About us

The Community Gateway Association (also known as the CGA or the Gateway for short) is a not-for-profit community business, set up to meet the housing needs of people in Preston and the surrounding areas.

A housing association providing high quality homes for people in need, the CGA is also about creating friendly communities, where people want to live. Its services include:

Improving homes and neighbourhoods
Providing tenancy advice and support
Helping people to find suitable housing for their needs
Tackling anti-social behaviour and the causes of it
Collecting rents and other charges
Working with local communities to build individuals' skills, knowledge and confidence.

The CGA makes sure that tenants can influence what happens to their homes and neighbourhoods, and the services it provides. Local people are represented on the CGA Board, on the Gateway Tenant Committee, in neighbourhood groups and through ongoing, direct contact with staff and other residents.

There are lots of ways in which tenants influence the work of the CGA, including:

Suggesting how services should be delivered locally
Taking responsibility for how some services are delivered to their neighbourhood
Setting up community organisations, ranging from toddler groups to new businesses
Developing new links with partners (such as the police) to tackle local issues together.

The CGA is committed to promoting equality in everything it does - as an employer, a landlord and a community business. Giving people an equal chance to contribute towards the Gateway's work, and influence the business, is important to the success of the association. And the CGA recognises and values the wide range of skills, experiences and talents within its membership and workforce. This is reflected in the association's Equality and Diversity Policy.