News & Events
Care Commission the first regulator "Happy To Translate"
The Care Commission is the first regulator in Scotland to sign up for the “Happy to Translate” initiative, which will help people to better understand, in many different languages, how to use or choose a good care service in Scotland.
Press Release June 28, 2008 (PDF)
‘CHANGING MINDS’ REPORT TACKLES BME JOBS INEQUALITY
New report launches Good Practice guidelines for housing sector employers
Press Release April 07, 2008 (PDF)
New recruits boost service for older BME people
Lottery funds aid rollout of award-winning project
Edinburgh, Feb 27, 2008 - Two bilingual recruits have been appointed to work on a ground-breaking equal opportunities project to help older people from black and ethnic minority (BME) communities in Scotland to access benefits and services.
Press Release Feb 27, 2008 (PDF)
Lottery funding spells good news for older BME people
A ground-breaking project to help disadvantaged older people from black and ethnic minority (BME) communities in Scotland gain access to pension benefits and services has been awarded a £220,000 grant from the Big Lottery Fund.
Press Release 24 Oct 2007 (PDF)
Ethnic minorities get helping hand on job ladder
An innovative outreach programme by Trust, Hanover & Bield Housing Associations is achieving success in opening the door to new career opportunities for black and ethnic minority (BME) people in Edinburgh & Lothians.
New report highlights breakthrough in outreach work
Just for the Record report has been launched on a ground-breaking project to improve access to pension and benefits for older people from Black Minority and Ethnic (BME) communities in Scotland, highlighting major breakthroughs in accessing these groups and producing recommendations for future action. The report is available here in PDF format to download.
Job Opportunities Support Project
Aberdeen Job Fair
Saturday 16th June, 2007
Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen AB10 1QS
12-4pm
More information can be found on the Job fair web page
02/08/06 Three leading Scottish housing associations, Trust, Hanover (Scotland) and Bield, won Edinburgh’s Get up & Go Award for 2006 for their joint Equal Opportunities Programme (PDF).
Trust, Hanover and Bield housing associations awarded £108,000 funding to help BME people acesss job opportunities (PDF)
21/11/05 - Trust, Hanover (Scotland) and Bield win RaceActionNet commendation for their "Happy to Translate" Logo initiative (PDF)
20/6/05 – “Happy to Translate” Logo Initiative Wins 2005 British Diversity Award (PDF)
Pension Benefit Outreach Worker Appointed. Aisha Nadeem has been appointed to move forward the Associations’ new PENSION BENEFIT OUTREACH PROJECT which aims to increase the uptake of benefits by Black and Minority Ethnic older people throughout Scotland. For more information, contact anadeem@trustha.org.uk.
posted: 14 Apr 05
Best Small Exhibition Stand – Award
Trust, Hanover (Scotland) and Bield Housing Associations are pleased to have been awarded the Best Small Exhibition Stand trophy for quality of information, design, layout and presentation of the Equality Programme at the Chartered Institute of Housing Conference in Aberdeen held in March 2005.
posted: 5 Jan 05
ISSUE 9 of NEWSLETTER NOW AVAILABLE
The ninth issue of the Associations’ “Housing for Older People” newsletter (PDF)
View all past issues of the “Housing for Older People” newsletter (PDF)
posted: 10 Dec 04
“HAPPY TO TRANSLATE” LOGO CHOSEN
Using an extensive survey, Scotland’s communities have chosen the official “Happy to Translate” Logo. The successful Logo received an overwhelming majority vote from amongst three very different design choices.
View the "Happy to Translate" logo (PDF)
View the press release 06/01/05 (PDF)
posted: 3 Dec 04
HOUSING EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES MANAGER RECEIVES “HOUSING SCOTLAND AWARD
The Associations are proud to announce that Rohini Sharma was awarded the inaugural Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) “Housing Scotland” Award. The theme of the award was “Excellence in Innovation” and recognised Rohini’s “pro-active and energetic approach” to race awareness and equal opportunities, particularly for older people.
View the press release 03/12/04 (PDF)