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“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
Read moreHow Riverside’s tenancy sustainment team are preventing homelessness
“Riverside’s funding and support has helped me a lot with financial support to ensure we could heat our home and eat. They helped me and my partner live by helping us eat when times get tough with money situations.” Lucy* Lucy* and her partner moved into a Riverside property in late December 2021. What should
Read moreEmbracing the Homes for Cathy commitments mean social landlords have a responsibility to prevent and end homelessness
By John Glenton, Executive director for Riverside Care and Support and chair of the National Housing Federation homelessness steering group Today, to mark World Homeless Day I am taking part in the Homes for Cathy National Conference in London. Attending the conference has offered me the opportunity to reflect on the Homes for Cathy movement,
Read morePioneering homelessness prevention pilot saves almost £900,000 for the public purse
Riverside Housing’s ‘payment-by-results’ approach achieves 96% success rate, transforming the lives of 36 families in Sefton, Merseyside A pioneering homelessness prevention pilot programme has transformed the lives of 36 families in Sefton, Merseyside, by taking a new approach to protecting and supporting some of the most vulnerable families in the borough. The pilot scheme, which
Read moreOne Housing and Mount Anvil get planning green light for 202-home regeneration scheme in East London
Plans for the Bellamy Close and Byng Street estate regeneration on the Isle of Dogs have been granted planning approval.
Read moreCelebrating Non-Binary People’s Day
By Liam Smith, Support Worker International Non-Binary People’s Day is celebrated each year on July 14, aiming to raise awareness of the issues non-binary people face around the world. Non-binary is an umbrella term for gender identities that are not solely male or female, existing outside the gender binary where the classification of gender is
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