Signpost: Combining work and care
Signpost Stockport for Carers have recently launched a new three year project, called Work With Us, focusing on the many unpaid carers who are juggling paid work alongside a caring role.
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Signpost Stockport for Carers have recently launched a new three year project, called Work With Us, focusing on the many unpaid carers who are juggling paid work alongside a caring role.
There has been an unprecedented change in the landscape for the charitable and voluntary sector, in particular, the impact that Covid-19 has had on BAME communities and the organisations that serve them. In response BTEG has taken immediate action to develop a range of sustainability and capacity building support for BAME organisations, projects and programmes that have been directly impacted by the virus so that they can ‘think differently and act strategically’.
Charities are being urged to join the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) Health and Wellbeing Alliance, following its relaunch on 15 August, to ensure the lived experiences of the people they represent are reflected in the development of health policy.
The Health and Wellbeing Alliance is a key element of the Health and Wellbeing Programme, the aim of which is to promote health equalities and reduce health inequalities across the UK.
The CAF Resilience Fund exists to help charitable organisations in England that support the people hardest hit by Covid-19.
Through hundreds of targeted grants, this fund will support those working with vulnerable and disadvantaged groups such as those living in deprived areas, those supporting Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities and people with disabilities.
This year is more important than ever, to support struggling families and help children across Manchester and Salford have a happy Christmas.
Greater Manchester Poverty Action have launched the Greater Manchester Poverty Monitor 2020 detailing key statistics about poverty across the city region.
The Manchester Wellbeing Fund is pleased to offer a second round of fast-track grants to respond to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
The Our Manchester Programme Management Team are pleased to announce that the First 1000 Days Fund with grant allocations specifically for North Manchester is now open for applications.
Funding is available for projects that aim to improve the health and wellbeing of children in North Manchester in their first 1,000 days of life (from conception to the age of two), as it is crucial to their long-term health and wellbeing.
Objectives
To support women, fathers and families:
GMCVO, working in partnership with 10GM, have launched small and medium grants programmes to support adults from communities of identity or experience, based in Greater Manchester that may struggle to achieve high levels of mental wellbeing.
The communities we want to reach are:
The North West Disabled Peoples Stakeholder Group are a network recruited by the Governments Disability Unit and they would like to raise with the Disability Minister issues that are affecting disabled people in employment during the pandemic. Complete their short and confidential survey to give your views.