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What’s happened across our networks in July
Our networks, like the rest of the UK, remain focused on the cost of living crisis. Our networks are responding by improving their connections and working relationships with each other, and discussing more formal collaborations. Several networks met in person this...
Community Centre network meeting
The Community Centres Network is run by the Centre for Excellence in Community Investment. Members of the community centres network mostly come from housing associations, but some network members are from independent community centres or charity sector partners. If...
Fuel poverty: how the housing sector has helped
HACT has distributed almost £1 million worth of fuel vouchers over the past nine months, by working collaboratively with other housing sector partners.
In conversation with David Lammy… how to be an anti-racist organisation?
On Tuesday 25 May 2021 we were joined by David Lammy MP for a webinar to discuss how to be an anti-racist organisation, and what that means for the housing sector.
Racial Equality Group: Briefing 1
This is the first edition of the quarterly briefings produced by the Racial Equality Group.
Operation WiFi: An opportunity for housing associations
#OperationWifi is a campaign to create the largest open and free to use wireless network that enables people in low-income communities to get online, and is fully supported by the Centre for Excellence in Community Investment. When the first national...
Be Kind fund
“The Be Kind fund was created to give all residents somewhere to turn when things got tough.” Claire Higgins, Chief Executive of Cross Keys Homes explains their Be Kind fund.
“We want everyone to have a voice”
Camille Yerles, Customer Involvement Officer at The Barnet Group, shares what they’ve been up to since Black Lives Matter.
Leeds & Yorkshire Housing Association signs up to the Board Charter
HACT is delighted to announce that Leeds & Yorkshire Housing Association has signed up to the Board Charter for Community Investment. Andrew van Doorn, Chief Executive of HACT, said: “We commend Leeds & Yorkshire Housing Association for showing...
A sector together: the social housing sector and Covid-19
An anthology of stories, statistics and viewpoints that capture how social housing organisations responded to the Covid-19 pandemic across the UK.
Bags full of kindness
Connie Jennings, Head of Health and Wellbeing at whg, explains why their organisation are giving out kindness bags this Christmas and beyond.
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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.
