Get Involved 
Do you want to be more involved?
Our Board is looking at membership. We have 8 tenants and residents involved in our Board and Committees. We have another 20 involved in various workgroups and panels. And we have hundreds who are involved in various community groups that we help to support and who come along to our annual Tenants, Residents and Service Users Day. Finally, over half of you regularly fill in feedback forms and questionnaires to help us do our jobs better. For all of this, many thanks.
However, we are always looking for new interest. Have you ever thought of becoming more involved in Impact? Would you like to have a chat about what you could contribute? I think that those people who are involved get a lot out of it- and they’re no different to you!
If you’re interested, speak to any member of staff. Or give Jane Hall a ring on 01900 842138.
I’m sure you’ll find that you have a lot to offer!
Mike Rose Troup
(Chair of the Board)
What is Resident Involvement?
Resident involvement is your opportunity to get your views heard and shape the service you receive.
We value your views and offer you a variety of ways to have your say.
By offering a broad range of activities and events we aim to take into account the views of as many residents as possible before making decisions.
- Resident Involvement is your opportunity to influence decisions
- A way for your to shape the way this Association works
- Chances for you to influence the services you receive
How can I be involved?
There are many ways that you can be involved and these don’t always mean having to come to meetings. Here are some examples
- Social & Sporting Events
- Newsletters & Residents Groups
- Committees & Working Groups
- House and One to One Meetings
- Recruitment & Selection groups
- Residents’ Conference
- Surveys
- As an “Area Representative”
Will it interest me? Can I make a Difference?
We would like to hear from you. Whatever way you choose to be involved we will value your input. You choose or create the type of involvement that interests you and we will work with you. It’s Your Choice
Residents are central to what Impact does and we are keen for all residents to contribute.
We will use your views and comments to improve existing services and shape what we provide in the future.
Being Involved
We can offer you the support and advice needed to get involved. This includes help with childcare costs, travel costs, help with fundraising and any this else you feel will be useful.
Getting involved is
- Good for the Community
- Good for you
- Good for us!
You can learn new skills, meet new people and have a real impact on our services.
Who do I contact?
For a chat about resident involvement contact any member of staff or our Co-ordinator, Damien Morris on 01228 633630 or email him on Damienm@impacthousing.org.uk
Community and Youth Development
“Young people are more likely to achieve positive outcomes when they
develop ambitious, achievable aspirations, combined with self esteem,
self efficacy, information and aspiration they need to persevere
towards their goals”. Bridging social capital. (Putnam, 1995).
The CYD team develop projects which support the development of
young people to realise their ambitions. The communities in which we
work and the young people we work with face a number of issues,
together we hope we can address these. More details here
Young people from the Go 4 it! Project celebrated their achievements with an award ceremony at the Washington Central Hotel in Workington.
Go 4 it! a pilot project is working with a core group of pupils from Southfield Technology College to involve them in activities which will encourage them to raise their aspirations, have confidence in their abilities and support them in reaching their potential and as the project says ‘Go 4 it!’
Feedback from the young people, parents and the school has been positive. Find out more here
Residents and
staff have been working together to develop Impacts first countywide Service User Forum.
It will bring major changes and improvements to our services, driven by our residents & customers as active members of the Forum.
If you would like to know more about the Service User Forumand the date of our next meeting there is more information here or you can contact Pauline on 01228 633633 Damien on 01228 633630 Fiona on 01900 842995