Cosmopolitan Housing Association : Get involved : Community development

Get involved : Community regeneration

Liverpool - Halton - Wirral - Sefton - Knowsley - St Helens - West Lancs - Warrington

Community Regeneration has become a major part of national, regional and local strategies that seeks to encourage the renewal of the most disadvantaged neighbourhoods. Cosmopolitan Housing Association recognises the need to make commitments to neighbourhoods and support their physical, economical and social transformation.

The Regeneration Team plan, co-ordinate and enable the Association's approach to neighbourhood renewal and regeneration, working with communities and partner agencies.

The team are committed to:

putting our energy into creating places where people want to live and stay
investing in people and services, not just homes
working with local people and partner organisations to deliver results

Our approach focuses on a number of key neighbourhood elements:

Young People
Local Employment
Crime and Community Safety
Equality and Diversity
Economic Regeneration
The Environment
Working with local residents

The Team works across a number of neighbourhoods, for more infor

mation on our work in these and other neighbourhoods please look in the area sections or you can download a copy of our information leaflet 'Working with Cosmopolitan's Regeneration Team' by clicking on the link below or you can request a printed copy by contacting the Regeneration Team on 0151 227 3716

Working with Cosmopolitan's Regeneration Team

Porter Community Grants

Is your Community Group feeling the pinch?

We are all having to tighten our belts during the current economic conditions. If you are a community group that needs help financially Cosmopolitan Housing may be able to help.

The Porter Awards, Cosmopolitan's community grants scheme has been developed to enable community groups to access a small amount of money to help them achieve their aims. Groups can apply for up to Ł250 for local projects that demonstrate clear links to community involvement and social inclusion.

All applications are assessed by residents who are members of Cosmopolitan's Resident Involvement Review Team, who meet on a monthly basis. Some examples of projects that have been supported through the Porter Awards are:

Friends of Derby Park running costs
Provision of DJ workshops for young people in Halton Lodge
Community Fun day in Tanhouse, Skelmersdale
Production of a DVD by local young people capturing their proposals for refurbishment of a redundant play area
Runcorn Christmas Fayre

If your community group would like more information on the Porter Awards or you would like assistance in accessing other sources of funding please contact the Regeneration Team on 0151 227 3716 or email dmaddock@cosmopolitanhousing.co.uk or kkaraski@cosmopolitanhousing.co.uk

A Guide to Porter Community Grants

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