The London Voluntary Service Council - The Big Squeeze

The Big Squeeze is both a research project and campaign focusing on the value of the London’s Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) during the recession. The campaign sought to achieve two major aims; firstly to begin mapping the impact of the recession on London’s communities and the VCS that serve them; and secondly to raise the profile of the contribution VCS groups make to Londoners during the recession, with funders and public partners.

The Big Squeeze survey found overwhelmingly that the recession is already affecting London’s communities and the VCS groups that work with them. Voluntary activity has increased to meet this demand, but there is fear this cannot be sustained indefinitely. More positively there are many signs London’s groups are taking proactive steps to ensure their organisations and their services can survive.

Click on the file attachment below to read more about the first phase in the LVSC’S Big Squeeze campaign.