IAS Manchester Helpline
Information, Advice and Support Manchester (IASM) can help SEND families at this time and have extended their helpline hours to 8.30am-4pm, Monday to Friday.
Children and Families
Educational Psychology Helpline Manchester
OneEducation’s have launched a new helpline for any parent/carer of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Manchester schools and early years settings. You can have a problem-solving conversation relating to educating your child/young person at home. This might be issues around learning, behaviour, anxiety and mental health needs.
Children’s guide to coronavirus
The Children’s Commissioner for England has created a children’s guide to coronavirus to help explain the situation.
The guide aims to answer children’s questions about coronavirus, tell children how to stay safe and protect other people and how to help them make the best of their time at home.
Sorted Drop-In
Every Wednesday 2pm-4pm
Manchester Mind, Children and Young People’s Services, 709 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, M19 3AG
The weekly Sorted advice drop-in is for young people age 15-25. The drop-in provides advice on benefits, work, housing, studies, and money worries.
The drop-ins can give advice on all of the above plus appealing benefit decisions and maximising income.
Young people are invited to come and talk things through with an advisers who can try and help get things sorted.
No appointment necessary.
Children and Young People’s (CYP) Wellbeing Cafe
Every Wednesday and Friday 1pm-3pm
Manchester Mind, Children and Young People’s Services, 709 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, M19 3AG
This an opportunity for young people age 15-25 to come along and find out more about Manchester Mind’s services in their relaxed and welcoming wellbeing cafe.
Find out about Manchester Mind’s offer including their mentoring service, volunteer opportunities, and advice services.
Young people can take part in wellbeing activities and meet new people.
No referral necessary.
Professionals’ Learning Events: Identification of Hidden Young Carers
Funded by the Co-op Foundation’s Building Connections fund, The Children’s Society are delivering a year-long programme of work which aims to reduce loneliness and isolation amongst young carers.
BBC Children in Need – small grants, next deadline 2 December 2019
BBC Children in Need give grants for projects working with children and young people of 18 years and under experiencing disadvantage through:
Reuben's Retreat Parent Support Groups
Reuben's Retreat hold a range of regular support groups for parents:
Connect Coffee Morning
For parents of life-limited children and young people
Date: 29 November 2019
Time: 10am-12pm
Venue: The Lodge at Reuben’s (Park Crescent, Glossop, SK13 7BQ)
Caribbean and African Health Network Greater Manchester – Black Single Mothers Project
Exploring the mental health support needs of single black women living in Manchester.
- Are you a black single mother with experience of mental health or as a carer?
- Are you interested in 2 hour peer support group
- Do you live in Manchester
Weekly session (during school time) for 3 months starting November 2019.
Refreshments and reasonable travel and childcare expenses provided.
For further information and to express an interested contact 0785 355 6591, or email: [email protected]
Young Manchester Youth and Play Fund 2020
Young Manchester have launched the new Youth and Play Fund for Manchester, in partnership with Manchester City Council, the #iwill Fund and Curious Minds.
The fund seeks to build on work to date to build a strong, vibrant sustainable Youth and Play sector, which enables every child and young person in Manchester to thrive and to realise their full potential through outstanding opportunities.
This funding will: