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Almshouse Resilient Communities (ARC) for the Future project
Recognised as one of the leading almshouse providers, SJMT is proud to have been a lead partner with UCL on a 30 month research project...
Jun 24, 20242 min read


What do you think of us? Latest Service Experience Survey Results
The latest Service Experience Survey results for Alexandra House are now published and we are delighted that the feedback has once again...
Jun 11, 20241 min read


Welcome to our new Maintenance Apprentice thanks to Shine
We are thrilled to be able to welcome Louii, our new maintenance apprentice. to the SJMT team. A key aim of SHINE, our programme to...
May 21, 20241 min read


Announcement: Closure of Alexandra Court
It is with a heavy heart that we inform you that towards the end of last year, the Trustees of SJMT had to make one of their most...
Jan 30, 20242 min read


National Care Leavers' Week
Explaining our input – working in a different way This week is the first National Care Leavers' week since the Shine service launched in...
Oct 31, 20232 min read


Impact Report Summary - Compliments, Concerns and Complaints
In the final two sections of our Annual Impact Report, we look back on compliments, concerns and complaints received during the 2022 -...
Oct 19, 20232 min read


Children & Young People's Services - Annual Impact Report 2022 - 2023
Shine Service SJMT was thrilled to be working with young people again after over 60 years by appointing a Young People's Service Manager...
Oct 11, 20232 min read


Care Services - Residents Survey Results 2022 -2023
Our Residents Survey offers a snapshot into how residents experience the care and support given and includes feedback from residents at...
Oct 5, 20232 min read


The importance of responsive repairs - Annual Impact Report 2022 - 2023
In the fourth part of our Annual Impact Report we look at repairs and maintenance, a hugely important area for our residents, and...
Sep 29, 20231 min read


Resident Engagement and Involvement
The third section of our 2022-23 Impact Report covers Resident Engagement and Involvement in Housing Services. SJMT is committed to the...
Sep 27, 20232 min read


Housing Services - Residents Surveys 2022 - 2023
As part of the launch of our latest Impact Report, we now look to the second section - Housing Services which focuses on the Residents...
Sep 21, 20231 min read


Impact Report 2022 - 2023
Our annual Impact Report for 2022 - 2023 has been finalised and is now available to read. The report provides a look back from April 2022...
Sep 19, 20232 min read


Birmingham Heritage Week - a potted history of almshouses
Almshouses have been around since medieval times. What is considered to be the oldest remaining foundation can be found just over 30...
Sep 12, 20232 min read


Summer Round-up
Reflecting on our social media activity over the last few months made us realise just how much happens here at SJMT so we thought it...
Sep 8, 20232 min read


SJMT Founder's Day - 29th July
Sir Josiah Mason (23 February 1795 – 16 June 1881) founded the Sir Josiah Mason Trust (SJMT) on this day in 1868. We want to tell you...
Jul 28, 20234 min read


Welcoming our new Young People's Supporter to the Shine team
We are really pleased to introduce our new Young Peoples Supporter Monique Dell-Miller, to the SJMT Shine team. Monique brings a diverse...
Jul 14, 20231 min read
Do you have what it takes to be SJMT's next Chair of Trustees?
Following on from the unfortunate resignation of our Chair due to personal circumstances, we are now looking for a key person to fill...
Jul 3, 20232 min read


Farewell to our Chair, Brian Burke
It is with thanks and sadness that we say farewell to our Chair Brian Burke. Brian joined our Board as a Trustee in 2020 and brought a...
Jun 29, 20231 min read


Welcome to our new Residents Activities & Volunteer Coordinator
We are really pleased to introduce our new Residents Activities and Volunteer Coordinator, Serena Laidley to the SJMT team. Serena has...
Jun 7, 20231 min read


Volunteers Week 2023
As another Volunteers Week comes to a close, we wanted to take this opportunity to say a huge thank all our amazing volunteers who help...
Jun 7, 20231 min read
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