Do you run a Food Bank? Are you noting the same families requiring this help? Do you offer Early Help support?
So many of Manchester’s children, young people and families would have been lost without the amazing provisions through Food Banks.
Proud 2 b Parents exist to improve the health and wellbeing of LGBT+ parents/carers and their children, whilst reducing health inequalities. Proud 2 b Parents do this by providing effective social 
and support services, whilst championing social change and advocating for the community's needs locally and nationally.
Cycling UK is offering grants of up to £2,000 for voluntary and community cycle groups and other not-for-profit organisations across England to deliver projects and activities that achieve the 
following objectives:
Wood Street Mission have launched their 8th year of SmartStart, their free School Uniform Project. Last year they helped 2,463 children from 1,166 families in Manchester and Salford.
Their free uniform packs include:
Black and minority community-led charities and organisations working with children and young people at risk of becoming involved in violence can apply for emergency funding to mitigate the effects of the inflation and cost of living crises.
The Family Hubs programme is focused on delivering on the government’s commitments as part of the ‘The Best Start for Life: A Vision for the 1,001 Critical Days’ and building on delivery of the Healthy Child Programme 0-19 public health services. Part of this programme will be to champion family hubs service across Manchester. There are two funding tendering opportunities.
Quilter Cheviot have office furniture available from 20 March until 5 April. The office furniture includes: office chairs, storage cupboards, meeting room chairs and tables. Preferably items need to be collected, but delivery can be arranged if necessary.
To express an interest in the furniture email Theresa Murphy-Randles at: theresa.murphy-randles@quiltercheviot.com
Manchester’s Community Safety Partnership (CSP) will award up to £50,000 in each area to be used to support delivery of the Manchester Community Safety Strategy which focuses on keeping people safe, reducing harm and strengthening communities.
Join Afruca every other Saturday as they discuss parenting in the Black and Ethnic community. It’s a welcoming environment to parenting issues in the UK.
The session are held remotely on Zoom every other Saturday 5.30pm-7pm.
Contact Ekanem, Volunteers Programme Co-ordinator to find out more about how to get involved on: ekanem@afruca.org
Cash for Kids is granting out of £1 Million of Help across the UK, to support children and young people through the cost-of-living crisis.
In response to the crisis hitting so many families right now Cash for Kids have launched this new fund, to provide emergency essentials that support the physical and mental well-being of children who are struggling.