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How EPCGP funding helped provide housing and change lives
- 1. EPCG Programme Why housing? How did we do it? What about impact? Would we do it again??
- 2. Sue’s story… •A long time service user with chronic mental health problems •Lived with her adult son in private rented accommodation •Sub-standard housing, in need of repair •Spiralling debt •Victimisation and bullying “Everything just became too much for me”
- 3. Ron’s story… •Came to us as a volunteer from HMP Kirklevington •Long term mental health problems •Found new confidence, learned new skills •In April 2014, upon release, relocated to sunny Redcar! •No suitable 1 bed accommodation •We needed a solution “I couldn’t live in a hostel, it would kill me. I wouldn’t survive”
- 4. Why did we do it? Opportunity knocks… a chance conversation across the kitchen table Why couldn’t we provide homes for Sue and Ron?
- 5. The Pros… • Service users in housing difficulty • Housing expertise already on our Board • Service users could influence our decision making • We can build our asset base • With assets we can secure other funding to deliver services
- 6. And the Cons… • We’re a mental health organisation, not a housing provider! • Were we too small? • Inexperienced in housing • We have to borrow when we are already financially insecure……. RISK????? • Persuading my trustees we were on to something good
- 7. How did we do it? • £183,050 in Round 2 to provide 7 bedrooms • Purchased our first property in Sept 2013 • March 2014 brought us a Victorian treasure! 4 apartments in the making….
- 8. How did we do it? • £130,000 of underspend, October 2014; harder to access and needed to lobby • 2 more houses purchased from RCBC • But took forever to negotiate! • Bureaucratic...
- 9. We used EPCGP as leverage..... £35K grant Gardens Revitalised £2K philanthropic contribution £4K CHIEF development grant £42K secured loan Additional workforce from… and…
- 10. We used EPCGP as leverage.....
- 11. And to tap into expertise and advice..... Helped us to “go for it” Enthused and inspired us Made a complex process “pain free” Local knowledge was gold dust! Leadership in the locality Not easy to engage with as a newbie!
- 12. The movers and shakers..... Sam Groves… Little lady, big influence! Top string puller… Maximise your partnerships and local intelligence. They’re worth their weight in George Conroy… The man from Del Monte! Said “no” more than he said “yes” though… Jade Wright… RCBC hotline for help! Kept us out of trouble…
- 13. What about impact? “I’m safe, warm and accepted”“Now I have somewhere to live I can work and give something back” “Maybe my family will come and see me now” “I can’t wait to move into a real home” • Funding: Easy access to capital funding impacts on the lives of real people. Needs to be embedded in policy • Influencing: We’ve built our profile and networks as a voice for the vulnerable • Improving: We’ve made an environmental impact within local communities • Changing lives: for Ron, Sue, Craig and Les
- 14. Would we do it again? ABSOLUTELY! Our ultimate aim is to achieve better outcomes for vulnerable people who need a home… Housing is a right!
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- How they’ve used their EHCGP funding . What they’ve been able to achieve with it Which other organisations have helped/partnered them & What difference it’s made to the organisation
- How they’ve used their EHCGP funding . What they’ve been able to achieve with it Which other organisations have helped/partnered them & What difference it’s made to the organisation
- As ever, “a picture tells a thousand words” and so we want everyone to illustrate their presentations with pictures ( before & after pics. are always ideal) and keep any slides devoted to text to a minimum If you’ve got any very short media clips that illustrate what you’ve done and how you’ve done it, then that would also be good
- As ever, “a picture tells a thousand words” and so we want everyone to illustrate their presentations with pictures ( before & after pics. are always ideal) and keep any slides devoted to text to a minimum If you’ve got any very short media clips that illustrate what you’ve done and how you’ve done it, then that would also be good
- We want to show how a variety of different organisations that have been able to make use of EHCGP funding to branch out and Redcar & Cleveland Mind’s story is a really good one. Could you talk about what led you to decide that you needed to start providing housing for your clients and how before the EHCGP funding came along, it wasn’t possible to secure capital funding. Needless to say, also something also about the partnerships that you’ve developed – the LA and Coast & Country and finally about how getting hold of some funding, which is accessible and easy to use ( important points!), has enabled you to develop new skills and has opened up new possibilities for you - what next? Also do mention how you’d like some more EHCGP funding!
- We want to show how a variety of different organisations that have been able to make use of EHCGP funding to branch out and Redcar & Cleveland Mind’s story is a really good one. Could you talk about what led you to decide that you needed to start providing housing for your clients and how before the EHCGP funding came along, it wasn’t possible to secure capital funding. Needless to say, also something also about the partnerships that you’ve developed – the LA and Coast & Country and finally about how getting hold of some funding, which is accessible and easy to use ( important points!), has enabled you to develop new skills and has opened up new possibilities for you - what next? Also do mention how you’d like some more EHCGP funding!
- We want to show how a variety of different organisations that have been able to make use of EHCGP funding to branch out and Redcar & Cleveland Mind’s story is a really good one. Could you talk about what led you to decide that you needed to start providing housing for your clients and how before the EHCGP funding came along, it wasn’t possible to secure capital funding. Needless to say, also something also about the partnerships that you’ve developed – the LA and Coast & Country and finally about how getting hold of some funding, which is accessible and easy to use ( important points!), has enabled you to develop new skills and has opened up new possibilities for you - what next? Also do mention how you’d like some more EHCGP funding!
- We want to show how a variety of different organisations that have been able to make use of EHCGP funding to branch out and Redcar & Cleveland Mind’s story is a really good one. Could you talk about what led you to decide that you needed to start providing housing for your clients and how before the EHCGP funding came along, it wasn’t possible to secure capital funding. Needless to say, also something also about the partnerships that you’ve developed – the LA and Coast & Country and finally about how getting hold of some funding, which is accessible and easy to use ( important points!), has enabled you to develop new skills and has opened up new possibilities for you - what next? Also do mention how you’d like some more EHCGP funding!