Welcome to Gentoo

We are a housing association that provides homes for more than 60,000 people.

Keeping your home warm

As the weather gets colder, there are simple checks you can do to make sure your home is prepared for the winter.

No child left on the sidelines – North East partners kick off landmark sports campaign

2 December 2025

North East sports clubs and foundations, together with North East Mayor Kim McGuinness and the North East Housing Partnership, are coming together to make sure that no child is left on the sidelines with the launch of a new campaign to raise funds to provide sporting opportunities for children ac......

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12 December 2025

Your Gentoo Christmas: gifts, goodwill and the power of community

This festive season, we are proud to partner with local children’s charity Love, Amelia to bring ...

11 December 2025

We have retained our Great Place to Work certification

We are delighted to retain our certification of Great Place to Work™ after our last all colleague...

10 December 2025

Charity hosts community cooking class thanks to Gentoo Aspire Grant funding

We recently supported Women’s Community Boutique through our Aspire Grant programme. The local wo...