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How the Riverside team running A Bed Every Night shelter are changing lives in Greater Manchester

Riverside's Eleanor Watts and Simon Partington with Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnhan.

Riverside runs an A Bed Every Night shelter in Crumpsall, making use of an unused former children’s home to create much needed 38-bed multi-occupancy accommodation for people affected by homelessness. Over the past six months, since the A Bed Every Night scheme was officially started by the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, Riverside has

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GM Housing First project launches in Manchester

The second phase of a three-year project that aims to rehouse over 400 homeless people in Greater Manchester starts today  (1 May) with the roll out of the Manchester Zone of Greater Manchester Housing First (GMHF) led by Riverside. In February this year, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, announced that Riverside would lead

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Hardwick House wins Community Civic Award!

Hardwick House in Middlesbrough won a Community Civic Award 2019 for the Improving Employment Opportunities for Residents.

A Riverside housing scheme that supports veterans experiencing homelessness has won a prestigious community award. Hardwick House in Middlesbrough scooped the Improving Employment Opportunities for Residents accolade in the Community Civic Awards 2019. The annual ceremony took place at Middlesbrough Town Hall to celebrate the town’s unsung community heroes. Hardwick House was up against two

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I, like many people today, had no idea about the width and range of opportunities that there are in the housing sector

Riverside is unlocking the world of career opportunities in housing… Carol Matthews, our Chief Executive, shares her own views on the value and importance of apprenticeships.   My own career began as a Housing Officer with Sheffield City Council.  This was a very happy accident as I applied for the job with two purposes in

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Riverside launches £50k community chest to help fund local projects in Halton Lea

Palace Fields estate in Halton Lea.

The Community Chest Fund has been made possible thanks to housing association Riverside to build stronger communities in Hallwood Park and Palace Fields, as part of a commitment to invest £20 million over 10 years. Voluntary sector organisations, registered charities, schools and residents are welcome to bid for a grant. They will need to demonstrate

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Celebrating Trans Day of Visibility

By Michael Gill, Care and Support Service Manager and Co-chair of our LGBT staff network At Riverside we truly champion diversity and inclusion. As Co-chair of Spectrum, the LGBT staff group I believe I have particular focus – to create the fairest and most welcoming environment for our LGBT colleagues from start to finish. That,

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Riverside Sign Up to Homes for Cathy Commitments

Riverside are delighted to announce that ahead of the Homes for Cathy conference, we have signed up to the Homes for Cathy commitments. Homes for Cathy is a national group of housing associations working together to end homelessness. There are nine commitments around preventing and ending homelessness which members sign up to and these have

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Boost for Rochdale community as £14m Extra Care scheme resurrected

Riverside Extra Care housing development site Langley Rochdale. On the spade (left) John Glenton Riverside Executive Director Care and Support with Cllr. Phil Burke ward councillor Rochdale Borough Council. Watched by staff from Cruden Construction , Eden Architects, Rochdale Borough Council officials and community agencies.

A £14m Extra Care housing development that was put on hold, because of the Government’s proposal to cap benefits, has been resurrected. Riverside and Rochdale Borough Council had been working on plans for the 88 unit Extra Care scheme for over-55s and 10 Shared Ownership bungalows in Langley, when Ministers announced plans to cap the

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