A national housing advice and placement service for veterans celebrates its 20th anniversary by helping 20,000 veterans’ into accommodation.   SPACES provides housing advice and finds accommodation for people leaving the military to prevent them from becoming homeless or rough sleeping. The name is an abbreviation of ‘Single Persons Accommodation Centre for the Ex Services’

Young customers impacted by the threat of homelessness in Kent are being supported by Riverside to develop their musical talents, boosting their confidence and employment options during lockdown. Residents at The Quays in Sittingbourne, which offers supported accommodation to people with complex needs, have been learning new musical skills and are studying towards qualifications which

To mark International Day of Older Persons 2020, Kelli Melloy explains how Riverside’s Health and Wellbeing Service has adapted to the coronavirus pandemic in order to continue to be there for older people. The role of the Health and Wellbeing team is to ensure that residents in our Retirement Living schemes across the country have

A Sefton lady can chat to family and friends in the comfort of her own home now that she has been gifted a portable wireless unit from Riverside. Nikki Moss from Riverside’s Ashton Court retirement living scheme in Birkdale was given a Mi-fi unit for her laptop so she can surf the internet anywhere she

A Rochdale resident has kick-started his life and enrolled at college thanks to being gifted a digital tablet from Riverside. The tablet and Mi-fi unit, which is a portable wireless router that connects the user to the internet via a cellular network, has had a life-changing impact Thomas Nelson. Charitable housing association Riverside has purchased

A Riverside manager has donned her pinny to cook hundreds of meals for residents in supported accommodation in Suffolk during the Covid-19 pandemic. When the lockdown measures were enforced across the country, it meant that activities with residents in Riverside’s supported housing services were temporarily stalled to ensure that social distancing guidelines from the government

£50,000 worth of digital tablets has been handed out to residents to provide a lifeline so they can get online and keep in touch with family and friends during the Covid-19 crisis. Charitable housing association Riverside has purchased hundreds of the gadgets and technical equipment so residents in Riverside’s supported accommodation across the country can