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The Great Get Together

On 16 July, we celebrated The Great Get Together at Thrive at Connect and shared how #WeLoveDewsbury over a brew and cake with the community. It was in honour of the late Jo Cox MP's belief that we have more in common. Photos and videos will be uploaded soon!

What's on at Thrive?

We have lots of incredible activities happening at Thrive at Connect in Dewsbury from April - June 2017. We have something for everyone, from creative craft clubs to fitness classes like yoga. Click here to see what's on!

Get Connected - Spring 2017 edition

The latest edition of Get Connected is now available to view. Read all about our new Evolve project in Kirklees, funding for new developments in Kirklees and Halifax, recruiting for new Board Members, stories from our Older People’s scheme, The Connects Resident Federation, help with understanding the benefit cap and so much more. Click here to read the issue.

£1 million investment for new family homes at Hopwood Lane in Halifax

We are pleased to announce that work has started on site to create seven new large family homes for social rent in Hopwood Lane, Halifax. These large, high-quality and energy-efficient homes will feature three to four bedrooms and two reception rooms. Click here to find out more.

Be part of the solution

We are looking for energetic new Board Members who share our strong values to fill vacancies created by the retirement of current members. Click here to have a look at what it means to be on our Board, have your say in helping run Connect and if you’re interested, apply to be on our Board.

Eco friendly living for an affordable future

We are excited to bring new super-energy efficient homes to Leeds. Ready for occupation this September, we are starting our search for the ten families who will move in. The homes will be built to the Passivhaus Low Energy Building Standard which means lower energy bills for the average family from using the intelligent heating system. For updates of these cutting edge homes, our future plans and how to apply for these homes click here. 

Exciting new opportunity for the entrepreneurs out there!

Do want to work with us to create a brand new café, catering and training enterprise? We’re looking for a Café Manager/Managing Director to head up a brand new social enterprise company at Thrive at Connect, Dewsbury. Click here to find more.

We're building more affordable homes

We are extremely pleased to announce that we have been allocated £2,240,000 from the Homes and Communities Agency to build another 68 new homes across West Yorkshire as part of the 2016-21 Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme. Our programme will also include more homes for people with mental health support as we expand our services.

What's on at Thrive?

We’re proud to reveal our What’s On Guide for Thrive at Connect in January – April 2017. We have a wide range of activities to suit all from Tai Chi to Confidence and Assertiveness building, we have something for everyone. Click here to see what’s on.

Wrap up for winter

We are proud to have been involved in a wonderful joint project where we collected winter clothes for homeless people. Thank you to all of our tenants, partners and colleagues who donated warm clothes to the project which benefitted several homesless charities. Click here for more information on Wrap up for winter.

Get Connected - 10th Anniversary edition tenant magazine

The latest edition of Get Connected is now available to view. Read all about our 10^th anniversary celebration, the opening of our new community space Thrive at Connect and find out what’s happening there, read our winter safety tips, get advice on money and benefit changes from our Money Matters Team, meet our new Community Housing Officer’s and so much more. Click here to read the issue.

Stay warm and safe this winter

As the weather gets colder and winter sets in, we wanted to share with you some practical tips and advice to help you stay warm and safe in your home. Click here to read our winter tips.

Thrive at Connect is live!

On Tuesday 20 September we opened the doors on Thrive, our new community space in Dewsbury. We were delighted to welcome 171 people to the launch and had plenty of activities and entertainment. Click here to read more about the event and see the photo album.

New Homes for Hopwood Lane, Halifax
In partnership with the Homes and Communities Agency and Calderdale Council, we are proposing to build seven new energy efficient, family homes for affordable rent on Hopwood Lane in Halifax. For more information and to have your say, click here

Connect's 2016 Tenant Report out now
Click here to read our 2016 Tenant Report. It's a document that we publish every year for all our tenants. It will help check if we are keeping our promises about our services and if we are meeting the national standards set out by our regulator.

Homes for Cathy
We’re proud to be a member of the Homes for Cathy group, a national alliance of housing associations helping to raise awareness of the continuing needs of homeless people. We, like the other group members, were set up following the ‘Cathy Come Home’ BBC television drama directed by Ken Loach in 1966. This November will mark the 50^th anniversary of this drama, which highlighted the plight of a homeless family and inspired people to form housing associations. Find out more.

Introducing our new Chief Executive Helen Lennon
Connect is delighted to announce the appointment of Helen Lennon as our new Chief Executive. Helen has worked for Connect for over 20 years and following an open recruitment process, has been chosen by the Board to lead the organisation. We also wish a fond farewell to Jenny Brierley. Click here for more information. 

Hot off the press! The Summer edition of Get Connected is now available.
Click here to read the latest quarterly tenant newsletter. In this issue we say hello to our new Chief Executive - Helen Lennon, farewell to Jenny Brierley, meet the CRF, have details on our Happiness Course, meet the Money Matters Team, meet Connect's longest married couple of 75 years, say farewell to the lovely Sue Hendry after 22 years as she retires and much more!

Our latest Business Plan 16-19
Click here to view our latest Business Plan for 2016 - 2019 - Taking A Stand.  

New look Get Connected for Spring!
This year our tenant magazine Get Connected is 10 years old (so is Connect!) so it's the perfect time to give the magazine a spring clean. Click here to find out about the changes to our latest tenant newsletter and have a read!

Connect has moved...
…from The Media Centre in Huddersfield to our own new premises in Dewsbury. Click here for more information.

Latest job vacancies
Ever considered a career at Connect? Click here to see what vacancies we currently have.

Hawthorn Mill wins a Bronze EAC Housing for Older People Award!
We are pleased to announce that our Older People’s scheme, Hawthorn Mill has been awarded a bronze EAC Award. The scheme managers, Sue and Sandra took six tenants to the awards show on 17 February to pick up the prize. Read more about the event and award here.

Connect shortlisted for TWO UK Housing Awards!
We are very pleased to announce that we have been shortlisted for two UK Housing Awards under the categories ‘An outstanding approach to income management’ for our Economic inclusion strategy and ‘An outstanding approach to meeting specialist Housing needs’ with Calderdale Council for our Heatherstones Court scheme. Read more about it here.

Money Matters
Our Money Matters team can help our tenants with Welfare Benefits, understanding Welfare Reform, Universal Credit, budgeting, debt advice, improving digital skills, reducing fuel costs, improving energy efficiency, creating CVs, job searching, training, volunteering or apprenticeship opportunities. If you would like help with any of the above, click here for more information.