Find a home About us Investors & business Get involved News Help Sign up Log in Home / About us / Our Social Impact Our Social Impact We aim to make a positive difference to customers and communities through all our work. Jump to: Key statistics Supporting better health and wellbeing Economic and social opportunities Strengthening financial and digital inclusion Building sustainable and resilient communities #SocialSpace As one of the largest property management, development and leisure businesses in the UK we have a responsibility to ensure our products and services make a positive impact on people, places and the planet. Creating social value for customers and communities is at the heart of our approach. Across the Group, we deliver a wide range of social value activity through our core work in creating thriving communities as well as through the Places Impact Group function and Places Foundation Group charity. The Places Impact Group function works with all our businesses to help measure, multiply and maximise social value. This includes delivering social value by providing grants, volunteering opportunities and fundraising to make a positive difference to people’s lives The Group charity the Places Foundation is an independent charitable organisation which provides grants and social investment to ‘improve the lives of people and communities that have experienced disadvantage and are furthest from the labour market’. Social impact outcomes delivered Generated £165M in social value Helped over 9,000 people who were homeless or at risk of being homeless Created more than 7,000 opportunities for young people Supported 20,900 people through COVID-19 emergency response projects Key statistics Supporting better health and wellbeing Through grants and Community Investment we are delivering a wide range of activities to support health and wellbeing. Find out more Providing opportunities to access education, training and employment We are committed to improving access to training and jobs, improving employability, volunteering opportunities, and developing new skills. Find out more Strengthening financial and digital inclusion Being unable to manage your home and money can have devastating results. Similarly, digital exclusion can cause social isolation and prevent people from accessing essential information and services. We are responding to these challenges by offering money advice, getting customers online, and signposting for debt advice. Find out more Building sustainable and resilient communities Sustainable communities need a thriving voluntary and community sector. In 19/20 our community Investment Fund provided over £550K in funding for local charities and community projects. Find out more #SocialSpace Are you a charity? A social enterprise? A community group? Then we want to hear from you! #SocialSpace demonstrates our long-term commitment to helping communities thrive and be sustainable. We’ve got a great track record of working with a variety of partners to deliver a positive impact, and we want brilliant local causes to become part of this. #SocialSpace Latest Social Impact news Previous Next SOCIAL IMPACT £1m of funding to help increase teenage girls’ confidence and activity levels 17 November, 2021 SOCIAL IMPACT Places for People supports Charity Bank to help charities and social enterprises access vital funding 11 October, 2021 SOCIAL IMPACT Helping women into work 15 June, 2021 SOCIAL IMPACT #SocialSpace initiative launched! 17 May, 2021 SOCIAL IMPACT Investing for Impact 30 April, 2021 SOCIAL IMPACT Supporting the Fair by Design Fund to tackle the poverty premium 05 March, 2021 SOCIAL IMPACT Connecting local communities 21 January, 2021 SOCIAL IMPACT Volunteering across Places for People 03 June, 2020 View all Social impact news Places work when they work for everyone. Back to top ↑ Find a home About us Investors & business Get involved News Help & support Contact us Careers Accessibility Sitemap Employee log in Privacy Terms Cookies Modern Slavery © 2021 Places for People Cookies We use cookies to analyse and personalise your experience on our website and to help improve its performance. By clicking ‘Accept all’ you agree to our use of cookies, or click 'Manage cookies' to personalise them. To learn more about how we use cookies, please see in our cookie policy. Accept all Manage cookies