Health and Wellbeing

Winter Resilience 1: Sharing your Resilient Ideas

Earlier in the year, Macc held a couple of webinars looking at individual and team resilience. As we move in to the winter months, our routines have to change and we will be tackling real challenges, both personally and at work.
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In this webinar, we will explore the key aspects of winter resilience, the specific current challenges you might be facing, and you will have the opportunity to both share your personal challenges and to offer your ideas to help others.

Funding bulletin December 2020

maccInformation for the bulletin is compiled from a number of sources including Grantfinder, 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.

Have your say: Tackling Covid in Greater Manchester

surveyBMG Research, an independent research company is carrying out a survey on behalf of Greater Manchester Combined Authority.  The aim of the survey is to gather feedback on residents' attitudes towards the Coronavirus/Covid-19 pandemic and how it may be impacting the lives of people living within Greater Manchester.

Meditate with nature

wild awake mindfulnessWild Awake Mindfulness in partnership with the Natural and Cultural Health Service and the Whitworth are offering these online meditate with nature sessions on 2 December, 2pm-2.45pm and 23 December, 9am-9.45am.

Find a quiet spot in your garden, balcony, local green space, by a window and enjoy guided meditation accompanied by the sounds of nature.

Participation opportunity – Gambling harm

gambling with livesGambling with Lives would like to speak to people based in Greater Manchester with experience of  harm from gambling, including close family and partners affected by it.

They are running a focus group on 25 November at 5.30pm for around two hours via Zoom. Participants will receive £60 as a thank you and play a valuable role in improving things for all people affected by gambling disorder.

UK Youth Fund – Covid relief

uk youthThe UK Youth Fund – Covid Relief has been created to support youth organisations who have not had access to the crisis funding they require to survive the Covid pandemic. Youth organisations with an income of under £250,000 that are based in, and deliver their work in England are eligible to apply for up to £50,000.

Complete an online questionnaire and the responses will be used as your funding application.

Catalyst’s Sector Challenge Programme

catalystGrants of up to £10,000 for organisations working in early years; financial wellbeing; mental health and wellbeing; and sexual abuse and domestic violence.

There are 12 Sector Challenges across four sectors most affected by COVID-19: early years; financial wellbeing; mental health and wellbeing; and sexual abuse and domestic violence.