CCF strives to improve the social and economic wellbeing of disadvantaged communities by providing opportunities for people to develop their skills, gain qualifications and improve their health. Since 1996, the Community Connect Foundation (CCF), formerly known as Smethwick Bangladeshi Youth Forum (SBYF), has been working in partnership with many private and public sector organisations to improve
the social and economic wellbeing of the disadvantaged communities in the North Smethwick area. A substantial number of these people have gained qualifications and moved on to find employment in the UK. CCF also provides health education, promotes women’s development and supports youth development. In recent years we have built up a client group comprising more than 50% of people who don’t live in the Smethwick area, are not young and are not Bangladeshi. Therefore, we felt that the SBYF name no longer accurately reflected our client base and may even be preventing us from reaching out to more communities.
