Bridge Housing Annual Report 2022 - Flipbook - Page 47
BUILDING BRIDGES COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
AND TENANT PARTICIPATION STRATEGY
Building Bridges, our Community Building and Engagement Strategy, provides a clear framework for our tenant engagement
initiatives. This year, despite COVID-19, we engaged over 600 residents across our community activities this year.
Building Bridges has four key focus areas:
Connection
Supporting tenants to connect with their neighbours and build community connections
Tenant Advisory
Groups
run by tenants for tenants. These groups
represent our geographical locations
and specific community groups.
Representatives from each group attend
the Tenant Reference Group to assist with
improvements to service delivery.
Influence
Our Place
Green Space
offering small grants from Bridge
Housing to support community-led
initiatives that bring neighbours and
communities together.
community garden funding for residents
to come together and develop shared
gardening spaces in their blocks.
Enabling tenants to have a real say in how Bridge Housing designs and delivers services
Time
to Talk
Your Views
e-panel
online and face-to-face town hall sessions
enabling tenants to ask questions of the
executive team; participate in community
languages and input into our services.
Thrive
Big Ideas
Grants
Place
Plans
in areas of high social housing
concentration we develop place plans to
prioritise our investment and guide our
place-making approach with tenants and
local communities.
a virtual tenant group that provides
feedback on revisions of housing
policies, procedures and factsheets
online.
Supporting strong and sustainable tenancies
Reconciliation
Action Plan
setting out how we will work with our
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
staff, tenants and community to advance
reconciliation.
Celebrate
Advance
Scholarships
Orbit
Online
to support children and young people
to achieve their goals in school, training
and study.
a series of engaging educational
activities for our younger
residents during school holidays.
Honouring the strength and resilience of our community
Bridge in
Communities
participation in community events,
festivals and outreach opportunities
to build stronger communities and
promote community housing and the
work Bridge Housing does.
Celebrate
Tenant Stories
Good Neighbour
Champions
sharing our tenant stories to break down
barriers and support greater awareness
and understanding of our community.
celebrating positive and neighbourly
behaviour among tenants.
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