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Colm Barnes, the Customer Service and Repairs Manager at Circle VHA, tells his tenant participation conversion story. Initially wary of the idea, he was won over in practice!
Read More“In the last 12 months, the support and guidance we have received from Supporting Communities has been instrumental in changing how Circle Voluntary Housing Association does and will do its business in the future.” Read more from Circle’s CEO, John Hannigan about their tenant engagement journey.
Read MoreMeet April Gregg, a tenant with Circle Voluntary Housing Association in Dublin. April has been working closely with Supporting Communities and Circle to create their first Tenant Engagement Strategy, written by the tenants themselves.
Read MoreFollowing on from their brilliant webinar presentation, Maureen Dowden & Bernadette Hewitt highlight the key takeaways in this guest blog post.
Read MoreLesley Baird, the Chief Executive of TPAS Scotland, is working closely with Supporting Communities to bring Tenant Participation Standards and Accreditation to housing providers in Northern Ireland. Working together, we have adapted the TPAS accreditation model for Northern Ireland have begun rolling it out here! We asked Lesley to tell housing associations a bit more about what accreditation means and how it can help raise our standards province-wide.
Read MoreTracey Wilson from North Ayrshire Council sums up her recent webinar session sharing good practice in this blog. Thanks for sharing, Tracey!
Read MoreIn contrast to the social housing sector, tenant participation in the private rented sector in Northern Ireland is still in its infancy. Read about Renter’s Voice, a project from Housing Rights, funded by Nationwide Foundation, which aims to develop a culture of tenant participation and a strong voice for private renters.
Read MoreAs we prepare to consult on a new Tenant Participation Strategy, Sheenagh McNally, Head of Corporate Services, reflects on the progress made over the past five years and her goals for the next five to come.
Read MoreWe know that housing providers benefit tremendously from involving tenants in their decision-making processes. But what’s in for tenants? Aidan Kearney, Senior Training Officer at Supporting Communities, talks about the many ways he has seen tenants benefit from getting involved in ‘Tenant Participation’ in this month’s SC Blog post.
Read MoreMarcus started his new role as Tenant Engagement Officer with Habinteg Housing Association just before the lockdown went into effect. He has found ways to make the most of a challenging situation, helped himself and others break out of their tech comfort zones, and remains optimistic about the future of tenant participation. Now that’s some #NextLevelTP!
Read MoreA heartfelt reflection on the work of the past four months from Murray Watt, our CDO for South, East, and West Belfast.
Read MoreDrop-in on a recent conversation we had with Billy and Jack over Zoom to get their take on tenant participation, how it benefits those involved, and what they see as some of the next steps for this work. They have some great ideas on how to move tenant participation to the next level in Northern Ireland.
Read MoreContinuing our Tenant Participation Blog Series, this month we hear from Colm McDaid, who expands on his thoughts presented at a CaCHE event earlier this year.
Read MoreThe ethos of Tenant Participation has never been more important as we face the coronavirus pandemic. What practical measures can social landlords take in response?
Read MoreGillian, one of our CDOs, was so moved by the outpouring of kindness and generosity she saw from community groups in this time of crisis, she wanted to share her thoughts and thanks and encourage others to do so as well. It always helps to look for the good that is happening. We are all in this together.
Read MoreThis year, Supporting Communities is featuring a blog series on the topic of Tenant Participation. Lorraine Cambell, our chair, starts the conversation with a look at our plans for “TP” in 2020.
Read MoreColm McDaid pens the final blog in our 40th Anniversary Series “Looking Back to Look Forward.” Thanks for a great year everyone!
Read MoreIn our penultimate blog of the 40th Anniversary Series, we asked Brian Holmes to tell us more about the origins of Supporting Communities. This time we go all the way to 1976 for the full backstory!
Read MoreMichael Dallat was there at the very beginning of the work that has grown into the current day Supporting Communities. We asked him to tell us about his experience working in the Doury Road community back in 1979.
Read MoreLesley Baird is the Chief Executive at Tenant Participation Advisory Service Scotland (TPAS) and has been a great friend to Supporting Communities over the years. Read her guest blog in celebration of our 40th anniversary.
Read MoreSupporting Communities promotes best practice in Community Participation in Northern Ireland through a 'grassroots' approach to Community Development, providing tailored support, advice, information and training to new and existing Community Groups, Statutory and Voluntary Organisations
The ONSIDE Evolution Project is set to launch next month, and we are so excited that we thought we’d introduce our training team in advance! Meet the team hard at work preparing materials to make technology more accessible and empower people to use digital tools with greater confidence.
Radius Housing has been awarded Supporting Communities' Platinum-level Tenant Participation Accreditation, the highest of the four accreditation levels, in recognition of sector-leading quality in its tenant engagement practices.
Choice Housing has become the first social housing provider in Northern Ireland to achieve Platinum Accreditation under Supporting Communities’ Tenant Participation (TP) Accreditation Framework, setting a new benchmark for tenant engagement across the sector.
A new community growing space is proving to be exactly what this Strabane community needed: a place to connect, to learn, and to grow together.
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When Mullaghmore & Castleview Community Association (MACCA) in Omagh set out to plan this year's summer scheme, they took a chance on something different. Alongside the usual trips to the cinema and play areas, children aged 5 to 14 spent a full week immersed in a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) Future Farmers programme exploring the natural world on their own doorstep. The risk paid off in a big way!