The Delaware building was acquired in 2010 and was a unique development in partnership between Newington, NB Housing and the communities of Tigers Bay and Newington.
Straddling the Tigers Bay/Newington interface and the scene of much violence in the past, this complex is now home to 22 households from both sides of the community, within a shared housing project.
The delivery of this project was supported by a multi-agency forum, with representation from the residents of the building, members of both communities, cross community interface workers, the PSNI and both Newington & NB Housing.
This scheme was a huge success for all partners involved in the project and the risks taken by both communities to change the status quo has been equally matched by Newington and NB Housing, as well as the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE), the Department for Communities and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI).
Since the project was completed, the partnership between both communities has been consolidated into the Duncairn Community Partnership (DCP) – more info. cn be found here: http://www.duncairn.com/
The DCP is made up by a number of member organisations namely, North Belfast Community Development and Transition Group (NBCDTG), North Belfast Interface Network (NBIN), Intercomm, Groundwork NI (GWNI), Tigers Bay Concerned Residents Group, Newington Residents Association and Star Neighbourhood Centre.
