The Centre for Excellence in Community Investment champions and celebrates the importance and impact of community investment across the UK
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...
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.
“How we’re supporting our diverse communities”
In this blog, MTVH’s Director of Community Investment, Jahanara Rajkoomar calls for action across society to address ethnic and racial inequalities.
HAYN network meeting
The Housing Associations Youth Network (HAYN) exists to work with and for young people aged 11-25 that live in and around our communities. It is a peer network of youth focussed representatives from the social housing sector. HAYN is supported by The Centre for...
Experiences of racism amongst East and Southeast Asian people
This paper is an in-depth study of the experiences of racism amongst East and Southeast Asian (ESEA) people in the U.K. and how racism impacts on health and wellbeing.
Updated guidance on impact measures
As of October 2020, we are into Phase 2 of this project. The figures in this second phase are have been expanded and are designed to capture the range of ways that housing associations support their residents. The purpose of these measures is to record...
Practical Guide to Partnerships
This guide provides detailed case studies and documents from successful community led housing partnerships.
Lockdown. Rundown. Breakdown.
This report looks at the COVID-19 lockdown and the impact of poor quality housing on occupants in the North of England.
Earn It, Don’t Burn It
Orbit commissioned HACT to carry out an independent evaluation of its Earn It, Don’t Burn It service for financial inclusion.
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.
