Community Engagement

MHA is proud to support HYA. Hollings Youth Association is a non-profit organisation, working in the Manningham area of Bradford since March 2009, with the goal of supporting and developing young people through social interaction and offering a diverse set of activities.

For more information on HYA please visit www.hollingsyouth.org

Manningham Housing Association has signed up to the Make A Stand campaign.

Make a Stand was launched in June 2018, as part of Alison Inman’s presidential appeal to tackle domestic abuse. It centres around a pledge was developed in partnership with the Chartered Institute of Housing, Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance (DAHA) and our 2018 presidential charity Women’s Aid.

Millions of people experience domestic abuse every year and two women are killed by their partner or ex-partner every week. Housing organisations house and employ millions of people across the UK and that means we house and employ many thousands of people affected by domestic abuse.
The housing sector must do more on this issue. In the words of CIH president Alison Inman, these are “our homes, our people and this is our problem”.

The pledge gives housing organisations the opportunity to sign up to make four focused, but easily deliverable commitments to provide support for people experiencing domestic abuse.

This is a way for housing organisations to publicly commit to take action to support victims of domestic abuse.

So please, join us and Make a Stand! You can find all of the information you need about the pledge on the Chartered Institute of Housing site by clicking here.

Throughout the coronavirus crisis, there has been an increased awareness of the importance of good homes, strong communities, and the right care and support. So, we have been moving quickly at this vital moment to create a simple, powerful message that captures this awareness and reaches politicians – calling for a once-in-a-generation investment in social housing and the people who live in it.

Campaign summary
Our sector has always believed that everyone deserves a safe, secure, comfortable place to call home. Not just now, in the middle of this crisis, but always.

Homes have been at the heart of this crisis. Now they can be at the heart of our recovery. That is our key message for the government, and that is why our campaign is called #HomesAtTheHeart.

#HomesAtTheHeart will be a national campaign and coalition. We are working in partnership with the Chartered Institute of Housing, National Federation of ALMOs, Association of Retained Council Housing, and Crisis. We are also securing supporters from across different sectors – from Carers UK to Natwest.

Help share our #HomesAtTheHeart campaign
You can download our campaign graphic to use and we’ll make more resources available via housing.org.uk/HomesAtTheHeart

Next steps
This is just the start of the campaign. Throughout the summer and autumn, we are planning a series of media stories, themed weeks of action, new resources, social media activity and targeted engagement with politicians to create a consensus that social housing must be at the heart of our country’s recovery. You can also stay up to date by following #HomesAtTheHeart on social media.

We believe that this campaign can help us secure the investment in social housing our country needs. With your support, it could become a real catalyst for positive change. We can put #HomesAtTheHeart of recovery.