Author's Posts

wp_gms

Community Savers logo

Our Strategy for 2025-2028

  • January 16, 2025

Grassroots communities in the lowest income areas are places of solidarity, hope, determination, creativity and resilience. These are the communities we work in and seek to strengthen. This abridged... Continue Reading

New Year Retrospective

  • January 13, 2025

Community Savers is a women-led poverty action movement: We kick the new year off with a look back at our achievements in 2024... Continue Reading

Image of houses of parliament

Why we need more sustainable homes for social rent

  • November 25, 2024

Zoe Marlow and Thirza Asanga-Rae put the human cost of the housing crisis centre-stage on Wednesday through powerful lived experience testimonies at the launch of the Manchester Social Housing... Continue Reading

Hulme tenants lead the way on Ageing Well in Place

  • October 2, 2024

On Thursday 26th September, tenant organisers in Hulme tower blocks presented a showcase of their amazing work to improve the lives of older and vulnerable people to a room... Continue Reading

Annual Retreat 2024!

  • August 26, 2024

Community Savers and CLASS were back at the amazing Trigonos this year for reflection, relationship-building, and recouperation after another busy 12 months of community action and coproduction. This year’s... Continue Reading

Launch of the Manchester Social Housing Commission

  • August 13, 2024

The Manchester Social Housing Commission held its first meeting in July bringing Community Savers leaders together with cross-sector experts to develop local and national proposals for addressing the housing... Continue Reading

Meredith Matters!

  • July 19, 2024

Tina Cribbin shares insights from tenant-led research into the needs and experiences of older people at Meredith Court tower block in Hulme. Continue Reading

2023: A Year of Transformation and WoW!

  • May 29, 2024

Read on for highlights from our 2023 Impact Evaluation or to download the report. Continue Reading

Wythenshawe Women take action for systems change!

  • February 23, 2024

...Women of Wythenshawe was born: a women-led poverty action network comprising ten member groups which regularly brings together approximately 30 women leaders to take action together for systems change. Continue Reading

Social Homes for Miles Platting Now!

  • October 31, 2023

Miles Platting, Ancoats, and Collyhurst residents were out in force on Saturday to call for social homes to be built on a plot of land that has long been... Continue Reading