Looking Back to Look Forward
/Supporting Communities turns 40 this year! Join us in a look at where we’ve come from and where we plan to go!
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Supporting Communities turns 40 this year! Join us in a look at where we’ve come from and where we plan to go!
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 MoreA Department of Communities survey report indicates many people in Northern Ireland will struggle with an online benefits system.
Read More“I was really impressed with the young people who came along to do this course. I’ve noticed a big difference in them. I can see their confidence grow week by week.”
Read MoreThe 19th Annual Community Conference has been hailed as one of the best yet. It certainly made an impact on all who attended!
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Get your not-so-spooky 107th edition of Ezine online now.
Wishing you all a safe and happy Halloween from Supporting Communities!
Read the headline results of our Annual Group Survey, catch up on our joint conference with Housing Rights, and delve into more news, funding, consultations, and publications of interest.
This 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 MoreOur joint conference with Housing Rights featured a great line up of expert speakers discussing innovative partnerships and new ways of working together to address housing issues.
Read MoreData Breaches among Charities has doubled over the last 2 years according to latest figures - read more in our latest E-Zine
Read MoreCongratulations to our latest group of digital inclusion students at Leonard Cheshire Taylor House! The group took part in the “Get Connected” project.
Read MoreDunclug Community Partnership creates community spirit and sense of wellbeing with another successful funday for all.
Read MoreHousing Executive Statement: warning tenants and residents about the dangers of bogus callers
Read More“Everything we worked on in the course we will be able to put to practical use and realise our ambitions to transform our community.” Congratulations, Aaron and David!
Read More‘Supporting Communities Tribute to Paddy McIntryre OBE’
Read MoreGot a few minutes to tell us what you think of our website? Please take our survey!
Read More‘Inspiring Communities Shaping Our Services’ - read about this consultation in our latest E-Zine
Read MoreWinners of a survey draw are presented with free tablets as part of the Tower Block Project.
Read MoreSheenagh will be leading our social enterprise, Empowering Communities, as well as supervising our services team at Supporting Communities.
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
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.