North East VCS Equalities Coalition

The Coalition was set up in 2005 and is a collection of VCS organisations with an interest in equality and diversity issues in the North East which represent the six diversity groups that are formally recognised within discrimination legislation and the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) – Age (older and younger), Disability, Faith, Gender, Race and Sexuality.

Members of the Coalition work closely with people who are at risk of exclusion through discrimination and with the community groups that support them.

In 2007, One North East awarded the Equalities Coalition a £778,000 contract to deliver the CADE project. The project is building the infrastructure of the six strands and the wider Coalition so that they are in a position to engage in influencing policy and practice across the region. Following a wide-ranging consultation with over 131 organisations, CADE has produced a coalition action plan and has awarded contracts to numerous providers to help implement elements of the plan.