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Supporting community business<\/strong>
In the West Midlands<\/h2>\n

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Much of the UK’s i<\/span>ndustrial revolution\u00a0began in <\/span>Birmingham\u00a0and the\u00a0<\/span>Black Country area of the West Midlands. The region is home to a number of globally competitive companies, but locally it’s a very different story. Deprivation is high with 34.5% of local areas amongst the most deprived in the country, and unemployment is higher than the UK average.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite the challenges, the West Midlands had experienced a resurgence pre-pandemic thanks to growth in the business and professional services sector and high levels of business tourism, all driven by a young workforce. <\/span>However underlying this growth, significant issues persisted with inequality, poverty, youth unemployment, low skills, poor health and school performance.<\/p>\n

Since 2015, Power to Change has invested \u00a35.2m<\/strong> into the region with the majority of this going to community hubs.\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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With a dedicated focus on the West Midlands, Power to Change has supported the regeneration of disadvantaged areas in the region by helping to establish a community-led housing hub, strengthening communities through greater community cohesion, and increased resilience through the long-term ownership and stewarding of assets.<\/p>\n

West Midlands Urban Community Homes<\/a> has focused on the urban areas of the West Midlands conurbation and formed alliances with community housing hubs emerging in the surrounding rural areas of Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire and are involved in a number of emerging projects in the area. Their vision is to see 5% of homes built in the West Midlands by 2031 to be community-led.<\/p>\n

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Case studies<\/strong>
FROM the West Midlands<\/h2>\n

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