Hosford Community Homes Blogs

Royal visit highlights 25 years of East Belfast Mission’s Homelessness Work

“We need to talk more about homelessness” A Belfast charity’s homelessness work is to become one of six UK projects endorsed by the Prince and Princess of Wales Royal Foundation. The announcement was made by HRH Prince William during a visit today (Tuesday, 27th June) to the Skainos Centre where East Belfast Mission operates from […]

East Belfast Mission Good Finance Case Study

For over 20 years, Hosford, EBM’s homelessness support service in East Belfast, has provided essential aid to those at risk. To address the housing crisis, EBM, with Commonweal Housing, launched the You’re Home pilot project, securing social investment to purchase five properties as affordable housing. This project not only offers homes to those transitioning out […]

Ministers’ Visit Marks Start of £1.1M Shared Space Project in East Belfast

Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly and Junior Minister Aisling Reilly recently marked the beginning of the Hosford Community Homes project, a significant £1.1 million shared space initiative within East Belfast, backed by the Urban Villages Initiative. The project will convert a previously vacant site into six new apartments and a purpose-built community hub known as […]

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