06.12.2024

Fuel Support Referrals

SBHA are pleased to be able to work in partnership with the Citizens Advice Bureau in assisting them to distribute Fuel support on behalf of Liverpool City Council.

Steve Biko Housing will have a drop-in service for referrals for eligible tenants, see below for details.

Where: Steve Biko Housing Association Office, 3 Yanwath Street, L8 0XP.

When: Friday 13th & 19th December 2024 & Friday10th, 17th, 24th and 31st January 2025 between 10.30- 12.15pm.

If you require further information or advice, please call us on 0151 734 4933.

BME National Statement in response to the riots

09.08.2024

We will not tolerate hate crime in our communities

We understand that many people will be feeling anxious and uneasy due to the recent events across the country. We have been shocked and horrified by recent events, which have included violent attacks on some of our communities as well as others up and down the country.  

Hate crime is a criminal offence and we will not tolerate it in our communities. If you experience or witness any hate crime or incident, please report it to the police by calling 999 in an emergency or 101 in a non-emergency situation. Or contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

If, for any reason, you do not wish to report a hate crime to the police, the independent charity Stop Hate UK runs a 24/7 confidential helpline for all victims of hate crime on 0800 138 1625 or https://www.stophateuk.org/.

We will continue to work with local partners and Merseyside Police to support you and ensure you feel safe where you live, taking legal action where necessary.

We are here to support you

If you have been affected by recent events, we are here to offer support. Please reach out, we are here to help.

For further support, visit Stop Hate Uk 

07.08.2024

SBHA has joined with other Anti-racist and migrant charities call for Parliament to be recalled

BME National and other anti-racist and migrants rights organisations are calling for Parliament to be recalled in light of racist riots which are tearing through England.

In an open letter to the Prime Minister, the organisations state that an emergency Cobra meeting is not enough to tackle this violence, and that it is the government’s responsibility to “take command of the narrative and show leadership”. This is a national emergency and Parliament should be recalled to effect a national, coordinated political response which gets to the root of the violence.

Coordinated by the Runnymede Trust, and signed by 80 organisations including Choose Love, the Muslim Council for Britain, Amnesty International UK, the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, and HOPE not Hate, the letter raises particular concern with questions on ‘integration’ and immigration as a response to this far-right violence.

“Muslim communities and people of colour should never have to justify their level of integration in order to claim basic protection from criminal acts, and it is incredulous that we should have those debates in the midst of this unprovoked and sustained violence. To blame the victims of this violence is an insult to people of colour across the country”, the letter says.

The organisations call on the new Labour government to foster zero tolerance for far-right, racist and anti-migrant narratives. This is not simply a question of online misinformation, or increased police surveillance, but involves a wholesale shift in our political culture, language and policies.

Click here to view the full letter to the Prime Minister.

07.08.2024

SBHA sign Black Orgs Collective letter to Liverpool City Leaders

Following the recent, abhorrent race riots in Liverpool and throughout the country, Steve Biko Housing Association have added our voice both locally and nationally with other organisations to condemn and seek resolution . To read the full Black Orgs Collective letter click here.

04.07.2024

SBHA Tenants Conference

to be held 11.07.2024

Please see flyer opposite for details.

This conference is for Steve Biko Housing Association tenants only.