Island Community Action (ICA) is a small charity based on the Isle of Portland, Dorset. We formed in 1999 to support the local community’s increasing challenges. We started small, as a volunteer bureau but have since expanded to deliver a range of broader activities.
OUR VISION: To champion Portland, its potential and people.
OUR MISSION: To help build a stronger, healthier, more resilient, and prosperous Portland,  where opportunities are rich, and people’s needs are recognised, respected, and fulfilled.
OUR AIMS & PRIORITIES:
- Provide a mix of passion based, preventative and early-action solutions to help alleviate the challenges facing Portland and its community.
- Tackle deprivation and improve mental, physical and social wellbeing, including reducing isolation and loneliness.
- Support residents to live happier, healthier, more socially connected and independent lives for longer.
- Increase life chances and quality of life through ‘hands on’ experiences, learning and training, helping individuals reach their full potential.
- Support those wishing to volunteer, helping to increase the number of local volunteers and create a more cohesive, fulfilled and engaged community.
- Work with and support local residents, groups and organisations to create and deliver their own community-based solutions.
- Inspire and support collaborative working in order to share best practice and resources, reduce costs and co-create more robust, people-centered and sustainable solutions.
- Support and showcase local initiatives and activities that promote, improve and protect the local area, its community, culture, economy, health, heritage and natural environment.
- Contribute towards local regeneration.
ICA works across Portland (population 13,562) – Source: 2021 Census. Office for National Statistics. ICA also offers a smaller range of services and activities in nearby Wyke Regis.
For more information on our achievements, please see our latest Annual Report:
You can find out more about ICA’s management and governance here…
Governance
Discover how ICA is managed and staffed here.
Partnerships
Find out more about our collaborative work here.
Compliance
Read about ICA’s general policies and reports here. Our online policy can be seen here.