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The women and girls initiative is a funding stream of up to £45 million which The Big Lottery will invest in services for women and girls. The overarching aim of this funding is empowering women and girls to take control of their lives.

The idea behind Skipton Building Society’s Grassroots Giving campaign is to help community organisations, or groups, who only have access to limited funding from elsewhere. Submissions are welcomed from community groups of all shapes and sizes – the programme is looking to support smaller groups who struggle to find funding elsewhere and is not open to registered charities. Grants of £500 are available.

Skipton Building Society are looking for applications from organisations or groups that show a real commitment to their local community.

The purpose of this communication is to update colleagues and partners who work with families, children and young people on developments in relation to Early Help.

The key developments this month include:
• Launch of the Early Help vision and commitment to Early Help Hubs.
• Launch of Help and Support Manchester (previously Family Services Directory)
• Developing the Early Help Common Assessment

The University of Central Lancashire and Zest Healthy Living Service are looking for people who are resident in Harpurhey and who are either living with or caring for someone with one or more long terms conditions to take part in the study.

About a quarter of people in Harpurhey are thought to be living with a long-term health condition. Long-term health conditions cannot be cured, but they can often be managed or controlled by some form of medical treatment or by some other form of intervention.