Social responsibility is one of the University of Manchester’s three core strategic goals in their Manchester 2020 strategy, sitting equally alongside their commitments to world-class research and outstanding learning and student experience.
MakeMCR are working with We Love MCR and MCR Markets, on raising funds for a new project, the Manchester Youth Market test-trading initiative and will be fund raising until 11 September.
We Love Manchester has pledged £29,247.00 to set up a new Manchester Youth Market that will pop up every month in a surprising locations where Mancunians aged 16 - 30 will be able to try out their business ideas and showcase their businesses.
Could you play a leading role in a dynamic charity at the forefront of supporting refugees in the UK?
Refugee Action believe every refugee seeking sanctuary in the UK should be able to live, not just survive. For more than 30 years Refugee Action have helped people who’ve survived some of the world’s worst regimes to find the basic support they need to live with dignity. Refugee Action also challenge the policies, practices and attitudes that prevent many refugees from building a safe, happy and productive life in the UK.
People in Manchester are being encouraged to consider opening their home to a vulnerable adult as an innovative new service is launched in the city.
Award-winning social enterprise PSS and Manchester City Council have teamed up to unveil Shared Lives (or Adult Placement) - where vulnerable adults and young people over 16 live at home with a specially recruited and trained carer and their family.
The Spirit of Manchester Awards is a series of awards celebrating and highlighting all the excellent work being carried out in Manchester’s voluntary and community sector. As well as providing recognition to the sector in these hard times, we want to raise the profile of the sector amongst the general public and encourage local giving and active citizenship.
Do you dream if setting up a project, group or activity?
Would you like to access funding to help you realise you dream?
Collyhurst Big Local’s small grants scheme is for projects that will celebrate Collyhurst, encourage people in Collyhurst to come together and improve the quality of life for residents in the area. There are grants of up to £500 to give away for ideas that you’d like to put in place, or to help start a community project.
The Booth Centre, an advice and activities based day centre for homeless people, which this year celebrates its 20th birthday has been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK. 
Manchester Adult Education Service are looking for organisations that want to get involved with Talk English to host informal beginner ESOL from September/October 2015 – March 2016. Manchester Adult Education Service will support your organisation to deliver the course which will be taught by a pair of trained volunteers.
In Greater Manchester the project will be targeted at people from 25 years of age who are unemployed or economically inactive, not in contact with mainstream services and who are experiencing a range of issues at the same time, including people who live in poverty.
People First Housing Association have a community support service offering housing related support to people from BME communities with issues around mental health, memory issues/ dementia, drug and alcohol issues, issues around homelessness and tenancy sustainment. Other people with similar problems can also apply. All ages are welcome.