New Digital Inclusion Sessions for April
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Check out the new April Digital Inclusion course list. There’s a little something for everyone to try something new for spring!
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Online Training Calendar for April - June
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Sign up for an introductory look at some of our most popular topics in these free online sessions coming up over the next few months.
Read MoreGetting Ready for the Next Tenant Participation Strategy for Northern Ireland
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The Department for Communities is preparing to consult on the next Tenant Participation Strategy for Northern Ireland. Read about the next steps and how you can get involved.
Read MoreWhat do you think of our website?
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Take our website survey and let us know what you think!
Read MoreNew Digital Inclusion Courses in March
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New digital inclusion courses offer something for everyone! Check out our digital skills sessions in March.
Read MoreIndependent Tenant Organisation Hosts Pre-Consultation Events for the New Tenant Participation Strategy NI
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Help shape the next Tenant Participation Strategy for Northern Ireland! Come along to one of four pre-consultation events.
Read MoreSupporting Communities and Good Relations in Mid & East Antrim
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Community groups in Mid and East Antrim Borough Council are invited to participate in the 'Good Relations and Supporting Communities Project'.
Read MoreSupporting Communities welcomes Circle Voluntary Housing Association, the first housing association in the Republic to become a member!
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Housing Associations from further afield are turning to Supporting Communities for our tenant participation expertise. This month we are delighted to start work with our newest member, Circle Voluntary Housing Association, based in Dublin.
Read MoreThe Challenge of Forming New Groups during a Pandemic
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Gillian 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 MoreCommunity Groups demonstrate remarkable resilience; still need targeted information, digital and funding support
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A recent survey of Housing Community Network Groups demonstrates a continuing need for support in responding to the COVID-19 crisis.
Read MoreEstate Inspections Go 'Virtual'
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One 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 MoreSupporting Communities Celebrates Get Online Week
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Supporting Communities is taking part in Get Online Week by offering digital skills sessions which are free and open to everyone. If you or someone you know would like to take the next steps in getting online and building digital confidence, this is the perfect opportunity!
Read MoreNew Training Calendar of Online Awareness Sessions
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Starting this October, Supporting Communities is offering free, online sessions for an introductory look at some of our most popular topics.
Read MoreMake the Most of the Internet with Custom Support
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Supporting Communities offers tailored support for communities to get online, get connected and make the most of the internet.
Read MoreFunding Support in Times of Crisis
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One of our busiest services over the lockdown period was definitely the funding service. Our Funding Officer, Anita, and all of our Community Development Officers worked with groups to secure the emergency funds needed for communities all over Northern Ireland to respond to the COVID-19 crisis.
Read MoreNew Online Platforms for Training Courses
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Lockdown hasn’t meant slow down for the training team! We have been busy putting our most popular courses online and helping our learners get to grips with virtual classes.
Read MoreSCENE Magazine: The Summer of Zoom Edition
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SCENE Magazine is online now! This virtual edition of SCENE highlights how we have persevered and adapted to support community and resident groups throughout Northern Ireland over the past several months.
Read MoreZoom Training Helps Group Meet for the First Time Since Lockdown
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Deirdre Bradley, the Chair of the Granaghan and District Women’s group based in Swatragh, encouraged others to take part in Supporting Communities’ Zoom Training sessions. Now they are able to meet online and much more!
Read MoreONSIDE Training Successfully Pivots to Online Delivery
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Supporting everyone to get online is so important, now more than ever. The ONSIDE Project came just in time for many who would have been stuck at home for months without access to online shopping, video calling, and other online services. Learn how the project moved entirely online to support learners remotely.
Read MoreNew Amp Survey Results! Read about how tenants are coping with the COVID-19 Lockdown.
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The results are in from the second Amp Survey in which we asked people who rent their homes to tell us how they are feeling about their living situation during the COVID-19 lockdown and about the support they have received, or not received, from their landlords.
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