Living in Devon’s rural and coastal communities can often mean that people are disadvantaged by poor or insufficient essential infrastructure, services, and jobs.

Our vision at Devon Communities Together: Devon’s rural, coastal and market towns and communities are thriving, sustainable and inclusive places to live and work.

Our strategic aims:

• Champion communities - amplify the voices of, and attract funding into, communities in Devon
• Enable local action - work with Devon's communities to build capacity and capability
• Improve support for those most in need - provide targeted support where it is most needed

Our social objectives:

• Champion diversity and inclusion, hear minority voices and respond to their needs
• Identify and work to reduce inequalities to ensure ‘rural proofing’ of services, and to improve community health and wellbeing
• Work with communities to develop innovative ways to achieve community resilience and a positive impact for climate change and sustainability
• Develop community capacity building, through local facilities, spaces, services, people and their skills
• Support Devon’s rural economy, local entrepreneurs and businesses to develop and thrive, and promote community wealth building
• Flourish as an agile, flexible, learning organisation, responding positively to the evolving needs of our communities, stakeholders and staff

By offering a range of events, training and learning sessions, we aim to reach our communities across Devon and provide opportunities to become empowered, knowledgeable and strong.