Places for People, the Riverside Group and Peabody – three of the UK's largest
housing and regeneration groups – have joined forces to deliver the
Green Spaces for People portfolio. Each organisation has a long track record of
providing high-quality housing as well as a range of services that make
neighbourhoods better places to live.
Places for People
Places for People is one of the largest property management, development and regeneration
companies in the UK.
With assets in excess of £2.9 billion, Places for People currently manages more than
60,000 homes, stretching from Edinburgh to the Isle of Wight. It has a long track
record of successful development, from large-scale regeneration projects to the
creation of whole new communities.
What distinguishes Places for People from other developers is its ability to manage
the places it creates. It is committed to the long-term success of its neighbourhoods
and designs and delivers services to improve them.
The Places for People vision is to create neighbourhoods of choice – which means much more
than just building homes. It also provides job and training opportunities, access to
affordable childcare, support for businesses, financial products such as mortgages and
loans, and specialist care and support services that enable people to live independently in
their own home.
Places for People is a not-for-dividend organisation but also takes a business-minded
approach to developing products and services. This means that what it does should not
only help them to achieve its vision, but should also be commercially viable.
Places for People delivers its vision through a number of closely linked companies,
each of which offers its own expertise while benefitting from the financial strength
of the Group.
To find out more, visit
www.placesforpeople.co.uk
The Riverside Group
The Riverside Group owns or manages around 50,000 properties throughout
England.
The organisation's record of achievement dates back to their inception as
Liverpool Improved Houses in 1928. Since that time products and services
have evolved in response to the needs of customers and it recently won the
title of Social Landlord of the Year at the Housing Excellence Awards.
While the Group benefits from being a large national organisation, its service
delivery is localised through a network of neighbourhood offices that
work with customers to develop services aimed at making a real
difference to their lives.
To find out more, visit
www.riverside.org.uk
Peabody
One of London's largest and oldest housing associations, Peabody was
established in 1862 by the philanthropic American banker, George Peabody, to
alleviate poverty in the capital. Its mission for the 21st century is to
make London a city of opportunity for all by providing as many people as
possible with a good home, a real sense of purpose and a strong feeling of
belonging. Peabody has nearly 20,000 homes and is a major regeneration agency,
providing a wide range of projects and programmes aimed at creating thriving
and sustainable communities across London. These cover employment and training
(through its Neighbourhood Learning Centres); specialist housing and activities
for older people; support for young people; volunteering; financial inclusion;
family support; and health and well-being.
To find out more, visit
www.peabody.org.uk
The Big Lottery Fund
The Big Lottery Fund's Changing Spaces programme was launched in November 2005
to help communities enjoy and improve their local environments. The programme
is funding a range of activities from local food schemes and farmers markets,
to education projects teaching people about the environment. Overall the
programme will make £234 million available to environmental initiatives
over the next three years.
To find out more, visit
www.biglotteryfund.org.uk