Jas Bains

Biography

"as Bains is Chief Executive of Ashrammoseley and in 2011 was awarded an MBE for his outstanding services to housing and community cohesion. Under Jas’s stewardship, Ashrammoseley has successfully configured from a specialist BME housing provider, to a mainstream community cohesion catalyst within housing and neighbourhood development, which has won three national awards. Jas is the Accord Group lead for socio-economic regeneration overseeing work to create jobs, skills and enterprise for local communities. He was previously a Board Member of Advantage West Midlands and is currently a committee member of two nationally influential social research organisations - Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Centre for Social Justice. Jas also co-founded socialbreakfast.org in 2009."