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A new Youth Charter will be developed to set out a vision for young people over the next generation and beyond, Mims Davies, Minister for Sport and Civil Society has announced.
The charter will reaffirm Government’s commitment to give young people a strong voice on the issues they care about such as combating serious violence and knife crime, addressing mental and physical health challenges and concerns about the environment and climate change.
Want to increase your skills, confidence and knowledge?
Gain work experience and meet new people?
Join the Manchester Volunteer Advice Project
The project needs Receptionists, Advisors, Advice Support workers and Immigration Assistants for community advice organisations:
• Cheetham Hill Advice Centre
• Manchester Mind
• Centre Point
• Manchester Refugee Support Network
• Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit
• Manchester City Council
The main purpose of Barnes, Cotton Districts is to provide a regular income (currently £45 per month) for people in financial need whilst suffering from permanent of temporary illness, disease or disability. Barnes, Cotton Districts also give one-off grants, usually to assist with the purchase of specific items of equipment related to their illness (e.g. new bed/fridge etc.)
It is possible to switch off from work when you have a job in the voluntary sector but this hasn’t been one one of those days for me.
Through the Movement for Good awards, Ecclesiastical are giving £1m to charities. Ecclesiastical want to put their giving directly into the hands of remarkable organisations (like yours perhaps) that are changing people’s lives for the better. 
Comic Relief are seeking proposals from those working on providing mental health support to children and young people at an early stage so that they are aware of their mental health and can build resilience as they grow and develop. 
Ambition for Ageing’s new report written by partners at MICRA, Social Infrastructure: How shared spaces make communities work, argues that to reduce social isolation, we need a diversity of social infrastructure to ensure chance social encounters with a diversity of people. 
The report suggests that:
The Great Get Together are asking you to pledge to get back together with someone or something in your community you’ve lost touch, argued with or are simply avoiding. And what better time than at The Great Get Together weekend on 21-23rd June. 
The Great Get Together also want to make as much noise on social media, in the news and where we live about the importance of kindness, respect and community.
The Charity Commission have just updated their guidance on how to register a charity for tax, your obligations, and any reliefs or exemptions available. 
The guidance covers:
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