Published March 2018 Community businesses are usually established by local communities in order to meet a local need, whether that is to revive local assets, protect the services that local people rely on, or address local needs. To further build the...
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A report of the APPG for ‘left behind’ neighbourhoods
The APPG for ‘left behind’ neighbourhoods has just published their latest report
The Impacts of Covid-19 on Clarion Housing Residents
This report offers a snapshot of how Clarion Housing residents coped with some of the challenges faced during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Making Housing Affordable After Covid-19
This by the Affordable Housing Commission argues that the timing is right for a sustained counter-cyclical social housing programme, which supports local jobs and growth and helps decarbonise the housing sector.
The Wellbeing Costs of COVID-19 in the UK
This report by Simetrica-Jacobs and the LSE looks at the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health and wellbeing of people in the U.K.
Social Prescribing
Social prescribing: GLA’s next steps
Measuring the social impact of community investment
This report provides a practical method to assess the social impact of community investment initiatives. Evolving from the groundbreaking work published by HACT and the London School of Economic’s Daniel Fujiwara in 2013, this handbook provides a model for measuring housing provider’s social impact.
Our funders
The Centre for Excellence in Community Investment is supported by:
HACT
The Centre for Excellence in Community Investment is an initiative from HACT. We partner with organisations across the social housing sector to drive value for residents and communities. We do this through insight-led products and services that encourage innovation and foster collaboration.
If you need help developing a community investment strategy, measuring your social value or demonstrating the business case for community investment, we can help make it happen. Get in touch and let’s start the conversation.
