Our aim is for greater national resilience and a better experience for those impacted by emergencies.
Winter Preparedness
Seasonal challenges mean we need to be prepared to respond to a range of different crises and needs. This page provides insight from a variety of sources on topics which are likely to be of relevance to the VCS over the winter period. Follow the links below to access information, advice and government guidance.
How We Do This
The Emergencies Partnership has three strategic pillars. These key aims underpin everything we do, helping us and our partners to increase emergency preparedness and ensure the most effective and coordinated response in a crisis.
Share knowledge & insight
Bringing together insight and the voice of those affected to ensure a human-centred response.
Make the connections you need
Strengthening partnerships and connections between the local and national voluntary and community sector to be ready for anything now, and in the future.
Build capability & skills
Supplementing local mechanisms to provide extra support and resources when needed, building capability.
Partner Hub
Find out about upcoming events, make connections and download resources to help prepare, respond and learn from previous emergencies.
Latest News
Resources
30 national organisations & over 250 local organisations enabled by a small national & regional team
Every partner provides valuable insight and contributions to the Partnership, no matter their size or capacity, with each of them experts in their own community’s needs.
Thanks for all the coordination, this is one of the most valuable bodies we are part of. The volume and value of networking and support provided is excellent.
Rebecca Wilson
Head of Programmes, Little Village
We don’t say it often enough but thank you to you and the Partnership Team, what you do day in day out is appreciated and not taken for granted.
Ady Clee
Territorial Emergency Response Officer, The Salvation Army
We only had individual relationships beforehand, then we started engaging with the Partnership as a whole, which was really helpful, and we did things differently.
National Government agency
Although we feel we are doing things on our own, we have back-up from the VCS Emergencies Partnership. We have connections there that we can draw on. If I have a problem, I do not have to suffer on my own, I can go to the wider network and pool those skills.
Shelley Hart
CEO, Havering Volunteer Centre