London Councils has released another £2 million for the voluntary sector, in an attempt to help the capital’s voluntary groups share best practice.

The London Councils Grants Committee has commissioned five groups to offer support to organisations across the capital. The largest share of the funding will go to Havering Association of Voluntary Community Organisations, which will receive £149,090 a year to work with groups in east London developing sustainable communities in the Thames Gateway.

Central London CVS Network was granted £104, 363 a year to help pay for a coordinator and an information officer to assist groups working in the centre of the city.

London Councils has also awarded £1.8 million to support social enterprises working in the capital. It has agreed to provide £450,000 a year to SETLL, a partnership of five organisations working to develop and support social enterprise.