Our Mission & Objectives
Our mission is to contribute to population outcomes by creating and sustaining the conditions through which collaborative working and collective impact can happen. This means we usually have an enabling role, supporting coordinated work by local partners as we believe regeneration can only occur by working collectively to deliver Community + Economic + Physical + Social Development. Occasionally we directly operate new initiatives to fill gaps to test new approaches that deliver innovative opportunities/ programmes with communities in the most disadvantaged areas of South Belfast.
As a Partnership Board we fulfil six roles.
- Provide strategic direction
- Mobilise resources
- Engage policy makers
- Provide a collective community voice
- Promote evidence driven action
- Cultivate a culture of collaboration
We have seven outcomes through which we deliver our projects:
- Healthy people and helpful services
- All young people have options
- Cultural expression and participation for all
- Harmonious, safe and diverse communities
- A good environment for happy neighbourhoods
- Real income options in a sustainable economy
- Connected, proactive, powerful communities
Our People
Forward South
Partnership Board
Forward South Partnership Board is run by the communities of South Belfast and reports to the Charity Commission for N Ireland. We are governed by 5 community people who are elected by the network of over 130 South Belfast local community organisations and 5 Belfast city Councillors elected by the local voters and nominated to our Board by BCC Democratic Services. These 10 local people are our Trustees/Directors who in turn co-opt 5 people from local businesses/ private sector as trustees. Our local statutory services provide 5 observers to the Board.
Community Sector
Political Sector
Private Sector
Statutory Sector Observers
Heather Carey
Helen Crickard (Chair)
Tura Arutura
Shaunie Jamison
Colin Shaw (Treasurer)
Cllr Tracy Kelly
Cllr Micky Murray
Cllr Gary McKeown
Cllr Geraldine McAteer
Cllr Tara Brooks
Ryan Rankin (Secretary)
Michael Graham (Vice Chair)
Patricia McNeill
Seamus Reid
Roisin Finnegan
Denise Smith
Jim Dunbar
Paul McCombe
Bryan Nelson
DfI
Karen Stewart