The enactment of Chris White MP’s private members bill as the social value act in 2012 triggered much optimism across the social sector, as well as within progressive public bodies.
Focusing on ‘what’s strong, not what’s wrong’, asset based community development is helping local areas shake off their ‘deprived’ status and build themselves from the bottom up.
The Miners Community Arts Centre has been proving the power of asset based community development before the term was even heard of in the area.