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The Festival of Ageing will take place from the 2 July to 15 July. The celebratory event will portray a more positive view of ageing, as well as encouraging policy-makers to take the action needed to improve the lives of Greater Manchester’s 907,000 older people – a figure set to rise to 1.1million in the next twenty years. 
In the latest Greater Manchester Poverty Action (GMPA) newsletter GMPA launch their Beyond Poverty Report which shares the stories of people from across Greater Manchester who have recent or current first-hand experience of poverty. In this issue there are also some snippets of information about food poverty projects both National and local and provided a brief introduction to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s report on Universal Basic Income. The Living Wage has its usual regular column and details about forthcoming events are included, as usual, on the final page.
Information for the bulletin is compiled from a number of sources including Grantfinder, GMCVO (Greater Manchester Council for Voluntary Organisations) and direct from funders themselves. It showcases just a few of the hundreds of funding opportunities available for local community, voluntary and faith organisations. 
This bulletin is produced by a partnership of local support and development agencies across Greater Manchester.
GMCVO, on behalf of the Greater Manchester VCSE Devolution Reference Group, is leading on a Health and Social Care Engagement project to implement the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care and the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector in Greater Manchester. The Memorandum of Understanding sets out a way for the VCSE sector in Greater Manchester to be better engaged and linked in with the Health and Social Care devolution agenda in GM.
A new report published by Ambition for Ageing calls for more research into the experiences of older Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people in Greater Manchester in order to tackle social isolation. 
Respect For All is a registered charity offering counselling and play therapy to people have learning disabilities, Asperger’s, or autistic spectrum conditions, and supporting their parents, families and carers across Greater Manchester.
Do you work with children, young people and families in Manchester? 
Manchester's Early Help Strategy is being refreshed in 2018 - what do you think the future should look like?
The charity Ensemble Manchester is grateful to have received a grant of £29,900 from the Lottery Heritage Fund. The project, made possible thanks to National Lottery players, will explore the culture of Manchester residents with a Central African background, particularly Cameroon. 
Manchester International Festival is offering Greater Manchester residents the opportunity to host their own micro-international festival in their home or local area. 
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