Choices to provoke change
As an example of our long-term partnership approach and commitment to creating community benefit, the three LIFT companies in which we are the private partner take the regeneration ethos of the LIFT programme extremely seriously.
Traditionally LIFT facilities are targeted in areas of high deprivation and need or where access to health and social community services is limited. We believe it is our role as the LIFT company, in addition to general community consultation, to also put activities and measures in place to improve the social fabric of a LIFT area and to ensure sustainable improvement.
Some of the activities we support in our LIFT areas are:
- Arts for health – a commitment to a ‘percent for art’ for LIFT schemes, involving the local community in arts projects to enhance LIFT developments.
- Community engagement – workshops and consultation exercises to involve the local community, staff and users of our LIFT buildings in their development to ensure they feel a sense of ownership of the finished building.
- Healthy living sponsorship – we sponsor a healthy living programme in each of our LIFT areas, including activities such as free fun runs and physical activities sessions for young people.
- Local employment – we work with our supply chain partners to maximise employment and business opportunities for local people and companies.
