Statement of Purpose:

CRN exists to alleviate the impact of social, economic and locational disadvantage by:

• empowering the voice of local communities


• building capacity of communities


• providing leadership and direction to services and groups


• promoting and supporting evidence based and strengths practice


• building collaborations and partnerships between groups and services to meet changing needs

Our Customers Are:

Small to medium organisations that support disadvantaged communities of the Blacktown LGA and surrounding areas and the community services and groups that support them.

Our Vision Is:

For a diverse responsive community sector providing high quality sustainable services for safe harmonious resilient communities

Our Values Are:

We respect diversity and embrace difference.
We advocate for justice.
We believe:

• people and local communities have the solutions to their own problems
• strong communities require responsive localised services and groups
• learning and adapting to change creates opportunities