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HMRC Information and Advice Sessions

26 May 2017 - 11:23 by michelle.foster

Northmoor Community Centre and Supportive Stem have recently secured funding until February 2018 to offer free HMRC Information and advice sessions about Working Tax Credits, Child Tax Credits, Child Benefit and PAYE/Self Employment for you or your community organisation.

Run by Michelle Specialist Advice Worker from Supportive Stem financial inclusion the sessions have been very beneficial in supporting residents with claiming, entitlement underpayments, overpayments and any questions they may have.

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Women as social leaders

26 May 2017 - 11:19 by michelle.foster

Women as social leaders is a new programme by The Orange Club UK in collaboration with Growing East Manchester.

The aim is to connect 20 local women and training them in Social Leadership and Asset Based Community Building Skills.

The pathfinder areas will be Beswick and Openshaw in East Manchester.

This is an invitation to get in touch and learn more about the programme, if you are working and connecting with local women in these two neighbourhoods.

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Watch the live announcement of our Spirit of Manchester Awards 2017 shortlist

25 May 2017 - 11:16 by michelle.foster

At 12.30pm today our Chief Executive, Mike Wild announced the organisations and volunteers that have been shortlisted for our Spirit of Manchester Awards 2017.

If you missed the webcast, the video will be available to watch on here on Friday.

In the meantime, you can see the shortlist here: https://www.manchestercommunitycentral.org/spirit-of-manchester/spirit-manchester-awards

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Information and Helplines for Manchester Arena Incident

23 May 2017 - 13:42 by michelle.foster

We have pulled together a range of information collected so far about the additional support local charities & community organisations are offering in the aftermath of the events.
Scroll down to the foot of the page to view the updates.

 

Helplines and official contact information

 

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Macc response to the events at Manchester Evening News Arena

23 May 2017 - 11:09 by michelle.foster

Like everyone else in Manchester and around the country all of us at Macc are horrified by the events which took place in the city centre last night. Our thoughts are with the families and friends of those who died and those who are waiting anxiously for news of their loved ones.

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Manchester City Council - Summer Playscheme grants 2017

19 May 2017 - 13:48 by michelle.foster

The purpose of the Playscheme funding is to complement the all year round play offer in Manchester. The funding is to provide free open access play activities, over the summer holidays with a particular focus on addressing gaps in provision, increasing the numbers of disabled children accessing universal play services and increasing children’s opportunities to outdoor play. It is envisaged that this will be done through the delivery of play activities from the Voluntary and Community Sector in Manchester.

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Charity Commission alert: Ransomware threat - keep your charity safe

19 May 2017 - 13:44 by michelle.foster

Charity Commission urges trustees to be vigilant about ransomware attacks. Charity Commission

The Charity Commission, the independent regulator of charities in England and Wales, is issuing this alert to charities as regulatory advice under section 15(2) of the Charities Act 2011.

Charities could be at risk and are urged to be vigilant.

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The NCVO Civil Society Data Almanac has been updated for 2017

19 May 2017 - 13:41 by michelle.foster

Charities can expect to see little rise in income from donations or government, with earned income the best prospect for future growth, according to the 2017 UK Civil Society Almanac published this month. The Almanac is the definitive reference publication on the voluntary sector drawing together trends, facts and information to give a compelling overview of its scope and characteristics, including finances, workforce, and volunteering. NCVO Alamnac

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