Community groups are well placed to mobilise quickly and identify those who need help, but they lack the funding to sustain emergency efforts on an ongoing basis. Supporting Communities is working to address that and the other barriers that groups are facing when responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreWhen we need to be physically apart, we will find new ways to be together. Access resources to help yourself and others to make the most of the internet.
Read MoreCommunities all over the world are now dealing with an unprecedented health emergency the likes of which we have not seen in our lifetimes. At Supporting Communities, we want to do everything in our power to continue to support and assist our members to respond effectively to this crisis.
Read MoreThis is a difficult and somewhat frightening time for everyone as we adjust our lives to deal with the new necessities of preventing and delaying the spread of the coronavirus. At Supporting Communities, we want to do everything we can to continue support community groups. Here are just a few of our favourite online communication tools to help keep you feel connected even when we need to stay apart.
Read MoreThis 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 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.