The Mason Mile supports hard to reach communities become more physically active through the delivery of one mile structured and unstructured routes, and has recently partnered with housing associations to do so.
Featured News
The view from: Govan HA
Our blog series, The View From, explores how housing associations have been responding to the Covid-19 crisis. In this blog, Rory Brown, Community Inclusion Assistant, and Ryan Davidson, Community Inclusion Officer, discuss how Govan HA has responded to the...
A match funding opportunity
HACT is coordinating a consortium bid from housing associations that would match fund any new grants made to local charities. The Community Match Challenge is a new initiative from the Government, consisting of £85million that will be used to match new...
The view from: ClwydAlyn
In this blog, Louise Blackwell and Stuart Hughes at ClwydAlyn Resident discuss how the crisis has enhanced their appreciation for the local voluntary sector in North Wales and brought them closer to their residents.
More calls, more support, more impact
Between March and May 2020, social housing organisations provided almost £500,000 in financial assistance, made almost half a million welfare calls and identified just over 175,000 vulnerable residents.
Updated advice about the impact measures
Following a number of questions from contributing organisations, here is some additional advice about how to complete your impact measures form. Update advice: Our impact measures are due on the 15th of every month. For more information please email Adam...
Mental health and social housing: responding to Covid-19 webinar
On 18 May, the Centre for Excellence in Community Investment hosted a webinar about mental health and social housing, responding to Covid-19. You can view the webinar in full below. The webinar featured: Main presentation: (04:00) Simon Lieberman and Trudy...
SFHA Members Humanitarian Response
Michael McLaughlin, HACT Social Insight Lead in Scotland, the ways in which Scottish housing associations are working with community groups and services during the covid-19 crisis.
Mapping community investment
The Centre is delighted to announce it is launching the first interactive map of community investment projects across the UK.
The view from: Newydd HA
Our blog series, The view from, explores how housing associations have been responding to the Covid-19 crisis. In this blog, the fourth in the series, Lisa Voyle, Senior Project Officer, Newydd Housing Association based in Cardiff, discusses how they’ve adapted their health and wellbeing programmes.
The view from: Sovereign
Our blog series, The view from, explores how housing associations have been responding to the Covid-19 crisis. In this blog, the third blog in the series, Matthew Buckham, Communities Director at Sovereign, discusses their strategy to helping residents.
Community investment forum
Share ideas, best practice and learning.
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, UK housing’s ideas and innovation agency.
If you need help in developing a community investment strategy, measuring your social value or demonstrating the business case for community investment, please contact us.
Address:
49-51 East Road
London N1 6AH
