This new three-year project with the National Trust is a great opportunity for all stakeholders to come together to foster positive partnership working to make Cushendun a better place to live for the whole community. At Supporting Communities, we are delighted to be working with the National Trust and the local community in Cushendun to take on this challenge together.
Read MoreNew staff Helen Maguire and Colin Patton are running the digital training strand of the ONSIDE Project, a joint piece of work we are collaborating on with Disability Action NI, the Housing Executive and the Independent Living Movement Ireland supported by the EU’s INTERREG VA Programme, managed by the Special EU Programmes Body.
Read MoreThe results are in! Find out what ‘The Amp’ survey tells us about the community’s priorities for the new Minister.
Read MoreThe first ‘Amp’ survey is out now! Get registered for our survey series and have your say!
Read MoreSupporting Communities held a final 40th Anniversary Event in 2019 at Stormont where we looked back to our roots, celebrated successes along the way, and launched ambitious new plans for the future.
Read MoreAt an event on December 5th celebrating 40 Years of Supporting Communities, the organisation launched a new accreditation standard for social housing providers in Northern Ireland.
Read MoreOver 300 community representatives, Housing Executive and Supporting Communities staff attended this year’s conference to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the event.
Read MoreSupporting Communities, previously known as NI Tenants Action Project (NITAP), is marking its 40th year since its start as a single estate-based project in the Doury Road, Ballymena in 1979.
Read MoreSupporting Communities invited our former colleagues, staff and board members from the past 40 years to come together with the current team for a look back at our history to mark our anniversary year. We were joined by the Mayor of Mid and East Antrim at the Braid Centre to mark the occasion.
Read MoreSupporting Communities held a graduation ceremony on Monday night marking the success of this year’s OCN accredited learners who received their certificates at Belfast City Hall. This was the first of what we hope will become an annual event!
Read MoreSupporting Communities' Gillian Forrest was delighted to take part in a recent tour of the Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin with the BRAID Project funded through the Housing Executive’s Community Cohesion Fund.
Read MoreAt the most recent HPP meeting this August, we were delighted to welcome four new members to the group representing Alpha Housing, Ark Housing, Connswater Homes, and Radius Housing Association.
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 MoreRead how a concerned group of residents came together to transform their estate in Dungormley & Lir using an Inter-Agency approach.
Read More“Tricia has been a fantastic asset to the Admin Team, to the organisation and to the many Community Groups who she has assisted over the years.” Wishing you a long, happy, and healthy retirement, Tricia!
Read MoreSupporting Communities turns 40 this year! Join in the celebrations!
Read MoreSupporting 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 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
Book an online session with our Funding and Social Value Officer for some one-to-one funding support.
Book an online session with our Funding and Social Value Officer for some one-to-one funding support.
Book an online session with our Funding and Social Value Officer for some one-to-one funding support.
Join us at a special roadshow event for Mid & East Antrim Area HCN members!
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