Mischief Makers – Summer Reading Challenge 2018
Take up this year's Summer Reading Challenge for the chance to be entered into a prize draw! 
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All Sector News
GM Poverty Action: GM Food Poverty Alliance update; Beyond Poverty newsletter: Darryl's story; GM Living Wage campaign; help with water bills
The newsletter includes an update on GMPA’s Greater Manchester Food Poverty Alliance which you can still join and GMPA share Darryl’s story with you as part of the GMPA Beyond Poverty series. 
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Carers Federation Virtual Learning Environment
Carers Federation are a City and Guilds Approved Training Centre and are investing in new technologies to improve and increase their training portfolio and make learning much more flexible and manageable for the learner. 
The new virtual Learning Environment (VLE) is due to go live in August 2018.
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Co-op Foundation interest free loans for enterprising ideas to improve community spaces
The Co-op Foundation are offering interest-free loans for enterprising ideas to improve community spaces. 
Places and spaces for people to come together and enjoy shared interests are vitally important for building stronger communities.
Venues such as parks and community centres need regular income so they can continue to meet the needs of people who use them, love them, and rely on them for local services and social contact.
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Bright Ideas Fund reopens on 26 June 2018
Are you a community with a bright idea for a business that could transform your local area? 
The Bright Ideas Fund supports new community business ideas through the start up and planning stages with tailored business support, to the implementation stage with grants of up to £15,000.
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Community Development Initiative – Counselling Service
Are you experiencing?
• Depression / anxiety 
• Family issues
• Relationship difficulties
• Bereavement
• Feeling lonely
• Cultural problems
Would you like to talk to someone without being judged and share your thoughts and feelings with a professional counsellor.
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Manchester Jobs Fair For All; Part 2 - Friday 27 July 2018
The first Manchester Job's Fair For All was held in February 2018, which was a success with over three hundred attendees, over twenty businesses present and countless of individuals gaining a job or apprenticeship.
Watch a video of last year’s jobs fair here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5_koaf6Jno&t=135s
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Office space available at the Wesley Centre
There is space available at the Wesley Centre, Royce Road, Hulme, Manchester M15 5BP.
Units 4, 5 and 9 are on the ground floor. Unit 14 is on the upper floor
Target rent £11.50 per sq ft (exc VAT) includes electric and gas but tenant will be responsible for business rates (charities can get up to 80% exemption) and water rates. They have to use their own tel and broadband.
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Local Stockport Mums set up postnatal group to make new parents’ lives brighter
Two local mums have set up a new postnatal group to help families in Adswood and Bridgehall. Ellie Thouret and Donna Hawkyard of The Parenting Collective have designed the group in collaboration with local families to make lives a little brighter for new parents. 
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Call for volunteers - NHS70 and Windrush70 event - Saturday 23 June
The Caribbean and African Health Network (CAHN) are looking to recruit volunteers to provide support and assistance at the Greater Manchester NHS70 and Windrush70 Health Walk and Festival celebration event this Saturday (23 June) at Alexandra Park, Russell St, Manchester M16 7JL.
The Theme of the day is ‘Celebrating the Contribution of Migration to the NHS’ and will recognise the invaluable and irreplaceable contribution that the Windrush generation – and all BME communities – have made to the NHS since it was formed in 1948.
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