STRATEGIC Empower Communities AIM 2 During this year, our main activities included: 2a. Inequality Task Force Our CEO described the purpose of the campaign in the Islington Life magazine – Our CEO is a member of this Task Force https://islingtonlife.london/discover- which was set up towards the end of 2021 islington/blog/lets-talk-islington/ by Islington Council to help shape the boroughs longer term strategic priorities. 2c. Local Wellbeing Networks (LWNs) Other representatives include Executive Members, Councillors, Schools, GPs, NHS, Exciting new partnership with Octopus London Metropolitan University, TUC and The Community Network New Economics Foundation, with facilitation We developed an exciting new partnership provided by New Local. with Octopus Community Network and 2b. Let’s Talk Islington through this partnership secured funding from the Council for the development of the LWNs, creating a new route/mechanism for We engaged VCFS partners in this initiative promoting community voice, connecting spearheaded by Islington Council to help VCFS, public sector and residents and using engage local residents in building a more this partnership to co-deliver services. This equal future for the borough by identifying new area of work is part of the Islington their most pressing priorities. Council’s ‘Fairer Together’ initiative to 22 Annual and Impact Report 21/22