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Community Explorers

6 May 2016 - 10:11 by michelle.foster

Do you work or work or volunteer in South Manchester? If so, why not become a Community Explorer? This is an opportunity to network with people and services who work across south Manchester.

Community Explorers are working in partnership with South Manchester CCG to map out community groups, services and buildings that offer support to local people. The idea is to use local assets more effectively to improve health and well-being.

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Boundless Books

6 May 2016 - 10:09 by michelle.foster

Boundless Books encourages looked after young people to get excited about reading and writing through the giving of a personalised gift. The gift contains a book chosen especially for the participant based on their general interests, a personal letter and a bespoke correspondence pack containing fun stationary, stickers, pens and stamps. Participants are twinned with another participant according to their interests and are encouraged to share their experience of the book using the correspondence pack. 

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International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia 2016

6 May 2016 - 10:07 by michelle.foster

LGBT Foundation are hosting a Hate Crime Vigil in Sackville Gardens in the heart of Manchester’s Gay Village to commemorate International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) on Tuesday 17 May from 6-7pm.

This is an opportunity for the community to come together and commemorate those who have been the victims of hate crime.

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Funding bulletin May 2016

5 May 2016 - 15:08 by michelle.foster

This bulletin is produced by a partnership of local support and development agencies across Greater Manchester.



Information for the bulletin is compiled from a number of sources including Grantfinder, GMCVO (Greater Manchester Council for Voluntary Organisations) and direct from funders themselves. It showcases just a few of the hundreds of funding opportunities available for local community, voluntary and faith organisations.

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Launch of the Manchester NHS CCGs Mental Health grants programme

3 May 2016 - 12:43 by michelle.foster

You are invited to attend the launch of the Manchester NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) mental health grants programme developed in association with Macc.

The launch is taking place on:
Wednesday 25 May 2016, 1pm-3.30pm
At Halle St Peters
, 40 Blossom Street, Ancoats, Manchester, M4 6BF

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Comic Relief - Local Communities Grants

28 Apr 2016 - 10:41 by michelle.foster

This programme aims to empower local people, enabling them to create lasting change in their communities. Projects should be run by people directly affected by the issues they are dealing with and priority will be given to small, locally based groups or organisations. Grants of up to £5,000 are available.

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Tesco Bags of Help grants

28 Apr 2016 - 10:40 by michelle.foster

The Bags of Help grant funds capital projects that provide community benefit that do not charge for access. The community grant scheme will support thousands of community green space projects each year with between £8,000 and £12,000.

Tesco award grants each year in around 400 Tesco regions to make sure the funding is spread evenly across England, Wales and Scotland. In total the Bags of Help programme supports thousands of projects each year.

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Neighbourhood Learning in Deprived Communities 2016-2017

28 Apr 2016 - 10:37 by michelle.foster

The main purpose of the Neighbourhood Learning in Deprived Communities (NLDC) fund is to reach disadvantaged communities and individuals, to enable them to participate in learning and to progress towards further learning and/or sustainable employment.

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Universal Credit Personal Budgeting Support Grant

28 Apr 2016 - 10:32 by michelle.foster

Manchester City Council are seeking applications for funding from Voluntary and Community Sector services / organisations who are able to provide Personal Budgeting Support for those who require advice and support for managing Universal Credit. The aim of the support is to help residents adapting to a single household payment, being paid monthly in arrears and to manage the housing element being paid directly to them rather than to the landlord.

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Trusthouse Charitable Foundation launches new funding criteria

28 Apr 2016 - 10:29 by michelle.foster

Trusthouse Charitable Foundation, founded in 1997, is a medium sized grantmaker distributing around £2.2 million a year to projects around the UK.

The grants target small, local projects working to address community issues in areas of extreme Urban Deprivation or remote, socio-economically deprived Rural Areas. Organisations need to have a demonstrable track record of success.

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