The Central Team
Taking care of Finance, HR, policy and procedural matters is critical to the
success of the Communities First Programme.
The central team comprises of Matthew Coombes, Finance and Compliance Manager and Keith
Clinton, Finance and Compliance Officer. A Programme Manager is currently being recruited
to join the team during September 2009. The team are currently based at St.Illtyds Resource
Centre, Llanhilleth, Blaenau Gwent.
Communities First
The Welsh Assembly Government's Communities First Programme
exists to provide local people with opportunities to play an active role in
shaping the future of their community.
It is founded on the principle that poverty and disadvantage
are created by a complex number of factors, such as poor educational
achievement, poor housing and environments, substance misuse, local job markets,
benefit systems, stigma and perceptions about people and places etc. If we want
to address poverty and inequalities then we must understand what the causes are.