Stronger Communities
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Vacant hospital sites to be transformed into affordable homes in landmark health and housing partnership
Vacant NHS hospital sites across the Black Country could soon be transformed into affordable homes, in a landmark health and housing partnership announced today. The initiative, led by social landlord and long term placeshaper whg and Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, will see both organisations work together to unlock surplus NHS land and return…
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Art Road Trip brings colour, creativity and connection to whg communities
An inspiring programme of hands-on art workshops has brought colour, conversation and creativity to whg customers in Walsall and Wolverhampton.
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whg contributes homes to Walsall House Project supporting care leavers
whg will provide 10 of its homes to the Walsall House Project, which gives care leavers nine-months of intensive support to prepare them for leaving care so that they are ready to live independently.
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Introducing our Social Justice Strategy
Our strategy will build homes and thriving communities by addressing social inequalities, championing customer needs and leveraging strategic partnerships.
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whg and local partners deliver Diwali warmth to hundreds of families
whg has teamed up with a local charity for the seventh year to bring light to vulnerable families across Walsall during Diwali. Volunteers from the housing association joined the Diwali Basket Brigade to distribute food parcels to customers who may be finding it hard to feed their families.
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TikTok star ‘Meals by Mitch’ cooks healthy meals under a fiver
Customers have been cooking alongside TikTok star Meals by Mitch as part of our new Food Matters Programme. Our six-week Food Matters programme, part-funded by Walsall’s Food for Life (FFL) programme called My Food Community, has empowered our customers with weekly practical cooking skills, social interactions, confidence building, and lots of new ideas for cooking…
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Inaugural Health and Housing Conference aims to address inequalities
Leaders and professionals from the health, housing and community sectors met in Wolverhampton this month for the inaugural Black Country Health and Housing Conference. The event at Molineux on Wednesday 4 September was organised by Midlands landlord whg in partnership with the Black Country Integrated Care Board (ICB). It was attended by members of the…
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whg sponsorship boosts foodbank’s essential work
Volunteers at Black Country Foodbank will be able to support more families across Walsall thanks to a sponsorship from whg. The social landlord has contributed £2,000 to sponsor a van, which will be used to collect and deliver food parcels and toiletries to families in need. The sponsorship money will cover costs for the van,…
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Healthcare recruitment programme wins award
Leading Midlands landlord whg has won ESG team of the year at the Unlock Net Zero Awards 2024
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Pilot scheme to tackle diabetes in Walsall hailed a success
A two year project to tackle diabetes in Walsall has been hailed a success, with hundreds of participants seeing an improvement in their health and wellbeing. The Diabetes Matters programme, delivered by housing association whg in partnership with the NHS community diabetes service, aimed to support people in the borough who had diabetes or who…