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Excelerate Women is a fully funded online scale up programme offering coaching for Greater Manchester women business leaders and their teams to springboard business growth.
The programme is delivered over 6 weeks through a combination of group mentoring, 1:1 coaching and advice, with access to additional free training between sessions choosing modules that suit individual business needs.
PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) is a HIV prevention gamechanger in supporting to get to zero new HIV transmissions by 2030 – a global ambition set out by UNAIDS. Alongside other prevention methods including condoms, regular testing, PEP and U=U, PrEP equips communities with the tools to achieve the global target.
Make a difference to your community by using creativity to explore local issues that matter to you. Over 5 weeks you will meet with professionals to play creative games, learn skills in devising, film making and drama and create your very own film that looks at real life issues today. For ages 9 – 12 years. The workshops take place at Newton Heath Library, 2 Old Church St, Manchester M40 2JF.
Switched On is a project run by Citizens Advice Manchester offering energy advice to young people aged 16-25, as many young people don't receive practical advice when starting to live independently about how to manage their household costs.
Statisticians for Society connects small charitable organisations with volunteer statisticians. It aims to provide organisations with expert help to collect, analyse and present data. It was set up by the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) to enable its members to donate their time and skills to good causes.
In the latest GM Poverty Action newsletter there is a report on the publication of a new guide for local and combined authorities about the voluntary adoption and implementation of socio-economic duty. There is an update on the Tameside Poverty Truth Commission and brief overviews of two reports about in-work poverty and left behind neighbourhoods.
Poverty Truth Commissions seek to discover the answer to the question,
“What if people who struggled against poverty were involved in making decisions about tackling poverty?”
The Cinderella Fund can be used by groups or individuals to support the cost of a short respite holiday, day trip or activity for disabled, sick, convalescent or disadvantaged children whose family are unable to afford the cost. Grants are available to residents who live within the geographical areas of Greater Manchester, East Lancashire, North East Cheshire and North West Derbyshire.
Communities Addressing Gambling Harms is part of the Greater Manchester (GM) Gambling Harm Reduction programme which seeks to prevent and reduce gambling related harms across the city-region. This programme includes activities to: build understanding of gambling harms, improve provision and access to treatment and support, develop preventative interventions and engage with local individuals and communities to co-design change.
IKEA Limited and The National Lottery Community Fund have come together to support thriving, resilient and sustainable communities across the UK.
Places Called Home explores the idea that communities can become as important to us as our homes. It aims to inspire and help people get more involved in their local community as a positive, homely place to be and meet other people.
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