Overview

ICON is a community network that is based in the north east inner city area, committed to fighting against disadvantage and ensuring that the voice of the community is heard.

ICON is a voluntary organisation made up of community projects, local tenant's groups, as well as individuals working and living in the area.

Our Vision

Our vision is for a North East Inner City that is characterised by equality, inclusion, and wellbeing, where the community have capacity, voice, and power to shape their own future.

Our Mission

ICON is a community network made up of community and voluntary organisations and individuals living and working in the north east inner city.   ICON works to address issues of poverty, disadvantage, social exclusion, and inequality affecting the north east inner city community, advocating for systemic change. Underpinned by a community development approach, we seek to enable and amplify the collective voice of the community, and to mobilise and support collective community action, creating safe, inclusive, and participative spaces to support grass-roots community engagement.

Our four strategic priorities focus broadly on responding to local issues of poverty and social exclusion, and, more specifically, on local housing and accommodation issues. They are concerned with addressing community needs as identified by and with the community.

ICON delivers a housing information and advocacy service and is currently working on a range of policy areas that include the trafficking of children for criminal exploitation, addiction, autism and additional needs, drug related intimidation, domestic and gender based violence and housing.

We are one of 10 projects funded under the Community Development Programme and also receive funding from SICAP and the Department of Justice.

Inherent in the aims of the organisation is a commitment to pursuing a partnership approach between statutory and non-statutory sectors as well as actively encouraging the participation of local tenants and residents in initiatives such as the North Inner City Drugs Task Force and the North Inner City Community Coalition.