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Over £10m available to community groups looking to take over local services using the new rights
Community groups can apply for funding to help them use the new Community Right to Challenge in the Localism Act. The Right came into force on 27 June and will empower local community organisations to take over a local service that they can run more effectively.
The £10m three year Investment and Contract Readiness Fund on behalf of the Office for Civil society is now open.
The Fund will support social ventures to build their capacity to be able to receive investment and bid for public service contracts.
The Office for Civil society have put investors at the heart of the process because as providers of investment they both understand what investment ready ventures look like and have a keen business driven interest in helping social ventures with the greatest chances of success secure this support.
The Transition Alliance have produced a map showing the boundaries of the North West Health and Wellbeing Boards and Clinical Commissioning Groups. This map will be of use to anyone who will be working within the new structure - particularly where this work crosses locality boundaries.
In the final six weeks of the new health deal for Trafford public consultation, the NHS in Trafford is calling on all community, voluntary, religious and special needs groups and organisations, to join in the discussion around the proposed service changes at Trafford General Hospital.
A new community toolkit, containing a DVD and several interactive activities, has been specifically designed for local groups to help them learn about the proposed service changes and encourage them to share their views and opinions on the proposal.
Two week courses offered to Manchester school and college leavers free of charge
In response to valuable feedback from employers, local training provider, Kaplan, has launched its Job Ready Programme in Manchester to ensure school and college leavers are fully geared up for apprenticeships when they make the transition to professional life.
Learning from Zoe; A troubled teenager
The Manchester Safeguarding Children Board has piloted the new Social Case Institute for Excellence methodology focusing on a Manchester young person, who for the purpose of the events has been named 'Zoe'. The pilot has now been concluded and a number of findings recorded. The next step is to share these findings and consult with the Manchester children's workforce to inform an action plan.
We are pleased to announce recent improvements to our funding search facility which makes it easier to find potential funding for your group or project.
Following feedback from users of the previous system GrantNet, the new funding portal offers more control to the user and allows you to identify and select only funding schemes and awards that are appropriate for your project from over 5,000 sources including government, lottery and trust funds.
Are you involved in or thinking about becoming involved in, a not for profit project that includes the repair and re-use of a listed building or an unlisted building in a conservation area, that is of architectural merit?
If you are, your project might be eligible for a grant from The Architectural Fund (AHF).
The next dates for the Local Youth Panels have been organised and it would be great to get young people aged 13 - 18 to come along.
The Local Youth Panels give young people an opportunity to have a voice and be heard. Manchester Youth Council will be launched in early November, so people can get involved in this through signing up to the Local Youth Panel.
The details of the meeting are as follows:
Central
Date & Time: Wednesday 19 September 2012, 18:00 - 19:30
Venue: The Powerhouse
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