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We're a housing organisation, delivering homes that enable people to live independently. Tweet @MidHeartHelp to speak to our customer hub.

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@MidlandHeart
Midland Heart
7 years
Really proud that our CEO @RuthMCooke has been short-listed for the prestigious @women_oftheyear awards #woty17
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@MidlandHeart
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9 years
Fun & friendship on the float @BirminghamPride Proudly providing housing & care with respect for equality & diversity http://t.co/rQuyIDraJ7
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@MidlandHeart
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7 years
Our Birmingham supported housing scheme welcomes dogs so homeless individuals can stay with their pets #CIW17
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@MidlandHeart
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6 years
We are very pleased to be able to announce Glenn Harris MBE will be taking up the position of Chief Executive Officer at Midland Heart
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@MidlandHeart
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6 years
We celebrate diversity and inclusion we are proud of our people, our customers and local community. Today we are bursting with excitement to celebrate and flying our flag with Pride #Birminghampride #BeYou
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@MidlandHeart
Midland Heart
10 years
We are looking for a talented communicator to join our #PR #communications team. interested? http://t.co/H3oewqQRgI #jobs #ukhousing
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@MidlandHeart
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2 years
It was a real pleasure for us to welcome @PreetKGillMP to our Project 80 development in Edgbaston to show how we’re leading the way in future building standards at a critical time as household costs increase for many of us. Find out more about Project 80:
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@MidlandHeart
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8 years
Our partnership with @WestMidsFire is providing 'Safe and Well' visits to customers
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5 years
Our Director of Technology and Transformation Kathryn Downs will be presenting @HousingTech on digital transformation and the customer experience in the Exeter Suite at 11am today - join us to find out more #HousingTech2019
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6 years
We're very proud of all of our staff who have contributed to this fantastic total for @brumshospice
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1 year
We’re delighted to announce @AcornsHospice as our Charity of the Year 2023! We look forward to supporting Acorns and the vital services they provide, including palliative care, and therapeutic activities for babies, children, and young people with life-threatening illnesses.
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@MidlandHeart
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8 years
We are looking forward to taking part in @BirminghamPride on Saturday 28 May
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@MidlandHeart
Midland Heart
3 years
Fantastic to see our colleague @KhakanQureshi awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for services to LGBT equality in the New Year's Honours list 🎉 Congratulations Khakan!
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@MidlandHeart
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4 years
We had a great visit this morning from @ChrisPincher to Shannon’s Mill retirement scheme. In a brief break from meeting our lovely residents our Chairman John Edwards took the opportunity to talk social housing with the minister & #Tamworth MP #HomesAtTheHeart #AffordableHousing
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@MidlandHeart
Midland Heart
7 years
Kicking off @natfednews #startsathome day our team celebrating services at Oakwood Lodge #wolves
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7 years
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@MidlandHeart
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8 years
Today is Midland Heart's 10 year anniversary. Thank you to everyone who has helped get us to where we are today 🎂
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6 years
A fantastic effort by our staff, contractors and partners in the city to provide packs for the 'invisible' homeless in #Birmingham this winter #BrumCharityHour
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7 years
Looking forward to walking in the @BirminghamPride parade tomorrow with @stonewalluk
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5 years
It was great to see so many colleagues getting involved in #TimeToTalkDay which included a bake sale for @BirminghamMind and activities around how we can challenge the stigma around mental health #TimeToChange #MentalHealthAtWork #MentalHealthAwareness
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5 years
We had a fantastic time celebrating at #BirminghamPride2019 over the bank holiday weekend! It was great to see so many colleagues and customers supporting on the day #LoveOutLoud #BirminghamPride
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6 years
They only went and won it! Huge congratulations to the team, a fantastic achievement - we had a great night celebrating with all of the other finalists @HousingHeroes18 #allwinners #UKHousing
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@MidlandHeart
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4 years
Great to be part of this mornings launch of #BER20 and join the discussion about building resilience and reconfiguring our regional economy as a hub of future growth @unibirmingham @CityREDI @BrumChamber
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3 years
We had a fantastic time at @leicesterpride this weekend! 🌈 It was great to see so many people at Victoria Park celebrating equality and diversity. #LeicesterPride #Pride2021 #Equality #Diversity #WearYourHeartWithPride
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4 years
Our amazing support workers at #Birmingham homeless scheme The Snow Hill work with displaced people every day. They know why we must #FixTheHousingCrisis We're backing @natfednews campaign and we have some ideas of our own too. Read them here:
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4 years
We've been celebrating UK Disability History Month this December, raising awareness of invisible disabilities like hearing or speech loss. Here's a Christmas message from our colleagues in Makaton, one of the recognised forms of sign language 🎅 #Christmas2019 @MakatonCharity
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@MidlandHeart
Midland Heart
5 years
We celebrate diversity and inclusion and are proud of our people, our customers and local community. Today we are wearing our heart with Pride as we fly our flag to support #BirminghamPride #BeYou #loveoutloud
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@MidlandHeart
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3 years
We're delighted to have been shortlisted at the @UKhousingawards ! Our innovative retirement living lifestyle programme has seen us nominated for Best Older People's Landlord. Good luck team! 🤞
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9 years
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4 years
Everybody at our flagship supported housing scheme in #Dudley - Saltbrook Place - thinks we need to #FixtheHousingCrisis just like our colleagues at @natfednews We've got some things we think the next #Government should do too. Read them here:
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1 year
We're delighted to announce our chosen charity of the year for 2023 is @AcornsHospice A few members of our team visited Acorns and discussed the ways we can support the continuation of the care they provide. Thank you Acorns for the warm welcome! 🤝
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@MidlandHeart
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10 months
Great to attend the launch of #ASBAwarenessWeek led by @resolveasb @MidlandHeart Chief Executive, Glenn Harris was among the guest speakers, explaining how a housing court could provide swifter justice and relief for those experiencing ASB. @ASBAPPG
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@MidlandHeart
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6 years
Our outreach team are out making sure individuals are aware they can take up accommodation or access emergency spaces should they want to. No deposits or payments are needed to access these services.
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@MidlandHeart
Midland Heart
2 years
Today we hosted our first All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) inquiry on #antisocialbehaviour ( #ASB ) at the @HouseofCommons with @Shaun4WBW & key stakeholders from the sector to tackle the issue head on. Find out more from our Chief Exec, Glenn Harris:
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7 years
Did you know our outreach team are in #Birmingham 7am-11pm everyday supporting rough sleepers? #CIW17
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@MidlandHeart
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7 years
Huge thanks to @JTomlinsonLtd for their generous donation of £500 to help us support Birmingham homeless this winter
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@MidlandHeart
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4 years
From those self-isolating at home to our key workers out in the community we're all keeping busy! Click on the image below to see some numbers from across the team since the lockdown began back in March 👇
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@MidlandHeart
Midland Heart
3 years
Happy 100th birthday to Vera, our resident of over 25 years at St Thomas Court, Coventry! Colleagues and family members helped to mark the occasion by organising a safe gathering in the scheme’s garden, which was attended by the Lord Mayor of Coventry, Cllr. Ann Lucas.
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5 years
Paul, a 73 year old veteran and one of our Pine Court residents, served in the armed forces for 36 years. Recently, he's been giving up his time to help raise money for the @poppylegion by selling poppies in his local Sainsbury’s. Thank you Paul! #ArmisticeDay
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@MidlandHeart
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2 years
Today it was great to welcome @andy4wm Mayor of the West Midlands, to our offices for the official launch of #Project80 , the UK's first homes to meet the Government's Future Homes Standard three years ahead of schedule. #LowCarbon #Event #Construction
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5 years
Our Chief Executive Glenn Harris talks with @GrBhamChambers about the national housing market, the difficulties facing families and our aim of #MakingWhatMattersBrilliant
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@MidlandHeart
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6 years
We're getting ready to celebrate the teams and individuals who have gone the extra mile for customers and colleagues at our annual STAR awards ceremony. Good luck to everyone up for an award! ⭐
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@MidlandHeart
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7 years
. @BhamCityCouncil have launched a Rough Sleepers Task Force to bring key orgs together to address rough sleeping
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@MidlandHeart
Midland Heart
6 years
A great response from our staff this morning attending 'policy and pastries' - over 80 staff gave their feedback to support our response to @CIHhousing 'rethinking social housing' consultation with @robhunter89 @Jack_MidHeart
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@MidlandHeart
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3 years
Today's the day! 🌈 We're excited to be taking part in the @BirminghamPride parade today. Keep an eye out for our float and give us a wave if you see us! #BirminghamPride #WearYourHeartWithPride #Inclusion #Belonging
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6 years
. @RuthMCooke just congratulated on her new appointment @Clarion_Group during #PMQ 's #womenleaders #ukhousing
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6 years
Our Development team held a successful networking event today with key stakeholders. The focus was on how we can work together to achieve our target of building 550 new homes per year from 2019.
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@MidlandHeart
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2 years
We are saddened to hear about the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. We join people around the world in mourning her loss during this difficult time, including those who work for and have been helped by the 600 charities she was patron of.
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6 years
Wearing our heart with Pride was our message this year as members of staff and a number of our customers walked and celebrated #BirminghamPride amongst many other local businesses, community groups and charities:
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@MidlandHeart
Midland Heart
8 years
Today we received a @hqn_ltd Repairs and Maintenance accreditation for our in-house repairs service PropertyCare
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6 years
A number of Midland Heart colleagues are taking on the #frightorflight challenge for @brumshospice today. Look out them abseiling down the Park Regis Hotel, Birmingham, and racing up the stairs (16 floors!) to the top!
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@MidlandHeart
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3 years
HUGE NEWS: We're proud to have been named one of the UK’s Top 50 Inclusive Employers! We ranked 24 in the Inclusive Top 50 and are in the company of organisations like the NHS, West Midlands Police and Bupa. @InclusiveAwards
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6 years
Moody's have today upgraded our credit rating from A2 to A1 - 'a true testament to the dedication and hard work of our colleagues' - Glenn Harris, CEO.
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Midland Heart
3 years
We're delighted to have been shortlisted in the Employer of the Year category for this year's @_HousingHeroes and @womeninhousing awards! The winners will be announced at a ceremony in Manchester this September. Fingers crossed! 🤞 🏆 #WIH #HousingHeroesAwards
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7 years
Our Diversity Champions have been celebrating Diwali with staff today, trying Indian sweets & live authentic Indian music - Happy #Diwali
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7 years
A sunny morning to welcome @BBCBreakfast on site #Coventry with @WestleighHomes to see affordable homes being built
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@MidlandHeart
Midland Heart
4 years
We've been in the festive spirit this week in the office with carols and hot chocolate on the terrace on Tuesday and today we're celebrating #ChristmasJumperDay ! ❄️ 🎄
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Midland Heart
5 years
From Manchester to Midland Heart, our IoIC Award of Excellence has landed safely back at the office! Congratulations to our Communications team who were recognised at the High Flyer Awards. Thank you @IntranetExperts for nominating us. #jointhejetset
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5 years
Excellent morning showing @HeatherWheeler around The Snow Hill in #Birmingham It's much more than a flat for customers like Craig (right), it's stability and support on the journey from #homelessness back to independent living.
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10 months
As it's #ASB Heroes Day, it's only right to celebrate everyone that's been involved with the @ASBAPPG report, calling on the government to pilot a Housing Court in the West Midlands to support victims of ASB. For the full report: 👈 #ASBAwarenessWeek
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@MidlandHeart
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6 years
Our affordable rent homes are now being handed over to tenants moving onto the new Wolsey Island development, Leicester created in partnership with @WestleighHomes to help provide much-needed housing and regenerate a disused factory site.
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7 years
Really proud that @RuthMCooke is joining finalists at the @women_oftheyear event today. Good luck everyone! #woty17
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@MidlandHeart
Midland Heart
9 years
Great to be a part of @WorldBookNight distributing free books to #homeless customers in need of a good read! http://t.co/GN1rpJeKdM
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4 years
Our customer Craig is doing really well now at our scheme The Snow Hill, but he knows what it's like to be homeless. People like Craig are the reason we're backing the #FixTheHousingCrisis campaign from @natfednews
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6 years
We are very pleased to have been shortlisted in two categories at #EngageEMEA customer awards - ceremony on 29 November - good luck team!
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6 years
The Families Team at Midland Heart has raised over £16,000 to help some of the region’s most vulnerable families following cuts to local budgets
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6 years
We’re really excited these invites will soon be landing on 150 of our colleagues doormats, ready for November’s celebration event where they’ll be congratulated on some fantastic achievements over the past 12 months #recognitionawards
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8 years
Let's focus on building strong relationships. #MentalHealth is important for all of us #MHAW16
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8 years
#BirminghamPride is only two days away! Here are some pics of our float from last years @BirminghamPride #Pride20
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8 years
. @MidlandLangar kindly donating food to last nights homeless surgery with @zoebishop1980 and SC Sean Gilsh-Makin
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4 years
Lovely to welcome #Wolverhampton MP @Jane_Stevenson_ to Broadway Gardens today for a socially distanced singalong in the sunshine. It's fair to say great fun was had by all!
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5 years
We are very pleased to be attending and speaking @Housingtech conference today sharing our learning around the digital journey and customer experience #HousingTech2019
@housingtech
Housing Technology
5 years
Day 1 of #HousigTech2019 - it’s going to be a busy one!
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@MidlandHeart
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7 years
We were used as a case study for this piece - re-procurement of new gas contract has bought huge savings to the business..more here..
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7 years
Did you catch the launch of our innovative new housing project supporting #Stafford #homeless ?
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3 years
We're really pleased to be working in partnership with @WestMids_CA and other leading housing associations in the region to increase and accelerate the number of affordable homes for local people. Read the full story 👉 #InvestWM #HousingForAll
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@MidlandHeart
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5 years
Thinking pink at Firsbrook House, Wolverhampton raised over £190 for @breastcancernow thanks to our generous customers, friends and staff #breastcancer
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9 years
Great to see our new Supported Housing Scheme in #Dudley taking shape. @Dudley mbc @HCA_UK #homeless #pet -friendly http://t.co/DwLIiOVAMv
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1 year
Chief Executives from several UK housing associations met last week for a roundtable discussion, including @RuthMCooke CEO of @GreenSqAccord and Midland Heart CEO, Glenn Harris. An opportunity for attendees to discuss some of the challenges the sector needs to overcome.
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@MidlandHeart
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3 years
We're over the moon to have gained our silver award! 🎉 This Ministry of Defence award recognises companies for their support to the Armed Forces community, including Reservists, veterans, spouses, Cadet Forces Adult Volunteers and cadets. #SilverERS21
@WMRFCA
West Midland Reserve Forces & Cadets Association
3 years
Today we are delighted to announce that 41 new organisations in our region have been awarded their Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Silver Award for 2021. Stay tuned for our posts today showcasing our exemplary employers 👏 Read more: #SilverERS21
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6 years
It's #HousingDay next Wednesday and the theme this year is 'The tenant voice'. Share your stories and get involved using #HousingDay18 and keep an eye on our Twitter and Facebook accounts for more information.
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7 years
We're delighted to be working with @brumshospice as our chosen charity partner helping support such a vital service
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@MidlandHeart
Midland Heart
6 years
Our staff took the chance to #saluteourforces this festive period – acknowledging the men & women in the military who serve over Christmas – as well as supporting @savechildrenuk 's #ChristmasJumperDay by wearing an array of Christmas jumpers @WMRFCA
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7 years
Midland Heart has won the ‘Most Innovative Housing IT System’ category at this year’s Housing Innovation awards
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5 years
Midland Heart hit a century today with 100 new homes handed over for the month of March. It takes our end-of-year total to 450 homes completed and released to customers across the Midlands
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4 years
The festively-named The Snow Hill in #Birmingham is just 1 of our supported living schemes. Thanks to our dedicated support workers, many formerly homeless people will spend #Christmas2019 in a secure home and will be supported into employment, training or volunteering in 2020
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6 years
The stats are in! Dan raised an impressive £508 for @brumshospice by completing a 100 mile virtual bike ride in 5 hours 56 minutes. Well done Dan, great work! #charity
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Midland Heart
6 years
Project Support Co-ordinator, Dan, has taken to the saddle to raise funds for @brumshospice today! He is half way through a 100 mile virtual bike ride which is just one of the activities marking Engagement and Wellbeing week here at Midland Heart.
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3 years
Thank you @Lovell_UK for spreading Christmas cheer and donating 60 boxes of biscuits to our customers in Saltbrook Place, our supported living scheme in #Dudley !
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@MidlandHeart
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9 months
Today, we've joined forces with 33 leading housing associations representing 1.5m households to call on @Energygovuk to provide more support for those on low incomes with energy bills this winter. Read about the campaign in the @guardian here #energybills
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8 years
Our Restorative Justice project is helping to tackle antisocial behaviour with @WMPolice
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6 years
Project Support Co-ordinator, Dan, has taken to the saddle to raise funds for @brumshospice today! He is half way through a 100 mile virtual bike ride which is just one of the activities marking Engagement and Wellbeing week here at Midland Heart.
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@MidlandHeart
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6 years
Our CEO and @CityMayorLeic check out progress at one of our new housing developments with @WestleighHomes that are providing affordable homes and regenerating disused land in the city. Read about it in @Midbusnews
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6 years
A strong commitment to social values helped @FortemCares win its initial contract for repairs and maintenance at our properties in east and south Midlands. Read how their initiatives are benefitting the people and communities where we work
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@MidlandHeart
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9 years
Go see @Steve_MidHeart answering big questions on how we use research intelligence to understand stock 11am #GreatHomes @natfedevents
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Midland Heart
8 years
Thanks go to our customer volunteers for all their hard work today and to @NAPSolihull for organising the day
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Midland Heart
5 years
Our award winning Money Advice team have been working hard to support a Windrush tenant who was set to owe £100,000 in benefits. Luckily our team looked into the case and helped the tenant to prove his entitlement to live in the UK #12DaysofMHChristmas
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9 years
Homeless Hospital Discharge Project Shortlisted For National Award http://t.co/E2DeO87Y0s
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@MidlandHeart
Midland Heart
5 years
It's an egg-citing weekend ahead for six families who are moving into their brand new Midland Heart and Partner home at Bagworth, Leicestershire. The first six homes to be completed were handed over to our tenants today!
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@MidlandHeart
Midland Heart
6 years
We welcome today’s announcement from the Government on supported housing funding which will offer the sector a more certain future and ensure better value for money. #supportedhousing
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