Get Connected Autumn Winter 2017

High Five
News you can use
Festive closure times
Our offices will close at 5pm on Friday 22nd December for the
holidays and will reopen at 9am on Tuesday 2nd January.
For all emergencies during this time, please call 0300 5000 600.
We wish you all a happy New Year.
It matters –
Annual Review
We are proud to release our Annual Review,
which celebrates some of the important things
we have been focusing on over the past year.
In a world where change and uncertainty has
become the norm, we remain committed
to our passion for a fairer society
where people’s homes, health
and happiness matter.
To see the report visit:
www.connecthousing.org.uk/ar17
Welcome
on Board
We would like to give a warm
welcome to Helen Forman,
Karen Lythe, David Wilmshurst and
Yasmin Hussain who have joined us
recently as new Board members.
Our Board are vitally important and
they volunteer to give their expertise
and knowledge to the organisation.
Find out more about the Board at:
www.connecthousing.org.uk/board
Volunteer at
Thrive
Value for money
We’ve carried our annual Value for
Money (VFM) self-assessment of
our activities, which is looked at
by our regulator and is published
on our website.
A summary version and our VFM
strategy can also be found at:
www.connecthousing.org.uk/VFM
We are currently looking
for volunteers to help us
in our community focused
café and meeting space –
Thrive in Dewsbury.
If you’d like to gain
valuable experience in the voluntary sector
and help us continue to make a difference in
the community, this could be the opportunity
you’re looking for.
Find out more information and apply at:
www.connecthousing.org.uk/thrivevols
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