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Men’s Health Week – Spotlight on trans men’s health
Spotlight on trans men’s health, written by Michael Gill, Co-chair of Pride Network. Michael consulted with Christian Owens who is a transgender man and Founder at GenderSpaceUK. Christian is a professional speaker who has worked with Riverside to deliver Trans Awareness education by sharing his personal journey and lived experience of gender transition.
Read moreThe Government’s Rough Sleeper Snapshot 2022: Our response
The Government’s Rough Sleeper Snapshot has revealed a 26% year-on-year increase in the number of people sleeping rough. Read John Glenton, our Executive Director of Care and Support’s response here: “Everyone should be concerned by this significant increase in rough sleeping – the first rise in rough sleeping in five years and the largest increase in
Read moreMore funding needed as data shows rise in number of new rough sleepers
The latest data from Combined Homelessness and Information Network shows an increase in the number of new people sleeping rough in London at a time when “homelessness services are at breaking point.” Lee Buss-Blair, our Care & Support Director of Operations, has shared his thoughts below, which includes a call for an inflation-linked increase in
Read moreWorld AIDS Day 2022 – why it’s so important that people living with HIV can be open about their status without shame
For World AIDS Day, Care & Support Director of Operations Lee Buss-Blair shares his passion on why it’s so important that people living with HIV can be open about their status without shame. Watching the third series of Pose has reminded me about how bad the situation with HIV and AIDS was, even as late
Read moreInter 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
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