Voscur works to challenge the various inequalities that communities in Bristol experience. We foster relationships, collective action and trust. We enable people to change systems.
We take positive action to ensure resources are invested specifically in those areas, organisations and groups that can bridge the equity gap.
Voscur's Sector Leaders Network links grassroots community activists to citywide decision-making so citizens can shape local strategies and policies equitably.
Equality doesn’t just happen. Diversity doesn’t have to create new inequalities in order to challenge old ones. We use democratic approaches to make Bristol more inclusive.
Communities have never been better placed to lead change after Covid forced new perspectives on inequality. This partnership is planning our next steps together.
Volunteering should be built into the levelling up agenda to improve the nation's well-being
Volunteering for a Healthier Britain, research by the Royal Voluntary Service (RVS) found that the Covid-19 pandemic negatively affected the health of people living in Britain’s poorest...
Debt advice squeezed ahead of Black Friday and Christmas
Thousands of vulnerable people struggling with personal debts could lose access to free specialist face-to face help as a result of a government shake-up that seeks to move more services online, ...
The UN's International Day of the Elimination of Violence Against Women
The UN's International Day of the Elimination of Violence Against Women is this Thursday (25th November)
The United Nations reports that nearly 1 in 3 women will be abused in their...
Charity Commission releases new safeguarding guidance
The Charity Commission for England and Wales has just released updated safeguarding guidance that now includes safeguarding online. The guidance is aimed at Trustees but covers a lot of areas that...
New advice drop-in sessions launched to support community groups
Are you a new organisation or a local community group in Bristol? Voscur can give you advice and information on funding and training. Come and tell us what you need to make progress...
Unprecedented Crisis in Adult Social Care: innovation and new approaches are needed
New workshop to reflect on innovative approaches to delivering Adult Social Care
Adult Social Care is experiencing an unprecedented crisis. During the pandemic, community ...
Unlocking the potential of Bristol's communities: Voscur's impact story for 2021
Welcome to Voscur’s Summary Impact Report for 2021.
Watch the video below now and we'll publish a downloadable PDF version soon.
Having survived 2020 – ‘...
Opportunity for three people to join Bristol Refugee & Asylum Seeker Partnership’s team.
Do you feel strongly about empowering refugees and asylum seekers?
Do you share our belief that effective partnership and collaboration will increase our impact?...
People unimpressed by their governments' efforts to tackle climate change - results in unwillingness to change lifestyle.
“We’re already doing everything we can to tackle climate change – but they’re not!”
A poll of 10 countries including the UK has found that while people are concerned about the climate...
Join the Voscur Board of Trustees
We are looking for skilled and enthusiastic people, from a range of backgrounds to join the Voscur Board of Trustees. In particular we want to hear from individuals with experience and skills in ...
Voscur Annual General Meeting 2021
Voscur’s Board of Trustees warmly invites Members to our Annual General Meeting 2021, which takes place on Thursday 25th November, from 5pm to 6pm.
To ensure Covid19 risks are minimised,...
Bristol Future Parks: transforming our green spaces
Bristol Future Parks is a Bristol City Council (BCC) project aiming to transform how parks are managed to maximise access to and the benefits local residents get from them. BCC wants to...
Houria social enterprise grows with support from Voscur
Houria, which means ‘freedom’, is a pan-African catering social enterprise that specifically supports, trains and employs migrant women and survivors of slavery. It was founded in 2019, by Kim Prado, with values of empowerment, sisterhood, enterprise and cooperation.