Manningham Housing Association sets out new Community Investment Strategy to support Bradford neighbourhoods

Manningham Housing Association (MHA) has published a new three-year Community Investment Strategy to build on its award-winning work to support neighbourhoods in Bradford district during and since the pandemic.
Michael Crossland
By Michael Crossland
Published 22nd Jun 2023, 16:45 BST

The 22-page document, Improving Quality of Life and Making a Difference, follows an in-depth community consultation process which sought the views of MHA tenants, staff and key partner agencies in Bradford and Keighley.

Ulfat Hussain, MHA deputy chief executive and director of operations, said: “We are proud to be so much more than a housing provider. MHA is equally committed to our community investment offer which has been carefully crafted to meet the needs of local people.

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“Through our new Community Investment Strategy, we will strive to be pioneers in devising projects that truly make a difference.”

Left to right: Simi Amini, MHA community development officer; with Sadar Uddin, community partnership and investment manager; Ulfat Hussain, deputy chief executive and director of operations; and Harry Manford, neighbourhoods team leader.Left to right: Simi Amini, MHA community development officer; with Sadar Uddin, community partnership and investment manager; Ulfat Hussain, deputy chief executive and director of operations; and Harry Manford, neighbourhoods team leader.
Left to right: Simi Amini, MHA community development officer; with Sadar Uddin, community partnership and investment manager; Ulfat Hussain, deputy chief executive and director of operations; and Harry Manford, neighbourhoods team leader.

The new MHA Community Investment Strategy 2023-2025 focuses firmly on shared community priorities identified in the consultation.

These include reducing health inequality, tackling social deprivation, combating poverty, improving training and employability, addressing fuel poverty, increasing energy efficiency, sustaining tenancies and lessening the impact of welfare reforms, the rising cost of living and soaring energy prices on household budgets.

The document also sets out a three-year action plan to be reviewed annually with new opportunity-driven initiatives being added as appropriate.

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The previous strategy, which covered the period from 2019-2022, delivered a series of successful community initiatives including Building Bridges Bradford, Let’s Get On, BAME Ladies Smashing Boundaries and Young in Covid. More than 4800 local people were actively involved in the projects which collectively attracted over £391,000 in external capital and revenue support funding.

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