Evaluative Research
Jones P.A and Rahilly S. (2006), Enterprise in Disadvantaged Communities, a research report into a Neighbourhood Renewal Fund Project in South Tyneside. LJMU
Enterprise in Disadvantaged Communities (EDC) was a multi-activity Neighbourhood Renewal Fund project designed to address poverty and disadvantage in South Tyneside. It was organised and delivered by an anti-poverty partnership consisting of the Tyneside Economic Development Company Ltd. (TEDCO), South Tyneside Credit Union (STCU), South Tyneside MBC, South Tyneside Resource for Initiating Development of the Economy (STRIDE) and South Tyneside Citizens Advice Bureau (STCAB). The project ran from April 2004 to March 2006.
The aims of the project related directly to the Government’s commitment to tackle deprivation in the most deprived neighbourhoods and to ensure that no one is disadvantaged by where they live. In line with the National Strategy Action Plan, “A New Commitment to Neighbourhood Renewal” (SEU 2001), EDC was built on an understanding of partnership working across sectors and of improving services within deprived neighbourhoods to narrow the gap with other areas.
Liverpool John Moores University was commissioned to undertake evaluative research into the impact and effectiveness of the project. This took place from January to March 2006.
Full report 
Extract - South Tyneside’s CAB and Credit Union working in partnership
