Delivery Plan Priority B

Homes for Bolton is the name used by a number of Housing Service providers in Bolton, these Housing Service providers are members of a partnership called Bolton Community Homes. This partnership was established in 1992 and is an independent strategic housing, regeneration and service provider company limited by guarantee.

Bolton Community Homes is one of a number of partnerships which make up the Local Strategic Partnership for Bolton (known as the Bolton Vision Partnership).

Registered at Companies House and with a Board of Directors, Bolton Community Homes represents a wide ranging cross sector partnership of the local authority, housing and regeneration service providers, service users and developers in the Bolton area.

Collectively, individual Company Members of Bolton Community Homes:

Manage and maintain over 25,000 homes.
Provide support to numerous service users in supported and temporary housing
Directly employ over 1300 people in the Bolton area.
Lead on the delivery of a wide range of regeneration initiatives.
Contribute to the identification of regional objectives.

Bolton Community Homes links with the Councils Regeneration and Development and Adult Services Directorates bringing together economic, physical regeneration and community services.

In addition to representation on Bolton Community Homes' Board, the council has a management and operational relationship with Bolton Community Homes Officers through the Chief Housing Officer.

Housing Strategic Priority B:	To create and promote communities that are sustainable and inclusive
Links to Community Strategy Aims:	Strong and confident, Safe, Prosperous and Achieving Bolton

	Task	Sub tasks/Milestones	Outcomes	Target	Lead
1	Migrant worker and private sector research	Consultation Brief produced April 2007 Research completed Sept 07	Greater understanding of Migrant Worker population and the private sector		Paula Cheung
2	Deliver relevant actions from the New & Emerging Communities Strategy Action Plan	Extension of furnished tenancy project to include family homes Support new dispersal project Support new Bolton Somali Community Association in sharing the learning from the Accommodate Project to develop other refugee Community Organisations	Strong cohesive network of RCO's that integrate into community strategy	10 Furnished family homes per year	Rachel Hardman
3	Deliver actions identified in the refreshed BME Housing Action Plan	Ensure compliance of all partners with the new CRE Code of Practice on Race Equality in Housing	Improved access to housing, services and related support for BME communities.	100% compliance by all housing partners by 2010	Faruk Kala
4	Improve customer engagement	Mapping exercise of current consultation/engagement processes Identification of gaps and exploration of solutions to improve customer's involvement and influence	Improved customer involvement and influence across housing services Housing Services that meet customers needs and are responsive Increased level of customer satisfaction	Tenant Board Member 85% customer satisfaction with BCH housing services	Michelle Horrocks
5	'Respect task force' - Develop and implement Centre of Excellence for ASB	Action plan developed Financial and business plan approved Respect task force established	Increased satisfaction in response to tackling ASB Greater sense of safety Reduced fear of crime and ASB	LAA Targets Respect Action Plan Targets	Rachel Hardman
6	Contribute to the delivery of the new Domestic Abuse Strategy and action plan	Remove barriers to social housing for domestic abuse victims Evaluation of the pilot cross tenure Domestic Abuse post Ensure appropriate staff attend awareness courses Delivery of new domestic abuse refuge	Increased access to appropriate housing Secure permanent funding	100% frontline staff attending training	Rachel Hardman
7	Transforming people's economic opportunities	Support the development of the "world restaurant" as a training centre/social enterprise Develop further community driving school project Develop apprenticeships and training opportunities for the development and construction new homes Support the use of Bolton WISE for environmental works on estates Explore the potential to develop a 'skills centre' in partnership with Manchester Enterprise	Improve well being of the local community through increased access to training and employment	Targets be developed by Sept 2007. Increase 'take up' by 20% 100% Take-up of: a) Training b) Apprenticeships 75% of people accessing full time employment following completion of apprenticeships	Rachel Hardman / Nick White Julia Glover (St. Vincent's H.A.) Glynis Campbell (Bolton at Home) Steve Bottrill (Bolton Wise) Peter Smith (St. Vincent's H.A.)