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Safeguarding Adults Week – Decluttering our thinking about hoarding
“See the person, not the hoard.” Decluttering our thinking about hoarding In our Floating Support Service, we received a referral for a customer who had a hoarding disorder, I knew nothing about this issue and on my initial visit to the customer’s home I offered the customer a skip the first time I met him.
Read moreNew initiative set to change the face of safeguarding in housing for good
Riverside has teamed up with fellow leading housing providers to set the direction of safeguarding in the sector. Safeguarding customers is paramount to Riverside as we believe that everyone has the right to live without fear or abuse in their own homes and communities. Which is why we have partnered with Home Group, Peabody and
Read moreInter Faith Week Blog: Judaism
Working at Riverside, Jamie is surrounded by people who desire to make people’s lives better. Jamie says, “seeing people live the same values that I try to live up keeps me striving to be a better person, employee and person of Jewish faith”. It’s Inter-Faith week and, as a Jewish person, I was asked
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As members of Soka Gakkai, Riverside colleagues Esther and Kelvin “acknowledge and appreciate the alignment of the aim of our Buddhist practice with Riverside’s vision of transforming lives and revitalising neighbourhoods” allowing them to make a positive difference in their daily lives.
Read moreRiverside launches Climate Plan to ensure all homes more energy efficient
Riverside is this week launching its first ever Climate Plan. Our Climate Plan, which runs from 2022-26, is our commitment to ensure our homes are all warm, affordable to run and free from damp and mould. Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns and the damaging effects that can be
Read more“My faith is important to me. I love the peace, and comfort it brings me, in my personal and professional life”
It’s a funny subject faith, there is a funny dynamic between wanting to tell someone that you are a Christian and having that terrible British awkwardness where one does not discuss religion or politics in friendly company. That being said, my faith is very important to me. To the point where I am investigating whether
Read moreTobey’s story – the vital role of veterans supported housing
Riverside operates three specialist supported housing services for veterans in Aldershot, North Yorkshire and Middlesbrough, as well as delivering two housing advice services. These services work with veterans with the most complex support needs, including mental and physical health, substance misuse, drug and alcohol dependency and offending behaviour. However, owing to a loss of centralised
Read moreHomelessness prevention can save councils millions and end cycle of despair for families
Sefton Council saves £900,000 thanks to homelessness prevention scheme with 96% success rate By John Glenton, Executive Director of Care and Support at Riverside Tackling homelessness after it has happened can be expensive. The latest Government figures for 2020/21 show that the total spend on temporary accommodation for homeless households was £1.36bn. Meanwhile the total expenditure
Read moreNew rough sleeping strategy proves Government is responding – but history tells us more help may be needed to tackle homelessness during a recession
By John Glenton, Executive Director of Care and Support at Riverside Government does listen. The Government’s new Rough Sleeping Strategy entitled “Ending Rough Sleeping for Good” shows Whitehall and Westminster have listened and responded to feedback from experts in the homelessness sector. The strategy provides a £2bn spending commitment over the next three years which
Read moreMenopause Peer Support Group at Riverside
One year since the launch of our Menopause Peer Support Group I can’t believe it has been a year since we held the first Menopause Peer Support group meeting. I started the group because I had suffered for a number of years with menopause symptoms, brain fog, poor memory, forgetting words and anxiety and recognised
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