For the past four years, Supporting Communities has been proud to play a role in the Elevate Programme, a capacity-building initiative delivered by the Community Development and Health Network (CDHN). This year, our Community Development Officers Lisa and Clodagh continued our involvement as mentors, working alongside six community groups across Northern Ireland.
Read MoreIt has been a pleasure working on the Elevate project this past year. We look forward to taking part in the next round!
Read MoreA community-based approach to education is changing lives and changing communities in south Belfast.
Read MoreThe West Winds Estate is 50 years old! Read about their anniversary celebrations in this Member Spotlight.
Read MoreMany organisations struggle to attract new members, making them vulnerable to the sudden departure of key people, but not Carnagat Community Association! We asked them the secret of their success.
Read MoreGillian Forest, CDO for the Mid & East Antrim & Causeway Areas, talks about the challenges and joys of setting up new groups with people who want to help their communities.
Read MoreA recent survey of Housing Community Network Groups demonstrates a continuing need for support in responding to the COVID-19 crisis.
Read MoreOne of the essential services that we facilitate all over Northern Ireland is the estate inspection, or walkabout, to see what needs attention in an area. Supporting Communities helps community representatives connect with statutory agencies quickly and effectively to get things done - and we can do it online.
Read MoreThe Good Morning service has long been a lifeline for many older and vulnerable people throughout Northern Ireland. Now the callers find themselves on the front lines making sure their clients can cope with all the new difficulties, restrictions and worries relating to the coronavirus. Orla McCann, our CDO for the South Down area, spoke to Linda Baker, Manager of Good Morning Down, to find out what the situation is for her, her staff and their clients.
Read MoreSupporting Communities congratulates Maryville CG on an impressive 25 years of community work, and we celebrate their story of resilience. We spoke to Patricia Donaghy, a long time committee member from the Maryville Community Group about what it takes to keep a group going.
Read More“This is a very exciting project with a lot of potential”, said Orla McCann, Community Development Officer. “There is a lot of very valuable work going on here with some of the most vulnerable people in our society.”
Read MoreThis group of older people have taken charge and set up their own Tenants’ Committee for their supported living facility. Click through to watch a short interview with their chairperson.
Read MoreThe results are in! Thank you to all who took part in our Annual Group Survey.
Read MoreDunclug Community Partnership creates community spirit and sense of wellbeing with another successful funday for all.
Read MoreLagmore Community Forum provides much needed community space in outer West Belfast. Supporting Communities staff visited to find out more first hand.
Read More“It was a privilege to be involved in the project and it was really good to see the groups coming together and learning from each other, not to mention the craic had along the way!" - Gillian Forrest, Supporting Communities
Read MoreA special getting to know our neighbours event was held on Saturday 6th August 2016 in Carrickfergus complete with dancing, drumming, and BBQ for all!
Read MoreIs your Board of Trustees doing an amazing job? Enter them to win the Leadership and Good Governance Award worth £1000.
Read MoreTake our quick survey of community groups. We want to know about you! You could even win £30 for your efforts :-)
Supporting 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
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.
The team at The Warehouse in Newtownards looks back at their exciting visit from the King and Queen last month. We asked them to tell us what’s been happening since and if the royal visit left a lasting impact.
Book an online session with our Funding and Social Value Officer for some one-to-one funding support.
The aim of this session is to help participants improve their skills and knowledge when planning and completing a funding application.
This short online session will help you get a better understanding of what we mean when we talk about ‘Social Value’ and ‘Impact Measurement’.
The aim of this session is to help participants improve their skills and knowledge when planning and completing a funding application.
This short online session will help you get a better understanding of what we mean when we talk about ‘Social Value’ and ‘Impact Measurement’.
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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.