Community Planning - Empowered DIG
Community Planning West Dunbartonshire (CPWD) is a collaboration of public bodies and other stakeholders, including the third sector, working together to improve the well-being of a specific area.
The process of community planning involves identifying local priorities, developing plans, and implementing actions to address the needs and aspirations of the community. The current West Dunbartonshire Plan for Place – the Local Outcome Improvement Plan, runs until 2027. The work outlined in the plan is delivered through a range of Delivery & Improvement Groups (DIGs), staffed by key services and agencies, including third sector partners.
West Dunbartonshire’s third sector contributes to Community Planning outcomes across civic life, local economy and wellbeing by:
- Generating employment and preparing people for employment through volunteering and skills development
- Providing advice and services to reduce social and financial exclusion
- Levering substantial additional financial resource to the authority area
- Creating and maintaining green space and civic pride
- Encouraging mental and social wellbeing through activity and friendships
- Promoting democratic life and civic engagement
- Innovating and creating new responses to local conditions
West Dunbartonshire CVS chairs the Empowered DIG, feeding into and from the Third Sector Leadership Forum.
Details of the current DIG action plan and meeting minutes can be found in the Document & Resources section.