A social investment journey – the team at CCP tells us what they have learnt since taking their first loan
Caring for Communities and People (CCP) took a £2.85m loan from SASC in 2020 to buy housing for vulnerable young people. This autumn they bought their final property using this investment. The team at CCP used this milestone as an opportunity to reflect on the impact that social investment has had and what they learnt […]
SASC makes third investment of £2m to Target Housing to support people at risk of homeless in Yorkshire and the Humber
Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC) has made a third investment of £2m to Target Housing, a charity and social landlord working with vulnerable groups across Yorkshire and the Humber. Established in 1990, Target Housing provides accommodation and support to vulnerable and homeless people who have difficulties sustaining a tenancy. This includes people with complex needs, […]
Why alternatives to prison are needed for women. A blog by Lady Edwina Grosvenor, Chair of One Small Thing
Hope Street is a trailblazing new alternative to prison for women Lady Edwina Grosvenor is an inspirational philanthropist and tireless prison reformer and the founder and Chair of One Small Thing, a charity dedicated to redesigning the justice system for women and their children in a way that can be replicated and scaled up across […]
SASC invests £4.1m in Oasis Domestic Abuse to fund the purchase of properties to support people escaping domestic abuse
Oasis Domestic Abuse (Oasis), a Kent based charity that has been supporting domestic abuse victims for more than 25 years, has received a social investment loan of £4.1 million from Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC). The loan from SASC’s Social and Sustainable Housing fund (SASH) will fund the purchase of 22 properties, providing 32 bed […]
SASC invests £2.7m in Welsh domestic abuse charity Thrive Women’s Aid
Thrive Women’s Aid, a charity that has supported women and their children affected by domestic abuse in Neath Port Talbot for 42 years, has received a social investment loan of £2.7 million from Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC) to modernise and transform its accommodation and support services. The loan from SASC’s Social and Sustainable Housing […]
SASC launches its 2021 Impact Report
September 28, 2022 by sascadmin
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SASC invests £380k in One Small Thing to develop accommodation in Hampshire for women involved in the justice system
One Small Thing, a charity dedicated to redesigning the justice system for women and their children, has received a social investment loan of £380k from Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC). The loan, from SASC’s Community Investment Fund, is enabling the charity to develop five en-suite bedrooms in Southampton, to provide the first move on accommodation […]
SASC invests £2.75m in Bromley and Croydon Women’s Aid for them to buy homes to support women escaping domestic violence
Bromley and Croydon Women’s Aid (BCWA), a domestic abuse charity and a registered supported housing provider, has received a social investment loan of £2.75 million from Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC). The loan from SASC’s Social and Sustainable Housing fund (SASH) will allow BCWA to purchase 11 residential properties for use as supported housing. These […]
Building Back Britain – in support of retrofit
The cost-of-living crisis is set to deepen as we head into the autumn, with energy bills expected to rise to £3,000 a year for the average household. Fuel poverty is usually attributed to three key factors: the level of household income, the quality of housing in terms of energy efficiency and the cost of energy […]
SASC invests £3.25m in Trinity Homeless Projects in West London to provide affordable homes in Hillingdon
Trinity Homeless Projects, a charity in the London Borough of Hillingdon committed to ending homelessness, has received a social investment loan of £3.25 million from Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC) from its Third Sector Investment Fund (TSIF). This is the first time Trinity taken on social investment and it has enabled them to purchase and […]
SASC invests £2.05 million in London-based Peter Bedford Housing Association to support socially excluded adults
Peter Bedford Housing Association (PBHA), which provides housing and support services to people who have suffered social exclusion in Hackney and Islington in London, has received a social investment loan of £2.05 million from Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC). Set up in 1971, PBHA is a Registered Provider (Housing Association) and provides housing with support […]
The power of a good welcome
April 26, 2022 by Gilly Orr
Filed under Impact Case Studies, Housing with support
The BACA Charity supports unaccompanied children and young adults who are refugees or seeking asylum in the UK. Through SASH, Baca has received £1.75m and purchased 6 properties in Loughborough. These properties provide a home for a number of young people so that they benefit not just from the accommodation but also new friends. It […]
