The role of this steering group is to:

• Demonstrate leadership and the ability to lobby effectively on issues affecting the most vulnerable in our society at both local and national level
• Speak with authority on the current issues facing people in Kent and Medway
• Speak with authority on the key issues facing the sector in Kent and Medway
• Provide a forum for strategic engagement with statutory and other key partners to help shape future strategy on the key issues facing the people of Kent and Medway
• Become a platform for collaboration within the sector
• Become a vehicle to drive funding collaboration amongst private/statutory and other funders
• Be flexible enough to respond to emerging need and change membership accordingly
• Ensure the voice of small grassroots organisations is heard
• Be approachable and proactively reach out to other organisations and forums across Kent and Medway
• Bring ideas to the table that are wider than just its membership
• Represent the issues facing the sector not just those of its members