About Us

Vision

TfR’s shared vision is:

"To improve the quality of life in communities by enabling local people to take effective action together for regeneration"

The following core, faith based values, are central to TfR’s work and influence its unique approach:

• Valuing people
• Supporting those in greatest need
• Valuing partnership
• Working with integrity
• Valuing diversity
• Promoting justice
• Adopting a professional approach
• Applying creativity and innovation
• Engaging in effective, efficient and robust delivery

Aims

TfR provides infrastructure support to build the capacity of the voluntary, community and faith sectors through the following aims and objectives:

• To build the confidence, knowledge and skills of local people to enable them to take effective action;
• To support actions that address the needs of those suffering greatest disadvantage;
• To encourage partnership working that delivers effective community regeneration;
• To enable sustainable approaches to community regeneration;
• To develop appropriate structures, governance and resources to enable the delivery of the above aims through continuous improvement.

TfR currently divides its work up into three main areas:

Support to the Voluntary, Community and Faith Sector
Support is provided to all voluntary, community and faith groups across South Yorkshire via Big Lottery Basis Funding.

Specialist support to ‘hard to reach’ Faith groups
TfR is funded by Capacitybuilders' Improving Reach Programme to improve the reach of organisational and project development support to all faith groups within South Yorkshire.

Consultancy Support
Offering all TfR services on a paid basis, through a tailored package of support to organisations outside the South Yorkshire area.