivery, value for money and efficiency would all be enhanced if Local Government embraced a real creative approach to the Voluntary and Community Sector. The research Improving the Delivery of Mainstream Services in Deprived Areas: The Role of Commuinity Involvement is available from the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit by clicking on this link www.neighbourhood.gov.uk/publications.asp?did=1561