Our next blog this week is from Connection Support! Our volunteers and peer mentors have had a transformative impact across the service. They provide consistent, compassionate, lived-experience support that strengthens engagement and improves outcomes for clients who may otherwise struggle to connect with services. The development of our peer mentoring programme has been a keyContinueContinue reading “Volunteers’ Week 2026 Thank You: Connection Support”
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Volunteers’ Week 2026 Thank You: Men in Sheds
Our first thank you and volunteer story to kick of Volunteers’ Week 2026 comes a volunteer from Men in Sheds! Men in Sheds I moved to Milton Keynes after COVID and, at the time, I didn’t really know anyone locally. Joining Men in Sheds Milton Keynes has made a huge difference to my life. ThroughContinueContinue reading “Volunteers’ Week 2026 Thank You: Men in Sheds”
Celebrating Acts of Hope Across Milton Keynes
Hope Is Louder than Hate Today marks the start of A Million Acts of Hope, a national week celebrating the everyday acts of kindness, care and community happening across the UK. At a time when division can often feel loud, this campaign is a chance to shine a light on the positive things happening in ourContinueContinue reading “Celebrating Acts of Hope Across Milton Keynes “
Latest Update: What MK Voluntary and Community Groups Are Hearing
Why sharing what we hear matters Local community and voluntary groups are often the first to notice when things are getting harder for people. You hear directly from residents about what they are struggling with, what support is missing, and what is helping or not helping in their lives. At Community Action: MK, part ofContinueContinue reading “Latest Update: What MK Voluntary and Community Groups Are Hearing “
Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls: Local Workshop for Milton Keynes
Local residents and professionals are being invited to join an important discussion on the safety of women and girls in the city. Fawcett MK is hosting a half-day workshop to introduce the national strategy, ‘Freedom from Violence and Abuse’. Date: Wednesday 13th May 2026Time: 10:00am – 1:00pmLocation: C2C Women’s Centre, Margaret Powell House, Midsummer Boulevard,ContinueContinue reading “Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls: Local Workshop for Milton Keynes”
Raising Our Voices: Independent Living, Collective Power, and the Legacy of MK CIL
How a grassroots disability movement in Milton Keynes continues to create space, dignity, and belonging for all. Read on to find out more… Coming Together to Unite and Welcome All As part of our Raising Our Voices series, we are sharing stories that highlight inclusion, lived experience, and the quiet strength of community-led organisations across MiltonContinueContinue reading “Raising Our Voices: Independent Living, Collective Power, and the Legacy of MK CIL”
New Milton Keynes Agreement strengthens partnership between public sector and voluntary organisations
A new agreement has been created for Milton Keynes to strengthen partnership working between the public sector and the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector, called the Civil Society Covenant. The Milton Keynes Covenant sets out a shared commitment to work together more effectively to support residents and address some of the long-term challenges facingContinueContinue reading “New Milton Keynes Agreement strengthens partnership between public sector and voluntary organisations”
White Ribbon and Orange the World Exhibition and Vigil
Last week on Tuesday 25th November, Community Action: MK and VOWMK, alongside some other powerful and passionate organisation in Milton Keynes marked International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls, raising awareness and leading the 16 days of activism campaign. You can find out more about what went on and into theContinueContinue reading “White Ribbon and Orange the World Exhibition and Vigil”
Upcoming events & training for voluntary and community groups in Milton Keynes
Read our latest blog post to find out what free learning opportunities we are providing for the groups and organisations across Milton Keynes. We’ve put together some fantastic sessions for your group to grow and be better equipped to serve your communities! Read on to find out more… Over the coming months and into nextContinueContinue reading “Upcoming events & training for voluntary and community groups in Milton Keynes”
Our AGM 2025
On the 2nd October we were thrilled to host our 2025 Annual General Meeting. And as usual, our biggest calendar event of the year did not disappoint! Read on to find out how it went… We really wanted our AGM this year to be about getting the message out about what we do as theContinueContinue reading “Our AGM 2025”