“Talking is massive,” explains Tom, a volunteer at Horton Housing’s Young Persons’ Prevention and Support Service (YPASS). “With mental health issues, if you isolate them and they are stuck inside your own head, it will start to eat away at you. Connecting with people is a massive thing, as is having a select group of […]
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Horton Housing has been awarded the Housing Diversity Network Accreditation recognising its commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. The assessors found that Horton Housing has an open and inclusive culture and that our customers are engaged and empowered to shape the services we provide. The assessors found clear ownership of equality, diversity and inclusion by
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With temperatures plummeting, here is a reminder of the cold weather arrangements for each local authority area. Bradford: The Cold Weather provision is a multi-agency partnership that provides emergency bed spaces in Bradford for people experiencing rough sleeping on freezing winter nights, commissioned by Bradford Council. The service operates between 1 October and 30 April
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Survival is all Khalil* has ever known. Bitter conflict has ravaged his homeland for as long as he can remember. Sweltering summers made way for bitterly cold winters and food and water supply were not always a guarantee. Danger lurked around every corner. “Five years ago in Afghanistan, it was very unsafe because in every
Horton Housing Association is delighted to announce that we have achieved Investing in Volunteers Accreditation (IiV). This comes after months of hard work behind the scenes by our employees and volunteers. IiV is the UK quality standard for good practice in volunteer management. We successfully achieved the accreditation after being assessed against six quality areas:
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Horton Housing Association Board Member Ray Milne is closing in on completing a gruelling challenge, walking 5km a day for a full year to raise money for the Afghan families we are supporting. Ray began in April 2021, walking 5km every morning during the week and 10km a day on the weekends. “Around where I
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The ladies knitting group at the Millside Centre in Bradford have very kindly donated a fantastic selection of hand-crafted items for the Afghan families that we are supporting under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP). The cameras from BBC Look North were on hand to film the heart-warming meet up, which saw the Millside
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Students at Bradford primary school St Francis’ have very kindly donated 30 shoeboxes full of Christmas presents, toiletries, sweets, clothing and more to families we support. Lucas, a pupil in Year 6, said: “I wanted to help out kids who don’t have as much luck as we do receiving presents at Christmas. In my box
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For those experiencing or at risk of homelessness, the winter months offer a very difficult challenge. At Horton Housing, we have short-term supported accommodation, commonly referred to as hostels, across the region ready to support individuals or families. Below are five very common misconceptions about the type of accommodation available. ‘I will have to stay
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Chris Harrison will be braving the winter weather to complete a sponsored walk and raise money for residents at our STAY in Millhaven service. The walk, taking place on December 19, will be around 12 miles in length, starting in Silsden and finishing at Bradford Town Hall. “We want to raise around £250 for residents
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