Race Equality Foundation - News and events
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Housing reform
The Government has announced plans to publish a housing reform green paper towards the end of the year.
To find out more and put forward your views visit the the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) website.
Strengthening Families newsletter
Strengthening Families (Issue 17) is now available.
New housing briefing now available
Two new briefings are available in the Improving health and social care services provision to black and minority ethnic communities section.
- Better Housing briefing 8: Black and minority ethnic young people and housing
- Better Housing briefing 7: Rural minority ethnic experiences: housing and health
Call for papers: Inclusion and Exclusion conference 2008
The Inclusion and Exclusion conference will take place on 20 November 2008 in London. Applications are open for papers to presented at this event.
- Download the Call for papers (114kb PDF file).
Partnerships for better health and care
The Race Equality Foundation have received a Section 64 grant to work with Primary Care Trusts, Social Services Departments and Black and Minority Ethnic voluntary organisations on the Partnership for Better Health Project.
Young People’s film project
The Race Equality Foundation has received funding from the Department for Children, School and Families to undertake an exciting new project with young people using filmmaking techniques. For more information see the Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities section.
New health briefings
Two new briefings are available in the Improving health and social care services provision to black and minority ethnic communities section.
- Better Health briefing 9: The health and social care experiences of black and minority ethnic older people
- Better Health briefing 10: Health experiences of Chinese people in the UK
Abu newsletter
The latest issue of the Abu newsletter, which supports black and minority ethnic fathers in their parenting role, is now available.
Black and minority ethnic parents and carers shown to participate in and benefit from parent education programme
‘The course has given me confidence to make choice in how I bring up my children, stay with them and be happy about them’ (participant).
The Race Equality Foundation today published the results of an independent analysis of the impact of the Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities parent programme. The report shows that the Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities programme has engaged parents from a range of ethnic backgrounds, including; African Caribbean, African, Asian, Chinese and Mixed Heritage, as well as White communities.