Gordon Brown Announces more support for the Third Sector
The Prime Minister, Gordon Brown announced on Tuesday his plans to give more support to the third sector.
He described volunteers as unsung heroes and said "the voluntary sector played a critical role in bringing together communities and generating progressive social change - the government must do more to support it"
Read the article in The Guardian or find out what Stephen Bubb of ACEVO thought of the speech.
Mark Sharman, Chief Executive of Help and Care said "I think this news is really exciting. Its time the Voluntary Sector got the recognition it deserves. Charities like ours are so well placed to support local people and communities because we are so much more in touch with them. We spend a lot of time listening to what local people say they want, particularly older people and carers. So we have a pretty good idea of how to go about giving them what they want. Hopefully with new funds, better contracts and support from the top we can do more to support people in the ways they want to be supported."