Latest News

After teaming up with Dorset Council, BCHA has welcomed its first tenants to a brand new housing development at Prospect Farm. And shortly it will also be welcoming its first shared ownership residents.

Bournemouth-based housing association BCHA is leading the way by installing connected ‘Internet of Things’ technology to improve the environment for its customers. The organisation is partnering with local technology business Daizy, to install sensors to monitor building systems and environmental conditions across its 1700 properties, with the aim of identifying issues that could adversely affect residents'…

A mum who was previously homeless but now has a home and full time job, is urging the government to tackle the ‘devastating’ housing crisis, and invest more money to help and support people move forward in their lives.

He doesn’t enjoy running, but Tenancy Manager Paul Whitehouse has managed to clock up 200 kilometres to raise funds for those in greater need than himself.

He doesn’t enjoy running, but Tenancy Manager Paul Whitehouse has managed to clock up 200 kilometres to raise funds for those in greater need than himself.

Bournemouth’s Ten St Paul’s hostel for homeless people is able to equip its new Recovery Café with a coffee machine, thanks to a £2460 donation from Verwood Masonic Lodge.

Giant banners marking October’s World Homeless and World Mental Health Day are hung on the building highlighting the fact that every hour of the day five families are being made homeless in England. While globally a person takes their own life every 40 seconds.

Growing well-being to help people face life’s challenges is the aim of a free course on offer in October. The Growth Project is organised by New Leaf Allotment, part of charitable housing association BCHA, and will be run at their allotment in Throop.

Young people taking part in the National Citizen Service (NCS) completed a sponsored walk from Boscombe Pier to Hengistbury Head on the hottest day of the year.

Bournemouth-based BCHA highlighted its ground-breaking skills programme New Directions during national Employability Day.