2024 Cooperative Case Studies
- May 2024
- Lead Member Brent Council
- Categories Community
Brent Hubs aim to build resilience into local communities; reducing long term dependency on services. They offer alternative ways for Brent residents to connect with local organisations and each other, to access information advice and support, and to use community space to develop ideas and activities that enhance the local area.
The Brent Hubs model was conceived and developed through system-wide reviews of cross-cutting issues, including housing, employment and regeneration. The reviews used a range of community research and engagement techniques to understand issues and challenges and use design-led methodology to create something different: a new way of partnership working that provides responsive local services and activities tailored to local needs.
Since the launch of the first Brent Hub in Harlesden in 2017 the model has gone from strength to strength, with five further Hub locations now operational across the borough; bringing together partners from over 50 organisations to work alongside council services through a joined-up, early intervention approach.
