get involved

To provide services that people want, and to meet the needs of our diverse community, customers must be at the heart of everything we do. Homes for Haringey wants you to get involved in making decisions that affect the management of your home and the services you receive.

This section of the website tells you about the ways you can get involved, the benefits of being involved and the help you could receive from the Resident Involvement team. You can choose how to get involved and when. We have opportunities to suit everyone, and if you would like the sound of any of the ways to get involved, we want to hear from you.

Have a look at our Resident Involvement Strategy 2010-2011.

Important: We are currently running resident board member elections. For more details, go to our special Elections 2010 page.

If you want to get involved in other ways, simply contact us and we will let you know about opportunities to get involved

Resident Involvement team
6th Floor
River Park House
225 High Road
Wood Green
N22 8HQ

Tel: 020 8489 4463 or 0800 195 3404 (free call)

Email: resident.involvement@homesforharingey.org

You can also visit the Tenant Participation Advisory Service (TPAS) for outside help and advice, or InStep, who provide information and training services to tenants in social housing.

Resident Volunteers Awards 2010

Haringey’s unsung heroes have been recognised at a glittering awards ceremony acknowledging their extensive voluntary contributions to their local communities. Organised by Homes for Haringey’s resident involvement team, the second annual awards ceremony was held at the Decorium last Thursday, 25 February. The event, which included a three course dinner, was attended by almost 150 people. For the second year running, the celebration was sponsored by Homes for Haringey’s Decent Homes contractors.

The final eight winners were selected from over 28 nominations. They are: Akbar Choudhary and Thanh Nguyen, Edgecot Grove Young Advisors; Barbara Cordwell, Chair, Headcorn, Tenterden, Beaufoy and Gretton Road Residents’ Association (HTBG); Ronald Dalliday, Advocate, Northumberland Park; Anthony Jackson, Chair, Residents’ Repair Panel; Alexander Hearn, Chair, Mildura Court Residents’ Association; Anne Goodhew, Leasehold Panel member; Derek Stott, Treasurer, the Crescent Residents’ Association; and Susan Rice, Association of Tenant Representatives.

All the winners were presented with a special inscribed plaque by Paul Bridge, Chief Executive, Ola Akinfe, Executive Director of Asset Management, and Jackie Thomas, Executive Director of Housing Management. They also received £300 each to spend on community projects of their choice.

Voluntary activities celebrated included working with young people, supporting elderly people and tirelessly campaigning and participating in residents’ associations. In addition, the Special Achievement award went to Wood Green resident, Angie Buzzacott. She said: “I’ve worked on behalf of tenants with Haringey Council and Homes for Haringey for over 18 years. It has been a busy and enjoyable learning curve. This award means so much. I didn’t expect to get it. I’m so humbled and very honoured.”

This year the ceremony included a category to honour the work of resident liaison officers from the Decent Homes programme. The overall award went to South Tottenham based Olivia Dunne, from the Apollo Group.

For further information on Rewarding Resident Volunteers, contact 020 8489 4463.

Find out more about the 2010 Rewarding Resident Volunteers nominees.

Resident Volunteers Awards 2009

The first ever Rewarding Resident Volunteers event, organised by Homes for Haringey’s Resident Involvement team, was held at the Civic Centre on Monday 23 March. Eight individuals/groups were selected from a total of 23 nominations. They are:

• Tammy Barbour and Tracey Goddard of the Ferry Lane Action Group (FLAG)
• Hortense Kolade Estate Monitor and Advocate at Northumberland Park
• David and Kay Singh from Broadwater Farm Residents’ Association;
• Caroline Mottram, Advocate at Mountview Court
• Margaret Clarke from The Sandbunker Youth Centre
• Gwenda Owens from Campbell Court Residents’ Association
• Milton, Willow and West Green Residents’ Association
• Edgecot Grove Residents’ Association.
• Bob and Maureen Towerzey from The Sandlings estate were chosen for a Special Award for Outstanding Commitment and Achievement.

All the winners were presented with a special plaque by Paul Bridge, Chief Executive, and Ola Akinfe, Executive Director of Asset Management, and will be given £300 to spend on community projects of their choice.

For further information on Rewarding Resident Volunteers, contact 020 8489 4463.

National Tenant Voice (NTV)

National Tenant Voice is a new organisation for tenants of housing associations, housing co-ops and local authorities (including ALMOs) in England. It is being set up to give tenants a voice, influence and expertise at national level.

The Government's aim is for tenants to have a greater influence over the services they receive. It is supporting the setting up of the National Tenant Voice to help achieve this.

At the heart of National Tenant Voice will be a National Tenant Council of 50 tenants that will meet to debate and discuss key housing policy issues. 24 of the tenants on the National Tenant Council will be nominated by existing tenants' organisations. The remaining 26 are currently being recruited. For more information, visit the Communities and Local Government website.