A report into employment and skills opportunities created by social housing providers in Greater Manchester has revealed that in the last year over 7700 residents have been supported into or towards work, 594 apprenticeships have Read more…
We do much more than just provide homes – delivering sustainable social, economic, and environmental benefits in our communities is at the heart of what we do.
Last year Greater Manchester Housing Providers helped over 6500 residents towards work, supported almost 600 apprentices, spent £400m with local businesses, and facilitated 35,000 hours of volunteering in local communities – just some of the Read more…
In September 2019, a brilliant National Care Leaver Event was held in Manchester. It was truly inspiring to hear from people who had experienced care, the barriers they faced and how they had overcome them Read more…
Every year in Greater Manchester over 1000 young people – some just 16 years old – leave care. Without access to a stable home, basic skills to manage their lives and finances, or affordable means Read more…
This week we’re joining organisations from across England and Wales to take part in Challenge Poverty Week, raising our collective voice against poverty, writes Sasha Deepwell, CEO of Irwell Valley and GMHP’s social inclusion lead. Read more…
By Yvonne Castle, CEO of Johnnie Johnson and GMHP lead for Covid recovery. Greater Manchester Housing Providers is made up of 24 housing providers that manage over 250,000 homes within the Greater Manchester area. Together we Read more…
Greater Manchester Housing Providers have launched a comprehensive new anti-poverty pledge that aims to alleviate poverty amongst our customers and tackle the inequalities and other root causes of poverty in our communities. Our anti-poverty Read more…
Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) employees in the housing sector will benefit from improved routes to senior roles thanks to a unique new partnership between GMHP and Manchester Metropolitan University which aims to address Read more…
We must embrace the transition from rhetoric and pledges to meaningful strategy and action, writes Colette McKune, Chair of GMHP’s Decarbonisation Taskforce and CEO of ForHousing.