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Riverside making a difference in the community
Residents on a Newcastle estate had the chance to get rid of unwanted items free of charge when an autumn clean-up day was held to make a difference in the community. Local housing association Riverside teamed up with contractors Evolve and Building Futures East (BFE) to give tenants in the Church Walk estate a helping
Read moreSteve’s recovery journey began when he came Vaughan House
A 25-year addiction to heroin had plagued Steve Rodda’s life. The 51-year-old from Guildford has been kidnapped, attacked with an axe and has slept rough in a tent. But with support from Riverside, Steve is starting to lead the normal life he’s always craved. “I was about 18 when I started doing drugs. I smoked
Read moreRiverside helps Craig rebuild his life after being homeless and suicidal
New year, new beginnings: that’s just what Craig Holmes from Liverpool was thinking on 1st January 2013. But some devastating news was to come. It would trigger a chain of events that would see Craig estranged from his family, homeless and suicidal. Here he tells us what happened and how things are starting to get
Read moreImpact Housing Association joins The Riverside Group
Impact Housing Association officially became a subsidiary of The Riverside Group on Monday 20 August 2018, following an overwhelmingly positive vote by the association’s shareholders on 4th June and subsequent completion of the legal processes required by the Regulator of Social Housing. The news was welcomed positively by the 120 employees at Impact, whose jobs
Read moreRiverside responds to the Social Housing Green Paper
The government’s long-awaited Social Housing Green Paper has been published today. The Green Paper sets out 5 core themes: Tackling stigma and celebrating thriving communities Expanding supply and supporting home ownership Effective resolution of complaints Empowering residents and strengthening the regulator Ensuring homes are safe and decent A consultation has been launched alongside the Green
Read moreGovernment’s Rough Sleeping Strategy welcomed by Riverside
Riverside welcomes the government’s Rough Sleeping Strategy as a crucial first step towards meeting their manifesto pledge to end rough sleeping by 2027. It is refreshing to see that the government have worked with sector experts to fully understand the depth of issues facing people sleeping rough and have developed a strategy which sets out
Read moreImpact and Riverside partnership approved
Shareholders at Impact Housing Association’s Annual General Meeting this week (4th June) voted with an overwhelming majority (95%) in favour of proposals to join The Riverside Group. The vote means that Impact will become a subsidiary of Riverside later in the summer, once the legal completion process is concluded. The Impact Board made a recommendation
Read moreRiverside’s Carlos hands over £100,000 cheque to cancer charity in wife’s memory
A single dad-of-one who lost his wife to cancer has handed over £100,000 to Cancer Research UK on behalf of national housing association Riverside. Carlos Montejo, who sadly lost his wife Alba to cancer in 2016, was chosen to represent his colleagues at Riverside who together raised the money through a three year fundraising campaign.
Read moreCandid experience of being homeless as a teenager and living on the streets
Drugs and alcohol filled the life of 16-year-old Callum, and as a result he became homeless. Today he reflects on his four-year journey of getting off the streets, beating his addictions, and now doing a job he loves. Callum Leach was 16 when his life spiralled out of control by excessive drink and drug taking
Read moreSupport service Engage Leeds helps 3,000 people in first year
A support service which assists people in Leeds to improve their housing situation and helps prevent them from becoming homeless is celebrating its first birthday. Engage Leeds is the biggest support service in the city to aid those who are struggling with housing issues and may need extra help for issues such as mental health,
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