Community Regeneration:
Aims and Objectives

Objective 1 - we will better engage with our tenants

Outcomes

• There will be an increase in the number of tenants groups
• The capacity of all our tenants groups will increase
• Tenants/residents groups will increase their responsibility for work done in their communities
• We will improve the scale and quality of information we provide to tenants

Outputs

• Tenants / residents groups will be established in those areas where there are none
• Each tenants group will create a Community Action Plan detailing their activities for the coming year
• Calton Area Association will develop a business plan for the creation of a sustainable community facility in the area
• We will explore the potential for a digital inclusion service to improve the way we communicate with tenants

Objective 2 - we will address unemployment in our communities

Outcomes

• We will increase support to beneficiaries of our financial inclusion service by establishing an employability element to the project
• We will generate local jobs and training places from our housing investments by including a Community Benefit Clause in all of our future project procurement 
• We will increase the support we provide to young people and that will include assistance to develop the confidence and the skills for employment

Outputs

• We will prepare a written Community Benefit Clause with the assistance of Glasgow Regeneration Agency
• We will expand the role of our financial inclusion project to include support towards employment for those tenants needing that assistance
• We will increase the support provided by Urban Fox to young people in Castlemilk and sustain the project beyond 2012
• We will work with Aberlour Children’s Service to establish a project supporting young people in Calton

Objective 3 - we will maintain/expand our financial inclusion work

Outcomes

• We will maintain the level of support to all tenants that they now enjoy from the Financial Inclusion Project
• We will increase support to those tenants who are aiming to find their way into work
• We will reduce the number of tenants suffering fuel poverty
• We will reduce our reliance on grant support to maintain this provision

Outputs

• We will expand the role of our financial inclusion project to include support towards employment for those tenants needing that assistance
• We will establish an Energy Efficiency project in Bridgeton
• We will prepare a business plan for a Financial Service that we offer on a commercial basis to small housing associations

Objective 4 - we will improve community amenities

Outcomes

• We will help to establish a community facility in Calton
• We will utilise our existing area offices as bases for service delivery (from a wide range of agencies) and community engagement

Outputs

• In partnership with Calton Area Association and Glasgow Regeneration Agency we will prepare a business plan with which to approach funding agencies
• We will secure Big Lottery funding for the capital costs of the project
• We will produce Community Action Plans in partnership with each of the Area Associations detailing wider community services to be provided from local offices.