0333 321 3021

FacebookYouTubeFlickrTwitter

All Sector News

Action for Conservation WildWEB – digital action programme for young people

3 Jul 2020 - 14:36 by michelle.foster

action for conservationAction for Conservation have launched WildWEB, a brand new digital programme to support young people aged 13 - 17 to take action for the environment over this period and prepare for the world that lies beyond the lockdown.

News Type: 
Shared Topic Areas: 

Online leadership programme for young people

3 Jul 2020 - 14:34 by michelle.foster

common purposeUK101 is a free, online programme that enables participants to become part of a more connected generation of future leaders with a clear vision for what their legacy will be.

This free, interactive, online programme, is open to all 18-25 year olds and offers participants the chance to develop their leadership skills using a model which has been co-created with 1,000 young people.

News Type: 
Shared Topic Areas: 

ESF Community Grants – Greater Manchester 2019-2021: ADAPT Grants Round

3 Jul 2020 - 09:58 by michelle.foster

weaThe ESF Community Grant Programme is already helping many people in Greater Manchester who face additional barriers in the workplace to improve their employability and gain employment, the ADAPT Round has now been launched.

News Type: 

LGBT+ people from Mexico, Florida and Thailand visit Manchester’s LGBT+ Centre

2 Jul 2020 - 14:25 by michelle.foster

Lockdown has provided LGBT+ people with many challenges and struggles including increased rates of self-harm, a lack of mutual support, reduction in exercise and more money worries. However one project is bucking this trend and is providing vital, life-affirming, community support and engagement for people from Manchester and internationally.

News Type: 
Shared Topic Areas: 

GM Poverty Action Newsletter 1 July 2020

2 Jul 2020 - 14:21 by michelle.foster

gmpaIn the latest newsletter GM Poverty Action look at what is being done to get child poverty back on the national agenda and introduce a new member of their team working with a Poverty Truth Commission and share information about Stockport’s integrated support. There are also updates from the GM Living Wage on the campaign and Citizens Advice about their out-of-hours helpline service.

News Type: 
Shared Topic Areas: 

The Great Get Together Facebook Community Grants

2 Jul 2020 - 13:51 by michelle.foster

great get togetherThe Great Get Together are delighted to be partnering with Facebook to launch the Great Get Together Facebook Community Grants programme. Inspired by how communities around the UK have worked to stay connected during the Covid crisis, The Great Get Together will be awarding grants to enable this incredible work to continue throughout the rest of the year.

News Type: 
Shared Topic Areas: 

Domestic abuse safe accommodation: COVID-19 emergency support fund reopened

2 Jul 2020 - 13:45 by michelle.foster

gov.ukA remaining £1.85 million is now open for bids on a rolling ‘first comes first served’ basis until 20 July.

This will ensure domestic abuse safe accommodation charities and other service providers can continue applying for support during COVID-19, and keep this critical provision open for victims and their children.

The Fund will support domestic abuse safe accommodation charities and will help ensure that:

News Type: 

Bereavement care support for BME African Girls and Young adults

2 Jul 2020 - 13:42 by michelle.foster

blossom foundationAlready teenagers are faced with a number of issues so having to deal with their emotions doesn’t always come easy for them, likewise having to deal with the loss of a loved one. The effects can be quite devastating for them.

Blossom foundation aim to educate, inspire and empower the BME Black African girls in the age group of 10-20 through their transitional stages of becoming a full-blown adult.

News Type: 

New publication: Identifying and supporting marginalised communities in neighbourhood working

2 Jul 2020 - 13:40 by michelle.foster

ambition for ageingAmbition for Ageing have launched two new documents outlining an approach to engaging marginalised older people using a spatial model developed during their five years of age-friendly research. The new model considers the size and geographical distribution of different communities as a way of engaging them in group activities.

News Type: 
Shared Topic Areas: 

Wythenshawe Wanderers – Volunteer Driving Scheme

2 Jul 2020 - 13:38 by michelle.foster

wythenshawe good neighboursVolunteering with Wythenshawe Wanderers, part of Wythenshawe Good Neighbours, is a great opportunity to help provide services to those most in need in your neighbourhood. It can also be a very rewarding activity that will utilise and enhance your skills and experience. Wythenshawe Wanderers volunteer drivers make a real difference to people’s lives across Wythenshawe.

News Type: 

Pages