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Latest News

May 05, 2023

All-Ireland Tenant Engagement Conference Programme Announced!

May 05, 2023/ Guest User
All-Ireland Tenant Engagement Conference Programme Announced!

Check out the programme for the upcoming All-Ireland Tenant Engagement Conference on 13 June!

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March 13, 2023

Getting the HCN Online with New Staff Member, Carla Mulholland

March 13, 2023/ Guest User
Getting the HCN Online with New Staff Member, Carla Mulholland

We’re delighted to welcome Carla back to Supporting Communities in a new post as Digital Inclusion Officer to the Housing Community Network!

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January 09, 2023

All-Ireland Tenant Engagement Conference to be held on 13 June!

January 09, 2023/ Guest User
All-Ireland Tenant Engagement Conference to be held on 13 June!

Save the date for our very first All-Ireland Tenant Engagement Conference on 13 June!

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December 20, 2022

Holiday Closure Dates

December 20, 2022/ Guest User
Holiday Closure Dates

Wishing everyone a happy holiday season from all of us at Supporting Communities.

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November 15, 2022

Developing Resilience for Sustainable Growth: SC’s New Strategic Plan

November 15, 2022/ Guest User
Developing Resilience for Sustainable Growth: SC’s New Strategic Plan

What’s next for Supporting Communities? Take a look at our six strategic priorities for the coming three years.

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October 13, 2022

Good Governance and Charity Regulation Update Seminars

October 13, 2022/ Guest User
Good Governance and Charity Regulation Update Seminars

The Developing Governance Group in association with the Charity Commission would like to invite you to a free seminar focusing on governance and an update on charity regulation.

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October 07, 2022

New Scholarship Programme for Ballymena Students

October 07, 2022/ Guest User
New Scholarship Programme for Ballymena Students

Meet Cameron and Alex, the first two winners of our scholarship programme in partnership with the Gallaher Trust.

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Ballymena, scholarship
September 27, 2022

Joint Forum Voluntary and Community Sector Position Statement on the Cost-of-Living Crisis

September 27, 2022/ Guest User
Joint Forum Voluntary and Community Sector Position Statement on the Cost-of-Living Crisis

Read the Join Forum VCS Statement on the Cost of Living Crisis.

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August 08, 2022

Celebrating Success: SC Staff and Board Achieve Recognition

August 08, 2022/ Guest User
Celebrating Success: SC Staff and Board Achieve Recognition

Supporting Communities has had many good things to shout about in the past few months! Organisations are made up of people, and we couldn’t be prouder of ours. We’d like to highlight a few of our staff and board members whose work has been recognised this summer.

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August 01, 2022

Join Our Network of Associate Consultants in Ireland

August 01, 2022/ Guest User
Join Our Network of Associate Consultants in Ireland

We’re looking for senior-level associate consultants to work with us on projects in Ireland.

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June 16, 2022

SC's Training Team Highly Commended at OCN NI Awards

June 16, 2022/ Guest User
SC's Training Team Highly Commended at OCN NI Awards

We were thrilled to be recognised at the OCNNI Awards this year for our innovative online training programme.

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June 07, 2022

Congratulations to our Chair, Lorraine Campbell MBE

June 07, 2022/ Guest User
Congratulations to our Chair, Lorraine Campbell MBE

Lorraine Cambell, Supporting Communities chairperson, has been awarded an MBE for her services to the community in Northern Ireland!

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April 26, 2022

Tenant Representative Bodies and the Assembly Election 2022

April 26, 2022/ Guest User
Tenant Representative Bodies and the Assembly Election 2022

Read the election manifestos from tenant representatives from the Housing Community Network and the Housing Policy Panel.

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March 16, 2022

Supporting Communities Awarded Three Year Grant from Dormant Accounts Fund NI

March 16, 2022/ Guest User
Supporting Communities Awarded Three Year Grant from Dormant Accounts Fund NI

Thank you to the National Lottery Community Fund for awarding us Dormant Accounts NI funding! We will use the £69,183 grant to improve our income generation and reduce our reliance on funding to become a more sustainable organisation working to strengthen and empower communities throughout Northern Ireland.

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March 08, 2022

Meet Our New Board Members

March 08, 2022/ Guest User
Meet Our New Board Members

Meet our newest board members, Jim Ripley, John Mulholland, and Geraldine O’Kane!

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November 25, 2021

New Survey Out! What do You Think of Intermediate Rent?

November 25, 2021/ Guest User
New Survey Out! What do You Think of Intermediate Rent?

The new Amp Survey is live! If you have not registered for the Amp yet, you can still take part.

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August 03, 2021

Supporting Communities Awards Radius Housing Silver Tenant Participation Accreditation

August 03, 2021/ Guest User
Supporting Communities Awards Radius Housing Silver Tenant Participation Accreditation

Radius has become the first housing association in Northern Ireland to achieve the Tenant Participation Standards Accreditation from Supporting Communities.

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Radius
July 01, 2021

Supporting Communities Awarded Customer Service Excellence Quality Mark

July 01, 2021/ Guest User
Supporting Communities Awarded Customer Service Excellence Quality Mark

We are delighted to announce that we have successfully achieved the Customer Service Excellence accreditation.

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May 27, 2021

Supporting Communities reports on Tenant Participation Strategy progress

May 27, 2021/ Guest User
Supporting Communities reports on Tenant Participation Strategy progress

Read Supporting Communities’ report on our progress to date as the Independent Tenant Organisation for Northern Ireland.

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May 10, 2021

Tuath Joins Supporting Communities

May 10, 2021/ Guest User
Tuath Joins Supporting Communities

Supporting Communities has a new member! We are delighted to welcome Tuath Housing Association, our second member from the Republic of Ireland.

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Growing Green Minds: How MACCA's Summer Scheme Planted a Love of Nature in Omagh
September 8, 2026
Growing Green Minds: How MACCA's Summer Scheme Planted a Love of Nature in Omagh
September 8, 2026

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!

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September 8, 2026
Meet the New ONSIDE Evolution Team!
August 12, 2026
Meet the New ONSIDE Evolution Team!
August 12, 2026

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.

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August 12, 2026
Radius Housing Achieves Platinum-Level Tenant Participation Accreditation
July 28, 2026
Radius Housing Achieves Platinum-Level Tenant Participation Accreditation
July 28, 2026

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.

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July 28, 2026
Choice Housing becomes the first social housing provider to achieve Platinum Tenant Participation Accreditation
July 21, 2026
Choice Housing becomes the first social housing provider to achieve Platinum Tenant Participation Accreditation
July 21, 2026

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.

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July 21, 2026
Neighbours Come Together to Grow a Brighter Future in Strabane
July 6, 2026
Neighbours Come Together to Grow a Brighter Future in Strabane
July 6, 2026

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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July 6, 2026

Events

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Understanding 'Social Value' (Online Session)
Oct 8
October 8, 2026
Understanding 'Social Value' (Online Session)
October 8, 2026

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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October 8, 2026
Causeway Area HCN Roadshow
Nov 5
November 5, 2026
Causeway Area HCN Roadshow
November 5, 2026

Join us at a special roadshow event for Causeway Area HCN members!

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November 5, 2026
Writing Successful Funding Applications (Online Session)
Nov 17
November 17, 2026
Writing Successful Funding Applications (Online Session)
November 17, 2026

The aim of this session is to help participants improve their skills and knowledge when planning and completing a funding application.

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November 17, 2026
Understanding 'Social Value' (Online Session)
Dec 3
December 3, 2026
Understanding 'Social Value' (Online Session)
December 3, 2026

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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December 3, 2026
New Events Coming Soon
Dec 30
December 30, 2026
New Events Coming Soon
December 30, 2026

We’re working on new events. Check back soon to see what’s coming up!

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December 30, 2026
 
 

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