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Resettlement options for people who’ve been sleeping rough during COVID-19
The Government has brought forward funding to provide 6,000 additional housing units for people brought inside from rough sleeping during the COVID-19 crisis. More than half of these are going to be made available in the next 12 months, with additional ‘revenue’ funding also available to provide support. Riverside support over 3,000 people who are
Read moreRiverside joins partners to set out principles preventing people returning to the streets after COVID pandemic
Riverside has put their name to a letter signed by housing providers, homelessness organisations and sector leaders sent to Dame Louise Casey, who will be spearheading the Government’s taskforce into rough sleeping during the COVID pandemic. The letter commends the government for leadership shown in the first phase of the pandemic to bring rough sleepers
Read moreNeston High School support our Powerhouse team with crucial PPE
Staff at a school in Cheshire have been supporting our frontline teams by making and assembling face visors. James Burns, acting Service Delivery Manager at the Powerhouse, manages the distribution of Personal Protective Equipment to our frontline teams in his region. After noticing a short supply of face visors, a colleague suggested he get in
Read moreHousing First: does it work?
Ahead of the Housing First conference which was scheduled to take place on Mon 16th April, Adele Arnold, Riverside Service Manager for our RSI funded Housing First service in Medway writes about her experience with the model. Well let’s start with – I truly do love my job as Medway Housing First Service Manager. When
Read moreRiverside response to official rough sleeping figures
John Glenton, Executive Director of Care and Support at Riverside, said: “Ending rough sleeping in this Parliament should be a top priority of this Government. It is an achievable goal this Government can deliver for the people of this country with relatively modest funding levels. “The 9% drop in rough sleeping is very welcome and
Read moreRiverside Group Chief Executive Carol Matthews awarded the CBE
Carol Matthews, Group Chief Executive at The Riverside Group, has been appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year 2020 Honours List. Ms Matthews took up her post as Group Chief Executive of Riverside in February 2012, following five years as Chief Executive of Guinness Northern Counties, part of
Read moreToys help spread Christmas cheer in Palace Fields
A group of children in Runcorn got an extra special Christmas treat following a massive donation of toys. More than 500 toys including table football sets, action figures and board games, were donated to Palace Fields Community Centre after a collection by Riverside staff. Organisers at the centre then distributed the toys to deserving families
Read moreFinding the Spirit of Christmas
How working with people affected by homelessness in Guildford and cooking a meal for 40 people helps Oliver understand the true meaning of Christmas. “It’s often the people who have least to celebrate who make the greatest effort.” This Christmas, 2019, will be the third year in which Oliver Topple has chosen to spend Christmas
Read moreA Bed Every Night – rough sleeper numbers have fallen by 37% across Greater Manchester
Riverside’s Eleanor Watts – co-coordinator of the A Bed Every Night initiative, reflects on today’s excellent news that rough sleeper numbers have fallen by 37% across Greater Manchester. In November 2018, Greater Manchester became the first city-region in Britain to commit to providing A Bed Every Night for “every single person” already on streets or
Read moreHousing matters
Rather predictably, so far the general election campaign has been dominated by Brexit and a relatively tight group of domestic issues, with health pretty much at the top of the list. Housing has been much less prominent, despite it being so important to all of our lives. Whether it’s is the inaccessibility of the housing
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