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Runcorn 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

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Riverside 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.

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Housing First: does it work?

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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

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Riverside response to official rough sleeping figures

Riverside Street Buddy Ashley Maigwa chats to a homeless man on the streets of Westminster.

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

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The 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’

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National 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

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Freestyler puts her best foot forward for Riverside

Once a North West freestyle disco dance champion, Emily Harrison, is now strictly business. A mathematics graduate, the 21-year-old, is putting her numerical skills to good use as a Riverside finance and IT apprentice Why did you apply to be an apprentice? “It was a brilliant opportunity to go into a specialised area that utilises

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Bubbly Bethany sets her sights on seniority

Business Administration apprentice, Bethany Walsh, joined Riverside in July 2019. A bubbly and outgoing member of the team, she’s already playing an important role as a member of our strategy and planning team at our Head Office in Speke. The 21-year-old has enjoyed the role so much, she has now set her sights on a

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