WGHC support local charity Midnight & Beyond- SFHA Report Thriving Places

Housing at Scotland’s Heart creating thriving places

West Granton Housing Co-op

West Granton EARLY 1980’s

Council Housing Stock

West Granton TODAY

West Granton Housing Co-op

WGHC Stock

West Granton TODAY

A beautiful estate but still ...

..organised Crime Groups continue to operate in the area..

(Gang related crime)

Crime still exists

West Granton Investing in our community

Community Matters

You can build a home....

You can put people in the homes but You have to invest in a community.

How to invest in a community where gang crime is an “attractive option for youths”?

• Know your community – “talk to the people that live there” • Know your outcomes - They will help you make good decisions

West Granton Investing in our community

Community Partnerships

but .....more importantly.....

Know your local organisations!

- Choose a partner who aligns with your community’s values - Do they engage effectively with the community?

- Does the community effectively engage with them?

- Understand your duty to collaborate and work in partnership - Support, support, support! WGHC support the amazing charity Midnight & Beyond who actively work with youths and offer real alternatives to crime; incredible levels of engagement

West Granton Investing in our community

WGHC actively support local youth crime prevention charity

“Midnight & Beyond”

In the beginning.....

WGHC give use of their Board Room for M&B Board Meetings

WGHC supported their application to OSCR

WGHC lease out a small office space to Midnight & Beyond for £1 per year

WGHC paid for 12 months wi-fi & printer

Midnight & Beyond directly helped 120 local families with food, clothes, bedding, carpets, air fryers, decoration, gas, electricity, rent, debt, condensation & damp, electric throws, etc

WGHC gave M&B £15k Cost of Living Grant (through SFHA application)

West Granton Investing in our community

James Riordan

Katie Grover

Midnight & Beyond

Introducing......

Midnight & Beyond Founding members James Riordan & Katie Grover

Featured as a case study in the SFHA 2024 publication “Thriving Places”

Paul McLennan Scottish Housing Minister

Dougie Mackie SFHA Chair

David Mills COO - WGHC

Larke Adger CEO - WGHC