Engaging with young people is a real challenge for many social landlords, but hearing views, concerns and questions from younger tenants is crucial.
TPAS, TPAS Scotland, TPAS Cymru and Supporting Communities have joined together to present this interactive online workshop sharing good practice from the four nations.
Join us on 5 December! Registration link below.
Sessions include:
Shaping Tomorrow’s Homes: Why youth engagement is key to leading change
This thought-provoking session explores how Bolton at Home, working in partnership with the charity RECLAIM, delivered an engagement programme for young residents, enabling them to shape their policies and services and hold them to account. They will share how they set up a youth scrutiny panel, the impact it made, and how it gave space to young working-class residents to voice their concerns and tackle some of the housing challenges they faced.
Breaking Down Barriers / Northern Ireland Youth Forum
Hear from Northern Ireland about the challenges landlords face in engaging with young people and the barriers that prevent youth engagement with their landlords. Hear about some good practice examples of approaches used and the link between increasing involvement and improved housing services.
James Begley, Youth Work Manager from the Northern Ireland Youth Forum, will talk about their role and their recruitment of young, enthusiastic and determined people who are driving change in NI. He will also discuss the positive impact they are having in communities and the link between their work and social landlords.
Let’s Love our Community
Jonathan Giddings Reid of Elderpark HA in Govan, Glasgow, will showcase the Junior Community Voice Champion Project. We’ll hear about one of the ways this local housing association engages young voices, including the lessons learned and what’s next for these young people who are making a difference in and for their community.
Things to know:
This is for anyone interested in hearing good practice examples of how to involve young people in social housing.
This is an online webinar via Zoom
Register Online:
Register using this Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwudO-hrT4pG9b6VTOjaxMt6g2KmiOcYJJU
