Limavady District Housing Plan 2011/12 - Northern Ireland Housing ...

An Intergenerational Good Relations project took place in June - September 2010
with the Roe Valley/Bovally community groups. The project involved shared
learning, structures of government and a visit to Stormont.
To follow on from the Shared Neighbourhood Programme the Housing Executive
has now formed a partnership with Tides Training and the Rural Development
Council to deliver a project that will develop institutional capacity within the
Housing Executive, as well as delivering good relations programmes across a
further 80 Northern Ireland Housing Executive estates. This project, known as BRIC
(Building Relationships in Communities), will be rolled out over the next three and a
half years, and is designed to put Good Relations at the heart of our policy and
service delivery functions. It will be delivered under three policy themes: Changing
Minds, Sharing Visions and Crossing Borders.
Our race relation policy promotes good relations between and within ethnic
groups. It aims to ensure that the increasingly diverse community enjoys full and
fair access to housing services. To assist this aim, we work with the Inter Community
Network, the HCN and Supporting Communities Northern Ireland.
The quality of housing has direct links to people’s quality of life. Our Housing and
Health Strategy and Action Plan involves us working with a range of health bodies
through initiatives such as the Investing for Health Partnerships and our Supporting
People Programme.
In the coming year we plan to:
• Ensure the effective use of our neighbourhood officer through working with
local communities;
• Continue to encourage local groups in developing activities that support their
community;
• Continue to participate in the Community Safety Partnership in addressing antisocial
behaviour across the district;
• Strengthen the work with the community groups involved in the Housing
Community Network;
• Participate in the Peace III Programme for the benefit of the local communities;
• To put Good Relations at the heart of our service delivery to customers;
• Work in partnership with the statutory, community and voluntary sectors in
developing and delivering improved community safety at estate level;
• Continue to implement the race relations action plan.
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