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National Apprenticeship Week 2019: Digital marketing course equips Megan with skills to engage with tenants
On National Apprenticeship Week 23-year-old Megan Duggan, our Customer Involvement Officer for South and Central regions of England, explains how studying a Digital Marketing course is helping her to engage with tenants more effectively. As Customer Involvement Officer, part of my role is to give customers the tools and knowledge to have their say about
Read moreNew GROW programme means more career choices to help people in to work
It’s National Apprenticeship Week, making it a great time to unveil Riverside’s revised GROW Trainee scheme! The programme was set up in 2010 to help people with little or no work experience obtain the skills they need to gain employment. Lee Bailey, Riverside’s National Volunteering Manager, explains more about the new trainee offer… The GROW (Giving
Read moreNational Apprenticeship Week 2019: Lee’s quick guide to apprenticeships
Meet Lee, 33, our professional development manager at Riverside. Lee is responsible for supporting you on your career and development journey to improve performance and ability. He works with our diverse and skilled colleagues to harness and grow talent within the business and is looking to create more development opportunities for colleagues and our communities.
Read moreWe need to fight the North’s corner for housing funding and allocation
A new charter calls for action to prevent the North of England losing out on housing funding to London and the South East. Carol Matthews, Riverside chief executive and chair for Homes for the North, explains more… We can all agree this country needs more homes. The Government has set a national housing target of ‘at least
Read moreHow we are helping customers to tackle fuel poverty
According to National Energy Action (NEA) around four million UK households are in fuel poverty, unable to afford to live in a warm home. Here at Riverside we can provide support for our customers who maybe struggling to pay their electricity, gas or other utility bills. Our Affordable Warmth Advisors are available across the country,
Read moreLGBT History Month
By Jenny Crocker, Care and Support Service Manager February is LGBT History Month – this year’s theme is peace, reconciliation and activism to mark the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York. There have been so many people over the decades who have made an impact on the LGBT community and LGBT rights,
Read moreUnacceptable numbers of people sleeping rough in new figures
We are disappointed not to see a greater decrease in the number of rough sleepers in England as we are working so hard to tackle and prevent homelessness across the country. Although it is encouraging that the rate of increase has clearly slowed year on year. Everyone is moved to see people who sleep rough
Read moreRiverside ranks 26th in LGBT-friendly Top 100
Riverside has been named as one of the most inclusive employers in Britain by lesbian, gay, bi and trans equality charity Stonewall, ranking 26th in their annual Top 100 Employers index.
Read moreRiverside volunteers spread festive cheer in Liverpool
Our Your Place and Evolve teams in Liverpool volunteered their time this week to help a local charity support residents in the L6 community over the festive period. Liverpool Six Community Association provides support for 7,000 people in Everton and surrounding areas of Liverpool. They donate, pack and deliver food, toys and clothing hampers for residents,
Read moreSisters first Christmas together in nearly 70 years
This festive season is a magical time for three sisters in St Helens who will be spending their first Christmas under one roof after nearly 70 years! It’s been a while since sisters Jean Cook, Irene O’Donnell and Annie Walker have lived together – 67 years in fact when Jean moved out of the
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