ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL SHELTERED HOUSING NETWORK

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• ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL SHELTERED HOUSING NETWORK
• BY CAROL HANNAFORD

TENANT PARTICIPATION OFFICER
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WHY HAVE THE SHELTERED HOUSING NETWORK (SHN)

• PART OF THE NEW TENANT PARTICIPATION STRUCTURE
  IN ABERDEEN

• SHELTERED HOUSING TENANTS DIFFER FROM MAINSTREAM
  HOUSING TENANTS
• SUPPORTING PEOPLE CHARGES INTRODUCED
• MODERNISATION OF THE WARDEN SERVICE

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THE BENEFITS OF THE SHN

• IMPROVED CONSULTATION
• BETTER COMMUNICATION
• NETWORKING OF THE TENANTS
• GETTING IDEAS FROM TENANTS

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HOW WE DID IT

• COMMUNICATION
• ADVERTISING
• A CITY WIDE VENUE TO LAUNCH THE NETWORK AND GAVE
  THE TENANTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO NETWORK
• AT THE LAUNCH WE LISTENED TO THE TENANTS AND
  REACTED

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FIRST MEETING

• LARGER VENUE
• INVOLVED MORE STAFF
• HAD TWO GUEST
• SPEAKERS

• OPPORTUNITY FOR NETWORKING
• OPPORTUNITY FOR QUESTIONS
• FEEDBACK

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THE WAY FORWARD

• SHN SUB-COMMITTEE
• SHELTERED HOUSING TENANT MAGAZINE

• INVOLVING MORE COUNCIL SERVICES
• ENSURING THAT ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL BENEFITS
  FROM SHELTER HOUSING NETWORK

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WORKING TOGETHER

• BREAKING DOWN
• BARRIERS
• HAVING A POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND AN UNDERSTANDING
  OF WHAT SHELTERED HOUSING TENANTS CAN BRING TO
  TENANT PARTICIPATION

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QUESTIONS ?