Grace is passionate about the role creativity can play in community development. In her role as senior programme coordinator for Creative Civic Change (CCC) at Local Trust, she supports communities across England who are transforming the places they live through creativity.

Creative Civic Change (CCC) is an experimental funding programme delivered by the Local Trust, National Lottery Community Fund, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Modelled on the Big Local programme, CCC offers flexible, long-term funding, in-area mentoring and a substantial peer learning programme to every area it funds. Whatever the local priorities, the programme will help these communities use creative methods to achieve them.

Grace also supports the Partnerships & Learning programme at Local Trust, working with communities, organisations and experts to deliver quality support that builds capacity in 150 Big Local areas.

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