Our Front Door: Community Networking Event

Name: Our Front Door: Community Networking Event
Start: 2025-03-27T17:30:00+00:00
End: 2025-03-27T20:00:00+00:00
Location: Use Space - Co-Working & Office Space

Schedule

Thu Mar 27 2025 at 05:30 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Use Space - Co-Working & Office Space | Manchester, EN

Join us to shape the future of community housing in Greater Manchester! Organised in collaboration with MMU students.
About this Event

🏡 Come along to an evening of conversation, collaboration, and community action!
Greater Manchester faces a growing housing crisis, but Our Front Door is working to change that. This event aims to bring together key voices from across the community - those shaping policy, driving local initiatives, and working towards innovative housing solutions - to explore how we can successfully transform vacant properties into desperately needed housing.
🔹 What to expect:
• An overview of Our Front Door and its vision
• Insightful talks from key voices in housing and social change
• Interactive discussions on the future of sustainable, community-led housing
• A chance to network with property owners, policymakers, housing experts and students
• Free snacks to keep the conversation flowing!
🏢 Own an empty building?
Discover how it could be transformed into housing that makes a real impact.

🛠️ Work in construction?
Your skills could help bring sustainable homes to life.

⚖️ Provide legal services?
Pro bono support can play a vital role in shaping secure, long-term housing solutions.

🔧 A Retrofit expert?
Your expertise is crucial in creating energy-efficient, future-proof homes - we need you!

🏛️ A policymaker or local leader?
Learn how community-led housing aligns with strategic housing goals and drives positive change.

❤️ Work in a charity or social enterprise?
Connect with like-minded organisations and explore opportunities for collaboration.

🏘️ Passionate about housing and community resilience?
Join the conversation and help shape an inclusive, sustainable future for Greater Manchester.
Your voice matters in shaping this project. We want to hear from you!
Event Photos

Please note that in order to reserve a ticket for this event, you will be required to complete a short questionnaire. This will contribute to our research project.

Agenda

🕑: 05:30 PM - 06:00 PM
Check-in & registration
🕑: 06:00 PM - 06:45 PM
Introduction & Presentations
🕑: 06:45 PM - 07:25 PM
Collaborative Discussion
🕑: 07:25 PM - 07:55 PM
Summary & Reflections