The Bristol LGBTQ+ Partnership has been granted continuation funding for the next three years.
The Bristol LGBTQ+ Partnership was established in 2023 to support services, provide a strategic and unified voice, share knowledge, and create community cohesion.
It is a partnership of LGBTQ+ community organisations in Bristol, including charities, community groups, and social enterprises that provide services for LGBTQ+ people in our city.
The Bristol LGBTQ+ Partnership has received funding from the National Lottery Community Fund to continue its activities and further develop the partnership.
Voscur's role is to facilitate the partnership, including supporting the regular events and the steering group. The strategy of the partnership is planned by a steering group comprised of LGBTQ+ community organisations.
We are delighted to be able to continue facilitating this partnership as it grows in both size and scope.
To date, 79 VCSE organisations either led by or providing services to the LGBTQ+ community have engaged with the Bristol LGBTQ+ Partnership. The majority of organisations attending the partnership events and the steering group are LGBTQ+-led.
The Bristol LGBTQ+ Partnership hosts regular events for LGBTQ+ community organisations to build cohesion within the VCSE sector and advise on the strategic priorities for the partnership, including addressing rising rates of hate crime, health inequalities and provisions, and high rates of poor mental health within the LGBTQ+ community.
This three-year funding period will act as a transition from the Bristol LGBTQ+ Partnership being supported by Voscur to becoming a self-sustaining partnership led by LGBTQ+ community organisations.
We are pleased to announce this funding and believe the development of the Bristol LGBTQ+ Partnership will be of great benefit to the local LGBTQ+ community, as it will provide a centralised place for sharing resources and a cohesive voice for LGBTQ+ community organisations.
Thank you to the Bristol LGBTQ+ Partnership steering group for their hard work in kickstarting the partnership.
If you are a volunteer or employee of a charity, community group or social enterprise that provides activities or services to LGBTQ+ people, we’d love for you to join the partnership. Email spencer@voscur.org for more information.
Thank you to the National Lottery Community Fund and National Lottery players for your support.