June’s Community Voices webinar welcomes Dr Gareth Sherwood – CEO of YMCA Bournemouth.
Gareth has a life history of working across the health sector, non-profit sector, education, in Christian organisations and various charity services; doing so full-time since 2007 when he ceased practising as a medical doctor after 8 years practice. Gareth has also worked as a social entrepreneur, educator, public speaker, ethics advisor, youth worker, and church, charity and business leader. He sits on several ethics panels, boards and acts as a director for the Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Hope Place CIC and the HealthBus Trust, he also serves on various boards involved in community transformation. Gareth has worked in various parts of the UK and has broad experience in starting and developing volunteer groups, organisations, social businesses and charities.
The YMCA – YMCA Bournemouth works across BCP and Dorset in the areas of supported housing, family support, early years, youthwork, sports and leisure, community centres, business development, mentoring, training, pre-school, holiday retreat, wellbeing, mental health, contact centres and more.
Community voices is a collaboration between BU PIER partnership and Centre for Seldom Heard Voices to provide a platform and a voice to local community activists.
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