Here are some of the ways we’re working with our younger residents and local partners to deliver youth projects, holiday activity programmes, targeted engagement and more across our communities.
Our youth offer
The interests and needs of young people are important to us and we want to make sure that our communities are places of opportunity and aspiration for the children and young people that live in our homes.
CALM with Connected Stars
We work with the youth movement CALM with Connected Stars to support youth-led approaches that meet the needs of young people in the community.
Join the Connect Stars youth nights
If you’re aged 11-18 and want to join the Connect Stars youth nights at the Unity Centre, please contact us.
Connect Stars is a Brent-based charity helping young people access safe spaces to be creative, active and responsive in their communities.
One Flow One Brent
One Flow One Brent is delivered in partnership with the Young Brent Foundation, Hyde and Metropolitan Thames Valley housing associations, with funding from the Mayor of London's Violence Reduction Unity.
Our Youth Voice Panel
We've established a Youth Voice Panel to work with us to ensure we're delivering what young people want.
What’s involved?
When you join Youth Voice, you can expect to be part of team-building days, virtual and face-to-face meetings and activities, residentials, training events and, more importantly – lots and lots of fun!
If you’d like to get involved, please contact us.
Young People's Foundations
We work with Young People's Foundations in Brent and Ealing to respond to challenges and help make positive changes for young people.
Green space activation and improvement
We recognise that the open spaces in and around our communities provide important opportunities for people to socialise, be active and enjoy the natural world.
Here are some of the ways we’re working with our residents and national and regional partners to deliver initiatives to help support improvements to green spaces near our homes. We're also making it easier for our residents and other members of the community to use them.
Backyard Nature
We've teamed up with Backyard Nature and other housing associations across the UK to help our communities connect with and protect nature.
Wellbeing Way
Our Wellbeing Way project in Southall involves improving five focal points along the Grand Union Canal in partnership with Ealing Council and Canal and River Trust.
Healthy communities
We work with local partners and public health to deliver projects that contribute to healthier and happier communities.
Here are some of the ways our partnerships are helping tackle health inequalities and empowering local people to help shape and improve health and wellbeing in their community.
Fit at 50 programme
A programme of physical wellbeing, sports and social activities for customers in our older people's services and a new initiative to increase opportunities for cycling in Houghton Regis.
Golborne Community Champions
A five-year community-led volunteer programme, enabling and empowering local people to help shape and improve health and wellbeing in their community.
Are you interested in becoming a Community Champion?
Please get in touch with Wasim Abd-El Aziz, Community Champions Coordinator, at wasim@venturecentre.org.uk or on 020 8960 3234 to learn more about the programme. Alternatively, please pop into the Venture Centre and chat with the team.
The healthy Havelock walk
In partnership with Canal Rivers Trust and Ealing Council, the project encourages local GP practices to prescribe this 1km health walk along the Grand Union Canal to their patients.
Live Well Greenwich
Many factors affect our health and well-being, whether physical, socio-economic, or environmental. Live Well Greenwich offers a range of support services to help you live a healthier life and improve your well-being.
Live Well can help with a number of common concern areas including:
- Social isolation
- Weight loss
- Debt
- Employment
- Housing
- Stopping smoking
- Getting active
Contact Live Well Greenwich free on 0800 470 4831 to arrange sessions from the New Leaf Centre weekly. Lines are open Monday to Saturday, 8.30am to 6pm (a message can be left outside of these hours).
Alternatively, you can fill out the online referral form for yourself or on behalf of someone else. The Live Well coach will get in touch and then refer you to a number of services that can help you on your journey to a healthier life.
Public Health partnership
A partnership with Grand Union and Public Health to tackle health inequalities across Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes.
Got an idea?
If you’ve got an idea for where you live and want help to make change happen, please get in touch. We’d love to hear from you.