On the anniversary of the Stonewall riots, where the LGBT rights movement began, Riverside Executive Director John Glenton looks back at the key events in LGBT history and how we got to where we are today

During LGBT Adoption and Fostering Week, one Riverside employee talks about how her decision to adopt has changed her life for the better.

As Pride season gets underway Jenny Crocker, Service Manager and Co-Chair of Riverside’s LGBT staff group, looks at the history behind the celebrations.

Simon Allcock, Interim Head of Projects, talks about this year’s Sparkle Weekend, the UK’s largest celebration of the transgender community.

Evolve Facility Services, our in-house repairs service, won the Excellence in Contractor Engagement award at the national Tpas awards last week (Thursday 12 July). Evolve were recognised for their work with the Cathie Stankevitch Foundation, a Widnes charity which supports disadvantaged children, young people and adults in the area who face barriers to a normal

On National Coming Out Day, John Glenton, Riverside’s Executive Director for Care and Support and Co-Chair of our LGBT group Spectrum, looks at the importance of being yourself in the workplace.

On Friday, Sajid Javid set out a cross-government plan of action to reduce the number of people sleeping rough just as the Homelessness Reduction Act comes into force this week. The new package of measures includes a new Rough Sleeping Team, a £30 million fund for 2018 to 2019 and £100,000 funding to support frontline

Four years ago, Ian James was reading mathematics at university and enjoying all the trappings of student life. But a car accident was set to change things forever.  Struggling to cope and at risk of becoming homeless, Ian (25) found help at Cangle Foyer. “Within the space of a year, my life had changed beyond