Community partnerships

Hackney voluntary and community sector grants programme

The voluntary and community sector grants programme is available to local voluntary and community organisations to support projects for Hackney residents.

Hackney voluntary and community sector strategy

In July 2025, our Cabinet agreed the new voluntary and community sector strategy. It outlines the vision for the way we want to work together with partners over the next 10 years. More information will be added to this page over the coming months.

Until then, you can read the voluntary and community sector strategy for 2024 to 2034 (google doc).

The Hackney Community Strategy Partnership

The Hackney Community Strategy Partnership is our local strategic partnership board. It ensures that we, and the organisations that work with us, are working towards our collective vision for Hackney.

We consider the whole borough and work across organisations, looking at the big challenges are that no single organisation or partnership can solve on its own, and work towards solving them together.

Hackney Compact

The compact agreement is an agreement between us and voluntary and community sector partners. It’s a set of shared principles committing us to getting the best out of the partnership on behalf of local people.

Hackney Armed Forces community covenant

The Council, together with Hackney Homes, Hackney Police, Hackney Council for Voluntary Services and representatives from the Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, Greater London Reserve Forces and Cadets Association and national Armed Forces Charities signed a Hackney Armed Forces community covenant on 29 January 2013.

Charity and not for profit – discretionary rate relief

We can also give charities and not for profit organisations discretionary rate relief of up to 100%, if you are a registered charity in receipt of the 80% mandatory charity relief or a not for profit organisation. More information on charity and not for profit discretionary rate relief.