About Hedgecock Community Centre
‘a hub for the community’
About Us
Hedgecock Community Centre (HCC) is a voluntary community organisation established within the Longbridge Ward, Upney, Barking & Dagenham in February 2017. HCC is a community-led organisation, with a strong ethos and an emphasis on engaging and involving local people. HCC recognises that local people are a valuable resource and key to running a successful centre
Our Mission & Core Values:
Community cohesion.
Empowerment.
Inspiration.
Engaging the community.
To be the hub of the community.
Purpose:
To meet, enhance and improve the quality of life of the local community with particular emphasis on the most vulnerable.
To improve the quality of life for local people by offering excellent services which provide a range of educational, recreational, cultural and social opportunities.
Developing and enriching by means of collective involvement of the community, to help each resident to achieve their full potential in turn building a cohesive and inclusive society.
Primary Goals: (2 year or 5 year goals)
Provide opportunities for the local community.
Have a base of volunteers willing and able to set up and participate in projects.
Offering community activities to all communities.
Reflect and provide all essential need within the limited resources.
Sustainable activities.
Vision:
To be a pioneering centre which is seen as a role model that other centres aspire to.
World class service provider to the local community.
Best delivery of services for the community where people will be benefited and enjoy to be part of the wider community.
Hedgecock Community Centre to be the flagship community centre for London. We will be promoting Multiculturalism and integration of all communities by creating coming together events.
Activities:
- Elders social club
- Language classes
- Youth provisions
- Faith facilities
- Councillor’s Surgeries
- Women’s social club
- Martial arts & self-defence
- Training & employment
- Esol classes
- After school classes