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Inter Faith Week 2022
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 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 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 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 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
Read moreHousing First is not the only solution to homelessness
Housing First has often been hailed as the solution to ending rough sleeping. Too often stories appear in the media which portray other types of supported accommodation in a more negative light in comparison. Some have even called for the closure of all other forms of supported housing, replacing them with Housing First. But is Housing First
Read moreIDAHOBIT 2022
Michael Gill Co- Chair of Riverside’s LGBT staff group Spectrum discusses why it is important to continue to work toward LGBTQIA+ equality, diversity, and inclusion, and have visible role models and supportive allies. I decided to write a blog for this year’s IDAHOBIT event to draw attention to ongoing issues and discrimination around the world.
Read moreCelebrating Lesbian Visibility Week
This week is Lesbian Visibility Week. To mark the occasion, Chief Financial Officer Cris McGuinness talks about changing times and the importance of visible lesbian leaders. The other day, in a meandering dinner time conversation about all manner of things – my teenage daughter, asked me how, when I was young(er), I knew which girls
Read moreRaising awareness for Bi+ Health Month
By Jenny Crocker, Spectrum Co-Chair In an exciting turn of events, I am writing a BiBlog in March and not in September as I have done previously to recognise Bi Visibility Month and Bi Visibility Day. That’s because March is Bisexual+ Health Awareness Month (#BiHealthMonth), which is a campaign led annually by the Bisexual Resource Center to raise awareness
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