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 Welcome to the News section of our website, where you will find updates, case studies and opinion pieces related to our work, including stories from the most recent edition of the Commonweal e-newsletter.

Commonweal Updates: Commonweal in the media - Peer Landlord

Articles relating to a Commonweal project, Peer Landlord have been publicised on the Guardian website and Pioneers Post.
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Commonweal Updates: SOCIAL INVESTORS back shared housing initiative for former rough sleepers

26th March 2013 - A syndicate of social investors comprising the Bridges Social Entrepreneurs Fund, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and Trust for London have joined forces to back a project which wi …More Information

Commonweal Updates: Transforming Lives and celebrating National Women's Day

Transforming lives is at the heart of International Women’s Day [on Friday] and one initiative doing so, that we are proudly involved in, is the Chrysalis Project in South London. …More Information

Commonweal Updates: Flexible and focused: the specialists at the heart of neighbourhoods

Re-Unite featured in the independent research commissioned by g320, the representative body for smaller housing associations in London …More Information

Commonweal Updates: Chrysalis report launched

The evaluation report on Commonweal’s Chrysalis project has been published. The report produced by Prof. Roger Matthews and Helen Easton for the University of Kent confirms the positive impact t …More Information

Role Models: Moving from exploitation to independence

Commonweal and St Mungo’s have jointly delivered the Chrysalis project since 2009. Here we present the findings of our evaluation of the project that helps women exit street prostitution …More Information

Role Models: Miscarriages of Justice - a double social injustice

Commonweal launches a new project to research the structured support and resettlement needs of people wrongly imprisoned by the state …More Information

Real Lives: Harry's story

We like you to hear about the people Commonweal projects support: meet Harry* - a tenant accessing the Peer Landlord project delivered with our partner, Thames Reach …More Information

Real Lives: Sarah's story

In partnership with the Hull Together Women Project, Re-Unite has helped Sarah* turn her family’s life around …More Information

Research Updates: A successful national network

Continued success of Commonweal’s flagship Re-Unite project now sees it running in five regions across England, supporting more and more women to reunite with their children when released from p …More Information

Speaking Up: Investing in Peer Landlords

Caroline Tulloch, Investment Manager at Bridges Ventures, explains why this social investor has joined with others to acquire properties for the Peer Landlord project …More Information

Speaking Up: Sharing homes, sharing progress

Commonweal’s Peer Landlord project is set to shift up a gear, with great results and £1.5m in social investment, reports CEO Ashley Horsey …More Information

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