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How the Riverside team running A Bed Every Night shelter are changing lives in Greater Manchester
Riverside runs an A Bed Every Night shelter in Crumpsall, making use of an unused former children’s home to create much needed 38-bed multi-occupancy accommodation for people affected by homelessness. Over the past six months, since the A Bed Every Night scheme was officially started by the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, Riverside has
Read moreGM Housing First project launches in Manchester
The second phase of a three-year project that aims to rehouse over 400 homeless people in Greater Manchester starts today (1 May) with the roll out of the Manchester Zone of Greater Manchester Housing First (GMHF) led by Riverside. In February this year, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, announced that Riverside would lead
Read moreAn apprenticeship helped Karren find the perfect balance between learning and earning
I was at a cross road in my career and needed to do something very different. I had been a volunteer for Mungo’s – working with rough sleepers in Waterloo delivering cookery workshops for 12 months and decided to apply for a support worker post at King George’s. My first impressions of the scheme were
Read moreHardwick House wins Community Civic Award!
A Riverside housing scheme that supports veterans experiencing homelessness has won a prestigious community award. Hardwick House in Middlesbrough scooped the Improving Employment Opportunities for Residents accolade in the Community Civic Awards 2019. The annual ceremony took place at Middlesbrough Town Hall to celebrate the town’s unsung community heroes. Hardwick House was up against two
Read moreI, like many people today, had no idea about the width and range of opportunities that there are in the housing sector
Riverside is unlocking the world of career opportunities in housing… Carol Matthews, our Chief Executive, shares her own views on the value and importance of apprenticeships. My own career began as a Housing Officer with Sheffield City Council. This was a very happy accident as I applied for the job with two purposes in
Read moreRiverside launches £50k community chest to help fund local projects in Halton Lea
The Community Chest Fund has been made possible thanks to housing association Riverside to build stronger communities in Hallwood Park and Palace Fields, as part of a commitment to invest £20 million over 10 years. Voluntary sector organisations, registered charities, schools and residents are welcome to bid for a grant. They will need to demonstrate
Read moreBovis Homes and Riverside team up to deliver much-needed homes to Wellingborough
Housebuilder Bovis Homes has joined forces with The Riverside Group, to deliver more than 1,800 new homes at Stanton Cross in Wellingborough. The 50:50 Joint Venture (JV) will see Bovis Homes’ Northern Home Counties region deliver the homes on behalf of the JV with immediate effect, with delivery of the wider scheme to continue over
Read moreThe Homeless Reduction Act one year on
John Glenton, Riverside’s Executive Director of Care and Support, looks at the measures councils can put in place to deliver better outcomes for people affected by homelessness and save money. A year on from its introduction we still passionately believe the Homelessness Reduction Act has the potential to transform how we support homeless people in England. Now
Read more“I can’t imagine working in any other sector now” Hear Kate’s story and how she found her career in housing
I should first start out by saying I never wanted to work in housing. I wanted to work in fashion. But you soon realise that a Geography degree isn’t going to make you the next Anna Wintour. The only other thing that I was interested in was regeneration. Liverpool had been selected as the European
Read moreCelebrating Trans Day of Visibility
By Michael Gill, Care and Support Service Manager and Co-chair of our LGBT staff network At Riverside we truly champion diversity and inclusion. As Co-chair of Spectrum, the LGBT staff group I believe I have particular focus – to create the fairest and most welcoming environment for our LGBT colleagues from start to finish. That,
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