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Social Impact Report 2021
Our social impact
Understanding our our social impact
impact
means understanding how our our services impact
impact
the the health and and and and wellbeing of the the local community that we we serve This includes: having a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a good good quality home green space and and and and and parks strong links with family friends and and and and community access to to to good good schools and and and and work and and and and enough money to to to be able able to to to live a a a a a a comfortable life Our environmental impact
In recognition of of of the the the importance of of of the the the climate crisis we have increased the the the content of of of our environmental impact
in this year’s report The challenge we face as a a a a a a a a a a a a social housing provider can’t be be underestimated and our work to deliver against this will be be of significant importance in in in the years ahead Bishop David Chair of WCHG
“This has been a a a a a year like no other one we hope
will never be be repeated Throughout these challenging
times we have looked after each other in in in many
different ways We’ve played our our our part in in in keeping our our our neighbours and and colleagues safe we’ve we’ve delivered the services necessary to keep our our our homes in good order and and we’ve we’ve provided extra support for for for those with with the the least resources – with with a a a a a a a a a big shout out out to to local boy Marcus Rashford for for for showing the the the the way way not just to to to Manchester but the the the the the whole nation nation We’ve also led the the the the the way way to to defeating the the the the the virus by hosting one of the the the the the first vaccination centres in in in the the the country at at our Lifestyle Centre ”
Paul Seymour Executive Director of Customers and Communities
During the Covid-19 pandemic we have adapted many
of our community services with additional support being provided to 4 000 local residents We’ve continued to to to ensure our customers have access to to to food social opportunities and employment support as as well as as providing help where necessary when many
services moved online Our services those of of of our partner organisations and the the the the strength of of of the the the the local community have all worked hard to to try to to minimise the the the the the impact
of of of the the the the the pandemic in Wythenshawe Pages 6-7 show the increasing proportion of young people within our community We continue to to work with with partner organisations across Wythenshawe and and Manchester to to provide the the support needed by children and and young people Work to to to ensure that our our customers are at at at the heart of our our organisation continues to to be a a priority