Solon has a long track record of developing strategies to increase resident involvement and build capacity with those communities who are traditionally excluded, such as black and minority ethnic communities, the elderly and the young, mothers with young children, disabled residents, people who have English as a second language and refugee communities.

We audit existing structures and resources. We map service provision and voluntary and community groups. We will identify hard to reach groups and examine support networks, access issues and language needs. Solon can identify your development, support and training needs and consult with your staff and residents to establish the current and future needs and aspirations of various groups. We will examine and address barriers, community needs and capacity building. We will develop a tailor made strategy with short, medium and long term objectives and work with all parties to ensure these are clear, measurable, achievable and properly resourced.

We can advise on:

• Review of tenant participation
• Resident involvement strategies
  
• Tenant empowerment strategies
  
• BME strategies
  
• Leaseholder strategies
  
• Involving young people
  
• Tenant and leaseholder federations
  
• Setting targets and benchmarking