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New £50K Community Chest Fund launched to support good causes and Coronavirus crisis in Runcorn
As part of Riverside’s commitment to invest £20m in the Halton Lea area of Runcorn over the next 10 years, we’re launching a new £50,000 fund – Community Chest 2020. The fund is available to voluntary organisations and charity groups to help enrich lives and help build stronger communities in the area. In light of the current
Read moreRuncorn children put their best foot forward with a little help from Riverside
Hundreds of Runcorn children are putting their best foot forward and walking to school thanks to a new community project. The partnership, between Living Streets– the UK charity for everyday walking – Riverside and local schools, is part of Riverside’s £20m, 10 year commitment to regenerating the Halton Lea area. It means the school children
Read moreRiverside acquires homes from Hyde Group in Kent
Riverside has today confirmed the purchase and took over the management of 401 homes in the South East of England The acquisition of the 401 of homes, which are spread across the Ashford, Canterbury, Dartford, Maidstone, Medway, Towns, Swale and Tunbridge Wells areas of Kent, follows a successful bidding process and consultation period with residents.
Read moreHousing First: does it work?
Ahead of the Housing First conference which was scheduled to take place on Mon 16th April, Adele Arnold, Riverside Service Manager for our RSI funded Housing First service in Medway writes about her experience with the model. Well let’s start with – I truly do love my job as Medway Housing First Service Manager. When
Read moreRiverside acquires 1175 homes from Clarion Housing Group in Newcastle and South Shields
Riverside has today confirmed the purchase more than a thousand properties in the North East of England. The acquisition of the 1175 homes, in Newcastle and South Shields, follows a successful bidding process and consultation period with residents. The homes are a mixture of general needs housing as well as some retirement and supported living
Read moreRiverside response to official rough sleeping figures
John Glenton, Executive Director of Care and Support at Riverside, said: “Ending rough sleeping in this Parliament should be a top priority of this Government. It is an achievable goal this Government can deliver for the people of this country with relatively modest funding levels. “The 9% drop in rough sleeping is very welcome and
Read moreThe decade challenge in homelessness services – moving on from a traumatised system
As the UK’s largest provider of supported housing for those affected by homelessness Riverside is close to completing one of the largest research projects in our 90-year history. The research asked those directly involved in commissioning homelessness services what the most significant changes had been for them. The report – entitled ‘A Traumatised System’
Read moreNational Apprenticeship Week 2020: Riverside provides support to Halton resident applying for apprenticeships
Vanessa Shaw, Riverside’s Employment and Training Officer, explains how she has helped a resident in her area successfully apply for an apprenticeship, and is now developing a career working with children. I’ve been working with Lucy a Halton resident, for almost four years. She was referred to one of my work club sessions via Halton
Read moreHull extra care developments achieve prestigious dementia-friendly Gold certificate
An internationally-renowned centre has awarded Gold to three extra care developments in Hull for their dementia-friendly design. Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) presented the prestigious Gold Design Award to Redwood Glades, Cecil Gardens and Harrison Park. The DSDC is an international centre of knowledge and expertise to improve the lives of people with dementia.
Read moreBarber’s kind act boosts men’s mental health at homeless hostel in Liverpool
Men at a homeless hostel in Liverpool were given a confidence boost when a barber gave them free haircut – so much so that he has vowed to return with his clippers. 5* Kurdish Barbers in Garston came to Green Lane supported housing service in Tuebrook over the festive period and offered residents a free
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