Today we have released a new piece of research, The Power of Community across Europe. This explores the community response to the Coronavirus pandemic across Europe.
Our findings show the responsiveness and resilience of community organisations across Europe.
For the last four years, Locality have hosted the European Office for the International Federation of Settlements and Neighbourhood Centres (IFS), an inclusive global community connecting people who are working locally for social justice.
This research brings together findings from the European network (the UK, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Italy, France, Finland, and Sweden) about the incredible role of community organisations during the coronavirus pandemic.
Our findings show the responsiveness and resilience of community organisations across Europe. These organisations have adapted their services, managed restrictions and constraints on income, and sought creative ways to support their communities through the hardest of times.
- Read the blog by Sophie Michelena,, the research lead (formally at Locality and now at the Fédération des Centres Sociaux et Socioculturels de France)
- Download and read the research: The Power of Community across Europe