1. ‘At the heart of our community – investing in your future’ GWSF ANNUAL CONFERENCE 17TH NOVEMBER TACKLING POVERTY AND INEQUALITY WORKSHOP
Bryan Dando
Community Regeneration Officer
James Ward
Director of Asset Management

2. Overview
Tackling Poverty and Inequality through Community Regeneration
What is Community Regeneration and its themes
Identifying Community Need
How to ensure that community regeneration is “community regeneration” and not just “regeneration”
Identifying opportunities from projects 
Project examples

3. What is Community Regeneration?
Scottish Governments’ Regeneration is the “holistic process of reversing the economic, physical and social decline of places where market forces alone won’t suffice.”
Achieving a Sustainable Future: National Regeneration Strategy, Scottish Government, December 2011
Exercise: What contributes to the
Economic, Physical, Social decline of places?

4. Community Regeneration!
Not just Regeneration!
The aim of regeneration in general is to enable communities that have suffered from economic, social and environmental decline to be able to rebuild their own communities
We are going to require:
Community Development
Exercise:
Who are your project Key Community Contacts?
How are you going to engage the community?

5. Community Regeneration Strategy

6. Physical Social Economic
Degrading buildings
Low Aspirations
Lack of Jobs
Littering
Poor Physical Health
Low wages
Brown field sites
Poor Mental Health
Rising Cost of Living
Poor Transport
Drug Addictions
Fuel Poverty
Geographical
Low Digital Skills
Food Poverty
Empty Buildings
Low Education Attainment
Transport Costs
Lack of Green Space
Loneliness and Isolation
Lack of Child Care
Lack of Biodiversity
Anti Social Behaviour
Lack of Services

7. Physical Social Economic
Degrading buildings
Improved buildings
Low Aspirations
Raised Aspirations
Lack of Jobs
Jobs Created
Littering
Clean Area
Poor Physical Health
Better Physical Health
Low wages
Higher Wages
Brown field sites
Thriving Sites
Poor Mental Health
Feeling Good
Rising Cost of Living
Coping with Cost of Living
Poor Transport
Transport Options
Drug Addictions
Better Lifestyles
Fuel Poverty
Warmer Homes
Geographical
Connected Places
Low Digital Skills
Digitally Connected
Food Poverty
Access to Food
Empty Buildings
Used Buildings
Low Education Attainment
High Education Attainment
Transport Costs
Cheaper Transport
Lack of Green Space
Quality Green Space
Loneliness and Isolation
Social Inclusion
Lack of Child Care
Realistic Child Care Options
Lack of Biodiversity
More Biodiversity
Anti Social Behaviour
Constructive Social Behaviour
Lack of Services
More Services

8. Stakeholders Community Partners Schools Sports Clubs
Tenants
Tenant Scrutiny Panel
Resident / Owners Associations
Community Councils
Business Improvement District
Third Sector Leaders Group
Community Sport Hubs
Local Authority
Schools
Sports Clubs
Third Sector Organisations
Churches
Community Groups
Local Businesses
Third Sector
Public Services: NHS, Fire & Police

9. Community Engagement Questionnaires and Surveys
(Face to Face and Postal)
Place Standard Tool Kit
Community Consultations:
Public Meetings, Planning for Real,
Open Days, Taster Sessions, Interviews
Where: Community Centres/Halls, School,
Churches, Door to Door, Libraries,
Outside Local Shops, On Project Site, In their homes
and In the Pub!

10. Community Regeneration and Community Development
Community Regeneration - the successful OUTCOME of many processes which seek to redress the unequal balance of opportunities and life-chances experienced by people living in communities with high rates of multiple deprivation
Community Development - the facilitated PROCESS of local people working jointly with key agencies to identify and tackle the issues that give rise to the inequalities that result from multiple deprivation
Wider Role - the term given to the many different ways in which housing associations and co-operatives help to tackle the problems affecting their communities that go beyond immediate housing need

11. Creative Pathways
The project has been in place since 2012 and involves professional artists-in-residence working full-time with unemployed youngsters on large-scale art projects. While learning creative skills in drawing, painting, photography and digital art, the participants are also given one-to-one support with job- hunting, interviews and CV-writing Examples in the last year include the landscaping revamp of a community garden in Neilston and the design and painting of two large, colourful murals at the ARC community centre in Auchenback Since last summer, the project has worked with 48 unemployed young people. 35 have moved into employment, education or training, and 81% received SQA accreditation

13. Auchenback Active – Community Partner
Funding Secured
No of people engaged through project
Main Issues: Welfare, Fuel, Food & Digital Inclusion
Increased income generated from rental
Legacy
Sustainability
Evaluation and Monitoring

14. Auchenback Active Climate Challenge Project
This project aims to support the community of Auchenback to take action to reduce carbon emissions by establishing a new food growing site, creating a team of trained Food Growing / food Waste Champions, and facilitating the development of a community learning network to share knowledge, information and practical skills which address food waste.

15. Renewable Energy
The grant of £20,311 East Renfrewshire Renewable Energy Fund contributed to the cost of installing the following energy efficiency measures within the Auchenback Resource Centre
An energy efficient central heating boiler
A solar panel system to the roof of the ARC
Installation of an energy efficiency zonal heating system
Insulation of central heating pipes and fitting of radiator reflectors
Installation of interior LED lighting and PIR systems to meeting rooms and toilets
Upgrading exterior lighting to LED

16. Craft Café
This project delivered in partnership with members of the Federation of Local Housing Associations in Renfrewshire (FLAIR) and Impact Arts (with the support of grant investment from the People and Communities Fund) provides activities to sheltered housing tenants and wider community.
In partnership with FLAIR, Craft Café has been delivered across 5 different areas, giving members access to a range of arts and crafts activities delivered by a team of artists

17. BHA Community Services
Welfare Officer
No of Cases in Last 24 Months: 664
Funds Secured for tenants: £530,799.58
Average per Referral: £799.40
Energy Advice Officer
No of Cases in Last 24 Months: 380
Savings for tenants: £85,780.00
Average per Referral: £225.74
Community Regeneration Officer
Value of Funding Secured (24 Months): £445,000.00
Social Impact Value for Community: £2 Million (In Excess)
Total Community Funds Secured: £1,061,579.50
Overall Social Impact still to be measured ££££££’s

18. What Next ??
Launch of our new Community Regeneration Strategy – Jan 2018
Community Fund
Community Benefits
Development of BHA’s role as a Community Anchor
Feasibility Study for Community HUB

19. Dunterlie, Barrhead
Barrhead Housing Association have secured £189, from the Aspiring Communities Fund operated by the Scottish Government to deliver a tenancy sustainment project called ‘Make It Your Own’ within Dunterlie, Barrhead.
‘Make It Your Own’ will bring a creative approach to tenancy sustainment to the most vulnerable tenants in Dunterlie, Barrhead. The project will support the tenants in a range of meaningful opportunities, which include: setting up, sustaining and maintaining their own home; increase their employability skills by developing and delivering a local environmental enhanced project; and learn and enhance digital skills through a number of different Information Technology, Computing and Online engagement events and workshops.
Climate Challenge Development Grant has been successfully secured to look at a Community Food Growing facility within Dunterlie, Barrhead. A full application to CCF will be submitted once the feasibility study has been completed.
A whole area approach to the regeneration of Dunterlie, Barrhead will be developed to include community partners, tenants, owners and the local authority. BHA are committed as a Community Anchor organisation to improve the community and environment for everyone across Dunterlie.

20. Barrhead Housing Association - PB
Applications will be invited for projects which address the following key objectives in Barrhead Housing Association’s Community Regeneration Strategy.
Support people into employment
Improve local environments
Recognise and reduce social isolation in our communities
Reduce food and energy poverty in our communities
Increase digital inclusion
Support people with welfare advice.
Improve Health and Wellbeing
Barrhead Housing Association - PB
The Barrhead Housing Association Community Projects Fund will demonstrate how working closely, with communities and partners, we can support local projects and initiatives to help make a positive impact. There is a total fund value of £35,