HAPPI Hour Webinar

SHAPE Challenge Fund Launch – the shape of things to come

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• This session has introduced a brilliant pro-active initiative to pump prime positive innovations in improving housing for older people.
• Great presentations and an exciting range of ideas already coming forward.
• Really informative and inspiring launch event.
• Great webinar, very informative, really exciting opportunity!!

We were super excited to host this Suitable Housing for an Ageing Population Evidence Exchange (SHAPE) HAPPI Hour webinar, in partnership with the Vivensa Foundation, and to announce the launch of the brand-new SHAPE Challenge Fund.

Building on the HAPPI and TAPPI principles, the £3 million SHAPE Challenge Fund will support local partnerships across the UK to become SHAPE sites. The Fund is designed to turn evidence on housing and ageing into practical action, supporting ambitious, place-based approaches that improve homes and communities and help people live well as they age. The emphasis is on practical implementation and lasting change, with learning from SHAPE sites shared more widely across the UK.

At this special SHAPE HAPPI Hour, we set out the ambition behind the programme and what we hope the Challenge Fund will achieve. We explained what we are looking for from potential SHAPE sites, alongside the eligibility criteria, application process, key dates and delivery arrangements, and provided an opportunity to put questions to the SHAPE team.

• 16.00: Housekeeping and introduction
  Chris Powell, Communications and Membership Assistant (Maternity cover)
   
• 16.05: Chair’s opening remarks
  Jeremy Porteus, CEO, Housing LIN
   
• 16.10: Rose Gilroy, Professor of Ageing, Policy & Planning, Newcastle University
   
• 16.20: Sarah Allport, Head of Communities and Governance, Vivensa Foundation
   
• 16.30: Lois Beech, Assistant Director: Commercial & Partnerships, Housing LIN
   
• 16.40: Audience Q&A and panel debate
   
• 17:00: Chair’s summary and close
  Jeremy Porteus, CEO, Housing LIN

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• Watch and discover new extra care housing developments to find out about the design, development and operational management arrangements so that you can explore solutions that can transform your ‘offer’;
   
• Listen to the latest practice, research, new funding initiatives, innovative products or projects so that you have the insight and intelligence required to improve your service delivery;
   
• Learn about the current sector issues so that you are up-to-date and better positioned to respond to the latest policy and innovative operational developments; and
   
• Connect with industry experts and fellow Housing LIN members, exchange ideas, and share experiences in a relaxed setting.

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