Carers Week: let’s re-ignite the energy of the Clap for Carers to deliver meaningful change
A little over a year ago, our Thursday evenings were routinely marked by a ripple of applause that emanated across the country. It was, at a time of severe but necessary isolation, a striking showing of solidarity and a gesture of support and celebration for the millions of carers and NHS workers in the UK…
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Learning the unexpected: how changed circumstances can present new opportunities for reflection and understanding
Ashley Horsey, Leila Baker and Matthieu Lambert come together to share the lessons learned from Enterprise Homes Group’s ‘Roof Space’ project, piloted during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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How the private rented sector can help unlock the Freedom2Work – Rentstart
Ben Phillips-Farmer reflects on Rentstart’s 20-year history of harnessing the PRS as a route out of homelessness, including five years in partnership with Commonweal.
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Desperate for solutions – where to find them? | Call For New Ideas
As Commonweal launches its 2021 Call For New Ideas, CEO Ashley Horsey reflects on our approach to finding creative solutions to social injustices – and on not being afraid to to make mistakes along the way.
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Charity seeks new housing-based project partnerships to tackle social injustices
Commonweal Housing has opened a new call for housing-based project ideas from charitable organisations working to tackle social injustice.
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Connie Muttock: How I’ve been inspired by Commonweal’s work to champion the housing needs of women | IWD 2021
On her last day at Commonweal, Connie reflects on our housing projects for marginalised women which have made her proudest.
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