Community First Yorkshire

Who we are

Yorkshire is a region of contrasts with vibrant towns and cities, sweeping coastline, remote rural communities and everything in between. Alongside its natural beauty lies real inequality, where people face deep social and economic challenges. The VCSE sector provides a vital lifeline for these communities.

By creating the conditions for VCSE organisations to grow, collaborate and lead, we unlock their potential to build a fairer, greener, more connected Yorkshire.

Our work is like dropping a pebble into a pond – the ripple effect spreads far and wide, multiplying impact across communities and amplifying the good that VCSEs do every day.

Our culture and values

Each team contributes to our shared mission of supporting VCSEs and communities across Yorkshire. By combining expertise in advice, finance, health, communications and projects, we create a strong foundation for organisations to flourish.

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

Community First Yorkshire is committed to achieving a working environment which provides equality of opportunity and freedom from unlawful discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, pregnancy and maternity, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, disability, religion or beliefs, age or sexual orientation. Our policy aims to remove unfair and discriminatory practices within the Organisation and to encourage full contribution from its diverse community. Community First Yorkshire is committed to actively opposing all forms of discrimination.

Community First Yorkshire also aims to provide a service that does not discriminate against its clients and customers in the means by which they can access the services supplied by the Organisation. Community First Yorkshire believes that all employees and clients are entitled to be treated with respect and dignity.