Shared Value Partners
Our Shared Value Partners
We are overwhelmed by the generosity of our corporate supporters, some of whom have been with us for many years and have been instrumental in our success. From the financial support that enables us to be there and keep many of our projects running around the clock, to the gift of time – delivering advice and training to those struggling with unemployment, personal finances or wellbeing – as well as the thoughtful donations of warm clothes, Christmas trees and Easter eggs.
It’s the little things that enable us to offer people somewhere they feel they belong, not just a roof overhead. And it’s all of these things that make us proud of our corporate partnerships; how they go above and beyond the usual charity model.
Partner with us to make homelessness a thing of the past.
Every year, our Shared Values Awards programme celebrates and recognises the successes achieved by each corporate partnership.
Komatsu UK, a company that manufactures excavators at their plant in Birtley, have committed to a three year (2024-2027) partnership with Oasis Community Housing.
Komatsu UK recently introduced a new Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policy enabling it to work with charities on a longer-term basis, focussing on projects that make a difference in communities around the region.
Since the partnership was launched at the Komatsu Ball in February, the team have been involved in volunteering at our projects, attending the Black & Gold Ball, fundraising events such as the Total Warrior and Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge and have also organised their own Family Fun Day.
A phenomenal amount has been raised so far and we are excited to see what the future holds for this incredible partnership.
Meldrum Group is a vibrant, dynamic and innovative company. Through their group of companies they are able to offer their clients a fully integrated service; from planning and designing, to the civil engineering and construction of their project. The Meldrum Foundation was formed by Meldrum Group as a way of helping those most disadvantaged in life by aiming to transform their quality of life by exposing them to new experiences or by improving the environment in which they live.
The Meldrum Group has a turnover of c£50m and employs over 200 people in the North East.
Meldrum have been instrumental in helping Oasis Communiuty Housing to grow it’s annual Giving a Home Christmas Appeal. In addition, staff have taken part in volunteering, collections and events including the Black & Gold Ball and Great North Run. We were delighted to be one of three charities who benefited from the Meldrum Foundations Demolition Ball in 2023 which raised over £17,000.
Lovell is a leading provider of partnership and open-market housing with expertise in housing-led regeneration including new-build, refurbishment, planned maintenance and assisted living. Since 1971, they have been building affordable homes working in partnership with housing associations and local authorities to leave a legacy within the communities in which they work.
During the first year of this two-year partnership, Phil Jones and the team have raised £15,184. Activities have included a charity golf day, which led to donations totalling £10,863 from the 76 attendees who took part. Team members have taken part in the Great North Run and The Oasis Cup and Lovell were a key supporter for our Giving a Home Christmas appeal helping to raise over £120k.
The team at Lovell are looking to raise even more this year and have already taken on the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge in June, signed up to The Oasis Cup and are hosting a charity golf day in September. In addition, the team are supporting with a kitchen refurbishment at Naomi Project, our supported accommodation project for young women.
Muckle LLP is one of the North East’s leading law firms for business, based in Newcastle upon Tyne. From its home here in the wonderful North East the firm has built a national reputation, not only for providing the best advice and service possible, but also for doing it with personality, enthusiasm and an attitude very much its own.
Muckle places a strong ESG influence at the heart of decision making and makes care in the community a priority. As a longstanding corporate partner, Muckle continues to support Oasis Community Housing with grants, fundraising and volunteering and has won the charity’s Silver, Gold and Platinum Shared Value Awards in the last three years.
Modo Bloc develops imaginative spaces for better places to live and work in the North East and beyond.
The Newcastle-based developer has committed to donate £2,000 towards housing and supporting a homeless person for every new house or two flats it sells.
To raise further funds, Director George Jenkins will be taking part in the Great North Run on 10 September 2023.
Leonard Curtis is one of the largest independent firms in the UK specialising in corporate recovery, insolvency, and business restructuring.
In addition to sponsoring the Black & Gold Ball in 2024, Leonard Curtis supported Oasis Community Housing at their Corporate Christmas Lunch in 2023 and have committed to sponsor the 2024 Giving a Home Appeal and 2025 Black & Gold Ball.
Leeds Building Society continues to do what it was set up to do in 1875 – to help people save money and to buy their own home. And this is still their core purpose, operating as a mutual, but developing and innovating their product range and service offer to help members get on with their lives.
Thanks to Leeds Building Society and other partners, Oasis Community Housing has opened the doors of a new project in Peterborough to provide accommodation and support for families of Ukrainian refugees who have had to flee their homes. Leeds Building Society has beautifully renovated a property above their branch making a warm, comfortable and safe space which is providing a home for up to seven families.
Oasis Community Housing is delighted to have been further supported by the Leeds Building Society Foundation with a grant of £50,000 towards our Financial Foundations Project in the North East.
We are excited to see what the future holds as this valued partnership between Oasis Community Housing and Leeds Building Society develops. The impact on our mission and work, giving hope and security to those who need it most, is already phenomenal and demonstrates a truly excellent example of commerce and charity working together.
Approved Mortgage Solutions is an independent mortgage broker. In addition to mortgage advice they also provide independent insurance advice including, buildings and contents, life insurance, critical illness protection and income protection.
In addition to taking part in The Oasis Cup. Approved Mortgage Solutions offer zero fees on mortgages for Oasis Community Housing supporters and will make a £25 donation for each completed mortgage.
OutsideIn is a purpose-driven clothing brand. Their unique concept called ‘Wear One, Share One’, means that for every item purchased, another item will be donated to someone experiencing homelessness.
Since January 2021, this socially conscious company has donated over 3,000 items including hats, socks, gloves, t-shirts and fleeces to our North East and London projects.
We are always keen to develop partnerships which create shared value and deliver real impact. If you would like to talk to us about how your workplace can support Oasis Community Housing and how we can support you to meet your goals, speak to our Corporate Relationships Manager, Hazel Ditchburn hazel.ditchburn@oasiscommunityhousing.org or 07869 283728.