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Alternative families are just families

During Alternative Families Week, Riverside’s Danielle Oliver talks about her experience of living in an ‘alternative’ family.
Read moreLGBT History Month

During LGBT History Month John Glenton, Executive Director of Care and Support and Co-Chair of Riverside’s LGBT staff group Spectrum, looks at how far we have come in terms of LGBT equality in the UK.
Read moreTransgender Day of Visibility

As we approach the Transgender Day of Visibility on Saturday, Support Worker Danielle Oliver looks at what it means to be a visible trans role model.
Read moreTime to Sparkle
As Riverside gets ready to attend Sparkle, the biggest Transgender Pride of the year, Support Worker Danielle Oliver reflects back at what this year has brought for her as a transgender woman.
Read moreMore than 2,000 people take part in workshops on future of social housing as part of major project

More than 2,000 people have had their say on the future of social housing by taking part in workshops as part of a major project co-sponsored by Riverside. Nearly 200 groups, including tenants, housing professionals, councillors and other people interested in housing, have taken part in the workshops over the last two months as part
Read moreRiverside’s Pledge to Tackling Domestic Abuse

Chief Executive, Carol Matthews explains why Riverside has signed up to the Chartered Institute of Housing’s Make a Stand pledge Every four years, we all get excited about the World Cup. (Well, some of us! As a Scot, I am completely disinterested). Offices around the country have their sweepstakes. England fans just have that wee bit
Read moreSexual orientation – more than just a label?

Mark Cook, Care and Support Area Manager, looks at the importance of understanding what we mean by sexual orientation,
Read moreRiverside joins Stonewall to launch trans equality initiative

Riverside joins a diverse range of organisations as launch partner for new programme to create better allies for trans people by Stonewall.
Read moreRiverside joins national campaign to tackle domestic abuse

Riverside has signed up to a new national campaign to help it tackle domestic abuse in communities that they deliver services in. The Make a Stand campaign centres around a pledge which has been developed by the Chartered Institute of Housing in partnership with Women’s Aid and the Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance (DAHA). It consists
Read moreResidents shape new homes and improvements in Lewisham

Tenants are having their say on multi-million pound proposals to build new housing and improve existing homes in Lewisham. Riverside is looking to help tackle the capital’s housing shortage and improve properties for current tenants. Customers at Gillan Court, in Grove Park, have shared their views on proposals to build additional homes on the car
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