Old Ford Housing AssociationChristine Hevey

AD for Community Development www.circle.org.uk/old-ford

My background

Shaping Neighbourhoods

LB Tower Hamlets (1993)→ residents vote for stock transferTower Hamlets Housing Action Trust (1994-2004) → 10 year plan Old Ford Housing Assoc AS PART OF CIRCLE (1998 – now)

Old Ford’s Growth

Original Stock : 1000

LBTH Stock Transfer 2007: 2,800 stock, inc C33 stock

LB Havering Stock Transfer March 2008 : 550 stock

TOTAL STOCK = 4,350

Circle is our parent body: 12 partners on total , 2,200 staff, 63,000 homes, provides care and support services for around 200,000 people.

Providing general needs, sheltered and supported housing

Community Development – what we’ve achieved

• Community Cohesion Award 2008

• Adventure Play Ground, only one in UK on Housing Association land

• Dedicated Youth Centre: Eastside.

• 7 community centres, 2 dedicated to Construction Training.

• Information Advice and Guidance Service + IT Training suite

• Intergenerational film, led by Hi8us, was selected for the East End Film Festival

• Starred in film called 14th Floor, re History of Social Housing in Tower Hamlets

Local Authority contracts Key Stage 4

Adventure Play Ground

Eastside YC

ICT Training

http://www.furnitureonthestreet.org/index-2.html

Decentralisation - Six Actions

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Residents Groups

OFHA Board

Neighbourhood Board

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Neighbourhood Board

Federation

Residents Group Residents Group Residents Group

Mystery Shopping

3 times a year10 residents each

Service Reviews Groups

2/3 per year5/6 residents each

Report to Resident's Federation

Bi-monthly

Group Resident Service Users

Panel

Frequency TBCGroup Residents

Policy Forum

Frequency TBC

Resident Majority Neighbourhood

Management Board

8 times a year

Annual Report to Residents &

Board

Annually

Board Question Time - Old Ford

Open Forum

Annually

Complaints Scrutiny Panel

6 monthly10 residents

Housing Services

Scrutiny PanelQuarterly

10 residents

Repairs Services Scrutiny Panel

Quarterly10 residents

Resident Scrutiny

Executive Group‘ResSEG’

Quarterly

Proposed option for resident involvement

“Evolution not revolution”