At Flos we are about
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People – welcoming the whole community ,
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Place – creating welcoming spaces for different needs,
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Participation – run by the community for the community,
Our Current Key areas of work
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Families – especially new parents and carers of very young children and including grandparents and carers
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Food – as a means of bringing people together, and incubating new diversity-led food related social enterprises
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Nature and place – making the most of the park and developing the community a better place to meet, eat, live, work, play, learn
How we do things
- We support the inclusive economy – local shopping, eating, employment and childcare
- Funding stays in the local community to support those who need it most
- We do what we can to reduce our impact on the environmen
- We aim to always include people facing tough times because of disadvantage
- We are entrepreneurial and imaginative – trying things out, risk taking,
- We listen and respond to emerging needs,
- We aim to build financial resilience through social enterprise
- We are all about partnership working with local place based charities and enterprises.
Our Values
Hope and Opportunity –leadership and learning that harness the energy, generate new ways of working and inspire hope;
One team, Many voices – trustees, volunteers, members, customers, community all contribute and shape what we do and how we do it
Wellbeing and Nature – slowing down; enjoying the outdoors and all that the park has to offer; caring for planet, environment:
Community Engagement – strengthening community through embracing difference; fostering a sense of belonging, and rootedness to where we live and work
