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
Decentralisation - Six Actions
Residents Groups
OFHA Board
Neighbourhood Board
NeighbourhoodBoard
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”