{"content":{"layouts":[{"type":"sidebar","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEngaging and supporting diverse communities helps your local group represent the community that you live in. It reaps benefits, helping you to tap into new volunteers, venue spaces, activity ideas and engaging new young people, Young Leaders, and volunteers.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003EPlanning, delivering and reflecting upon your furthering reach\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBefore you dive into reaching out to a new community, review the steps below to ensure you\u0027re prepared.\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt\u0027s always useful to sit down as a leadership team and consider planning out what you can all achieve.\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"accordion","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","showExpand":false,"items":[{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003ETry \u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022/volunteers/growing-scouts/furthering-reach-toolkit/getting-to-know-your-community/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Community Mapping\u0022\u003Ecommunity mapping\u003C/a\u003E to better understand your area and their needs. 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