To help support children and young people back to school the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership (GMHSC Partnership) has worked with educational and clinical colleagues to create a series of resource packs to assist teachers to support students who may be understandably anxious.
On 22 June 2020, the Government announced that the Home Office had secured additional, one-off emergency support funding for small/micro charities that are working in marginalised communities with vulnerable young people at risk of being involved in serious violence. The Greater Manchester Violence Reduction Unit had been provided funding to allocate grants to Greater Manchester’s small and micro charities (defined as those having an income
The guidance on protective measures for holiday or after-school clubs and other out-of-school settings for children during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has been updated.
The National Youth Agency have done a full review of their guidance to reflect the latest advice from national government, working closely with Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
Are you the carer or parent of an LGBT+ young person?
The Proud Trust are starting a new project called Under One Roof, which aims to support parents and carers of LGBT+ young people through a weekly online meeting.
KPJR FILMS are putting on a global virtual screening of the award-winning film Resilience in collaboration with the UK-based International Festival of Learning.
Are you a Manchester voluntary, community and social enterprise sector organisation?
Would you like to share a story of your new everyday activity, as part of the 2020 Spirit of Manchester Story Week in September?
We are looking for 20 VCSE organisations to share their stories during the week of 21-25 September.
Issues and concerns about returning to school or college have been turned into resource packs of teaching materials, resources for young people and parents. They are a mixture of information leaflets, short films, advice and guidance, signposting to social prescribing activities etc. There are three packs: primary, secondary and further education – all packs include SEND specific materials where available.
The Government has implemented a Covid Summer Food Fund to cover the summer holiday period when schools will be closed.
All parents and carers of eligible children should contact their school to receive free school meal vouchers via this scheme. Information about the national Covid Summer Food Fund
