Residents

If you live in Barking & Dagenham we want to work
with you to make it a stronger place for us all

We value local knowledge, experience, and insight of our residents. Your experience of Barking & Dagenham is crucial to supporting what is important to you and solving any issues that you see around you.

We are looking to expand our board of trustees in 2021, which will give residents the opportunity to take on a position of responsibility. This role will come with support and training, offering a great way to develop yourself while giving back to the community.

The most important thing you can give to us are your thoughts and we’ll do everything we can to enable you to share them with us. If you have ideas about how we should do this, please let us know.

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Current Opportunities

Shape the Community Endowment Fund: We are hosting two workshops in the first week of March where anyone with a stake in the borough is welcome to help us shape our endowment fund. You can find more details here.

Become a BD Giving trustee: We are looking to recruit three new trustees to join our board! No previous experiences is required. We want to hear from local people who  will support our values of collaboration, inclusion and ambition. Find out more about being a trustee. 

What does giving mean to you?

Here’s what local people told us ‘giving’ means to them.

Being considerate of how you park to make room for other cars.
Taking time out of your day for someone else.
Friendly neighbours helped me to start planting.
Kindness.
Offering something of benefit that changes someone's life.