Welcome back Pioneer
31 July 2024
“We’re pleased to be rejoining...and excited to work alongside other organisations whose mission is so closely aligned to ours."
Placeshapers is delighted to welcome back The Pioneer Group to its network of around 100 community-focused housing associations.
The Pioneer Group has 2,500 homes predominantly in Castle Vale, Birmingham alongside their charity, Compass Support. The group provides support services and manages a range of community assets including two community centres and the local football stadium.
Simon Wilson, Chief Executive of The Pioneer Group, said: “We are a community-focused housing association that works to not only support our tenants but also recognise the impact that our actions have on the wider community.
“We’re pleased to be rejoining the PlaceShapers network and excited to work alongside other organisations whose mission is so closely aligned to ours and who work together to continue to build strong and vibrant communities.”
Matthew Walker, PlaceShapers Chair and Chief Executive of Leeds Federated Housing, said: “PlaceShapers is a national network of place-based landlords who work together to help communities thrive. Members are ambitious for their communities, committed to long-term solutions, united in our purpose, and firmly in it for the long term.
“The Pioneer Group shares this ethos, and we are delighted that, having previously been a member, they are re-joining at a particularly significant time.
“With a new Government in place, we are working together to put place-shaping at the heart of decision-making.”
Membership is assessed by the PlaceShapers Board of ten chief executives, based on the housing organisation demonstrating that it:
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Has a long-standing commitment to the places it operates and how it strives to improve the social and economic resilience of the communities it works with.
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Puts residents and customers at the centre of what it does and ensures they have real influence on the organisation.
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Is locally focused and works actively with local authorities and local partners to improve and shape places at a strategic and operational level.
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Builds homes that respond to local housing needs and provides more than just landlord services because it cares about the people and places where it works.
