Communities that Work (CtW) is the national body in England linking housing, employment, and government together.https://bsky.app/profile/csthatwork.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/csthatwork.bsky.social/post/3mcalxlti5s26🌟 Community Spotlight: believe housing 🌟 We’re kicking off the new year by shining a light on the brilliant work of believe housing across the North East. Their Employability Team is delivering trusted, long-term support that truly changes lives. #BelieveHousing12 Jan 2026 17:48 +0000at://did:plc:u7vnwtrzcn5xuz43rwircfle/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcalxlti5s26https://bsky.app/profile/csthatwork.bsky.social/post/3mboxv6zrg22c📺 JobsPlus in the news again! We were pleased to welcome @guardian to our Stockton JobsPlus site to see how our place-based approach is supporting residents into sustainable work and strengthening the local community. Read the article here: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/27/jobsplus-community-project-unemployment-work-teesside-stockton05 Jan 2026 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:u7vnwtrzcn5xuz43rwircfle/app.bsky.feed.post/3mboxv6zrg22chttps://bsky.app/profile/csthatwork.bsky.social/post/3ma7alfnzxk2y📺 JobsPlus in the news! Great to see @SkyNews highlighting rising unemployment (now 5.1%) and the impact of JobsPlus. We’re proud of the progress so far, and are focused on securing further funding to continue the programme. 🎥 Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjKbkck-amg17 Dec 2025 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:u7vnwtrzcn5xuz43rwircfle/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma7alfnzxk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/csthatwork.bsky.social/post/3m7ifs76rhk2nBig news 🎉 Communities that Work welcomes four new Directors to our board: James Howell, Helen Phoenix, Ellie Patience, and Tracey Walsh. We’re thrilled to have their expertise supporting our mission to create pathways into employment. #CommunitiesthatWork #Director08 Dec 2025 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:u7vnwtrzcn5xuz43rwircfle/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7ifs76rhk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/csthatwork.bsky.social/post/3m6mthuup2c2aYesterday's Autumn Budget set out the Labour Government’s priorities that will shape communities, services, and local growth ahead. We hope the focus remains on community-driven growth and pulling working people out of poverty. #Budget #CommunitiesThatWork #KeepBritainWorking #Chancellor27 Nov 2025 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:u7vnwtrzcn5xuz43rwircfle/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6mthuup2c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/csthatwork.bsky.social/post/3m6hoql74uk2fWe’re thrilled that our MD Lynsey Sweeney will be speaking at this year’s #HOLEX Winter Network Event. Lynsey will share insights on #JobsPlus, inclusive routes into meaningful work, and how social housing can partner with adult/community learning. #AdultLearning #Employment25 Nov 2025 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:u7vnwtrzcn5xuz43rwircfle/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6hoql74uk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/csthatwork.bsky.social/post/3m5tpmtkzfc2uGreat to see the Keep Britain Working review published recently, aimed at addressing economic inactivity. The findings strongly back place-based employment support like the JobsPlus pilot. 🔗https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/keep-britain-working-review-final-report #CtW #EmploymentSupport17 Nov 2025 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:u7vnwtrzcn5xuz43rwircfle/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5tpmtkzfc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/csthatwork.bsky.social/post/3m52pskjxyc2sGreat to partner with Southern Housing to welcome Kevin McKenna MP to the Swale JobsPlus hub today. Fantastic to showcase the work the team is doing to support local people into meaningful, sustainable employment. #CtW #CommunitiesThatWork #JobsPlus #EmploymentSupport07 Nov 2025 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:u7vnwtrzcn5xuz43rwircfle/app.bsky.feed.post/3m52pskjxyc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/csthatwork.bsky.social/post/3m46qgts66c2c📚 #GetTheNationLearning Week is just a week away! We’re proud to support @LearnWorkUK’s campaign championing lifelong learning — vital for helping people gain skills & secure sustainable jobs in a changing economy. Learn more 👉 getthenationlearning.org.uk/about/27 Oct 2025 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:u7vnwtrzcn5xuz43rwircfle/app.bsky.feed.post/3m46qgts66c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/csthatwork.bsky.social/post/3m32xqyfk5k2f⏰ Last chance! Take part in the Housing, Growth & Green Jobs Alliance survey today. Your input will help shape research on how social housing can contribute to the UK’s green transition. 👉 forms.office.com/e/Ez7LsY9YD5 #GreenJobs #SocialHousing #NetZero #Retrofit #Skills" https://forms.office.com/e/Ez7LsY9YD513 Oct 2025 10:07 +0000at://did:plc:u7vnwtrzcn5xuz43rwircfle/app.bsky.feed.post/3m32xqyfk5k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/csthatwork.bsky.social/post/3m2tt6kuei22fA new University of East Anglia study shows third-sector services, like housing associations, are more effective than govt programmes in helping the long-term unemployed. The key? 💡 Focus on people’s strengths 🤝 Long-term support 🏘️ Community roots Read more: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0958928725138493610 Oct 2025 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:u7vnwtrzcn5xuz43rwircfle/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2tt6kuei22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/csthatwork.bsky.social/post/3m25gx46hes2dAt #LabourConference we hosted a #CommunitiesThatWork panel with Plus Dane on JobsPlus, focused on tackling unemployment and inactivity in social housing. Huge thanks to @tobyperkinsmp.bsky.social and John Grady MP for their insights! #SocialHousing #Employment01 Oct 2025 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:u7vnwtrzcn5xuz43rwircfle/app.bsky.feed.post/3m25gx46hes2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/csthatwork.bsky.social/post/3lzxxwdl4b22c📢 Tomorrow at #LabourPartyConference: A Place to Live, A Way to Work Join us to explore how housing associations can help deliver Labour’s 80% employment target. 🗓 Tue 30 Sept, 16:30–18:00 📍 Atlantic Pavilion, Albert Dock 👉 Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-place-to-live-a-way-to-work-the-role-of-has-in-reaching-80-employment-tickets-1329929999429?aff=oddtdtcreator29 Sep 2025 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:u7vnwtrzcn5xuz43rwircfle/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzxxwdl4b22chttps://bsky.app/profile/csthatwork.bsky.social/post/3lznsu5mid22fThrilled to see coverage of the JobsPlus pilot sites this month, incl. this great piece from @fenews.bsky.social . Research shows social housing residents are nearly twice as likely to be out of work. Government must commit to rolling the programme out nationwide! https://www.fenews.co.uk/education/more-than-700-people-engaged-and-150-in-jobs-as-housing-associations-across-england-trial-new-model-of-employment-support-for-their-tenants/25 Sep 2025 11:09 +0000at://did:plc:u7vnwtrzcn5xuz43rwircfle/app.bsky.feed.post/3lznsu5mid22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/csthatwork.bsky.social/post/3lzgrtopyo22n🌍 Launching the Housing, Growth & Green Jobs Alliance research! A major new research project with Evidence First & Opergy exploring how #SocialHousing can power the UK’s #NetZero workforce. 📢 Housing providers: take our survey 👉 forms.office.com/e/Ez7LsY9YD5 #GreenJobs #CtW https://forms.office.com/e/Ez7LsY9YD522 Sep 2025 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:u7vnwtrzcn5xuz43rwircfle/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzgrtopyo22n