WPI's social enterprise, Property Initiatives Real Estate (PIRE), featured at Social Traders Generosity Forum 2017 - here WPI/PIRE CEO Jeanette Large and Natalie Elliott from William Buckland Foundation discuss the journey from proposal to funding, and the partnership with philianthropy via non-traditional grant making, to create more sustainable social impact.
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Building Futures
The security and stability of WPI housing creates long lasting effects on the lives of our tenants. Secure, safe, and affordable housing is the foundation for building positive futures and creating new beginnings. But the need for this type of housing is great and supply is low. We need to build more,but we need your help to do it. Hence the creation of the Building Futures campaign. Every dollar donated to this campaign will directly contribute to our next housing development. Our goal is to raise $200,000 which we estimate will allow us to build another multi-dwelling development housing up to 10 at risk women and children. A permanent solution to a long-term problem. To learn more about the work of WPI and the impact it has the lives of our tenants, check out the video. To donate to this campaign, please click the donate now button at the top of this page. Thanks for your support!
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WPI tenants share their stories about how their lives have changed since having a place to call home
I’ve had the opportunity to improve my living conditions and have a better quality of life.
My youngest son has finished school and is now at university
It has given me a boost mixing with people. I don’t trust many people but I have been doing a little voluntary work.... Something I wouldn’t have done a few years ago. And I enjoy it so much.
I’m not getting any younger and to know you don’t have to move is peaceful and so less stressful. I love my house!
I have never been happier and so relaxed. Everyone at (WPI) treats you as an equal which is very important because yes, we might have had different journeys but at the end of the day we are all the same. You all speak to us NOT at us and trust me that makes a massive difference.
From what I know and seen of (WPI) they don’t judge people from what circumstances they have come from. They just want to give an opportunity to start a new fresh life and what a way to start that life!
My child was able to return to his previous school and friends and keep his pet dog.
I have made plans to start my own business...because now I can afford to spare some cash for it.
Long term affordable housing allows me to complete my studies to improve future employment prospects.
(WPI) provides an invaluable service with empathy; provided by women.
With safe, secure, stable and affordable housing, I have managed to turn my life around and now have the opportunity to live a normal life.
It is the most important thing in my life. Feeling safe, stable and secure is what keeps me going and allows me to live a normal life. Without it I wouldn’t cope and really don’t believe I could survive it again.
I would have needed up with mental health issues or my drug and alcohol abuse would have been beyond repair. I had given up the fight...(since becoming a tenant) I have never looked back and try so hard to forget where I was before (WPI).
We have great neighbours and they have become part of mine and the kid’s lives. We go on outings and enjoy each other’s company, they have become like family to us for we had no family before moving into (WPI housing).
I would have been homeless due to private rent being so high and not able to afford anything for my kids.
It is very important to me and my kids knowing we have long term housing and not having to move house to house every year.
(WPI) have been a God send to me and the kids and saved us from stress and feeling secure with the home they have given us...It was the best Christmas present we ever got after three years of stress we were going through, thank you.
If I wasn’t offered a (WPI) property I would have lost custody of my children.