Highland Poverty and Equality Commission

Community engagement

We have engaged with a wide range of community groups across the Highlands, including:

  • Inverness Foodstuff
  • Calman Trust
  • Seaboard Hall
  • Lochaber Hope
  • Care Lochaber
  • Volunteer Action Lochaber
  • Kinlochleven Community Trust
  • Kinlochleven Community Council
  • Kyleakin Connections
  • Broadford and Strath Community Company
  • Lochalsh Youth Community Trust
  • Living Hope
  • Skye and Lochalsh Council for Voluntary Organisations
  • Skye and Lochalsh Citizens Advice Bureau
  • Kyle and Lochalsh Mental Health Association
  • Easter Ross Health Group
  • The Place Youth Club
  • Tykes Young Carers
  • Go Golspie Development Trust
  • Lairg and District Learning Centre
  • Brora Learning Centre
  • Home-Start Caithness
  • Pulteneytown People’s Project
  • Dalneigh Primary School
  • Connecting Carers
  • Highland Newstart

We have also collaborated with partners, including:

  • Highland Council
  • NHS Highland
  • University of the Highlands and Islands
  • Highlife Highland
  • Department of Work and Pensions (DWP)
  • Third Sector Interface
  • Highlands and Islands Enterprise
  • Highland Community Planning Partnership

Additionally, we held a workshop with elected members of Highland Council.

Experience Panel

We have established an Experience Panel to listen to individuals across the region with firsthand experience of the issues we are addressing. Their insights will help us test our ideas and improve our understanding, providing invaluable feedback.

Page last modified: 6 May 2026