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Riverside named best LGBT-friendly employer in housing sector
We’re proud to announce that Riverside has been named the top housing organisation in Britain for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality by LGBT rights charity Stonewall. We have placed 12th in Stonewall’s 2022 Top 100 Employers List, climbing an impressive 45 places from our previous position of 57 in 2020! Stonewall’s Top 100 is
Read moreLGBT History Month February 2022
As we head into LGBT+ History Month, our Equality & Diversity Manager Lyn Bowker talks about the importance of LGBT history and how we can help members of the LGBT+ community feel welcome and accepted in 2022 and beyond. I am proud to work at Riverside, as we prepare to celebrate LGBT+ History Month, an
Read moreRiverside welcome new Government commitment to end veteran rough sleeping
A new Veterans’ Strategy Action Plan has been launched by Government which makes more than 60 pledges to former service personnel including making a commitment to end veteran rough sleeping by the end of this parliament. Nationally estimates indicate that between 100 and 400 veterans sleep rough ever year and a further 3,000 to 4,000 face homelessness
Read moreChanges are coming to Cumbria Choice 2022
We wish to provide our customers and applicants with an overview of the changes to the Cumbria Choice Policy and system that we will be making in 2022. During a consultation with customers and our stakeholders in 2020, we were informed that our customers wanted an easy-to-understand policy and a simple system that would function
Read moreOne Housing Group joins The Riverside Group
One Housing Group has today joined The Riverside Group following formal registration with the Financial Conduct Authority. Last month, the Boards of The Riverside Group and One Housing Group gave their approval for One Housing to join Riverside as a subsidiary, creating one of the country’s largest association groups, with over 75,000 homes. It followed
Read moreDemand homeless veterans are housed this remembrance day – and everyone else too
It’s an emotive issue on social media. We ask an expert to cut through the misinformation and show how we can house ex-servicemen and women for good. Type “homeless veterans” into your social media platform of choice and see what comes up. Wild claims of ex-servicemen and women flooding the streets while foreigners live it Read more
Want to be part of ending homelessness?
In this short blog Ali Clintworth explains from her own first-hand experience – what an outstanding and fulfilling opportunity our Business Development Officer role offers. A job description and job title can only tell you so much about a job, and often doesn’t get into the detail we’d ideally love to have before hitting that
Read moreThe numbers are in…Riverside/One Housing Group partnership consultation closes
Our consultation on a proposed partnership between Riverside and One Housing Group has now closed. The six week consultation, which began on September 6, was shaped in co-ordination with a group of customers and asked for your views on the proposal for the two organisations to form a complementary partnership. The idea is that we
Read moreMore than three-quarters of voters concerned about military veterans sleeping rough
Exclusive polling reveals that more than three-quarters (77%) of voters are very concerned or concerned about military veterans sleeping rough on the streets: 84% among Tory voters, 81% Labour, 86% Lib Dem Polling reveals more than three-quarters of voters (76%) believe the Government has a duty to end veteran’s homelessness 78% among Tory voters 76%
Read moreManchester United legend Denis Irwin goes back to school in Carlisle
Manchester United legend Denis Irwin recently visited Richard Rose Central Academy, a school which receives funding and support from Riverside in partnership with Manchester United Foundation and Carlisle United Community Sports Trust. The school benefits from the presence of a full-time Foundation coach, who works with the students, feeder primary schools and within the local
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