A new fund has been announced by the government to support VCSE organisations that help children and young people with their mental health. Applications are invited from existing schemes to trial a new approach to helping children and young people with their mental health. 
The Manchester Safeguarding Adults Board (MSAB) and the Manchester Safeguarding Children Board (MSCB) are statutory bodies made up of organisations that work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of adults, children, young people and their families. Together they make up the Manchester Safeguarding Boards and their role is to coordinate and ensure effective safeguarding across the city of Manchester.
The Early Help Assessment e-learnng course
Manchester City Council, Children and Families Division are committed to the development of a range of support for partner agencies, who undertake the Early Help Assessment.
Now available as part of our shared training and information resources, is the Early Help Assessment e-learning course.
Currently free of charge this training opportunity;
Youth Music is a national charity investing in music-making projects for children and young people (aged 0-25) experiencing challenging circumstances. 
Funding is focused on supporting projects for children and young people who face barriers to music-making as a result of who they are, where they live, or the circumstances they’re facing.
WeMindTheGap are looking for innovative and socially conscious organisations who will commit to supporting care leavers with the kind of opportunities the rest of us take for granted, and in so doing create inclusive, opportunity-rich environments for their own teams. 
Relate is launching a new service in Greater Manchester for people experiencing problems in their relationships, and relationship counselling is now available at new locations in central Manchester, Sale, Stockport, and Wigan. The leading relationship charity experienced a peak in calls last month (a 51% increase on a typical month) from people whose relationships reached crisis point over the summer, and this half-term is encouraging anyone facing difficulties in their relationships to seek support .
Greater Manchester Poverty Action (GMPA) have launched: Mapping local child and family poverty strategies a new resource that maps local child and family poverty strategies across England. The aim is to support local authorities and their partners, to identify best practice and to understand the approaches to tackling poverty being taken in different parts of the country. 
Could you make a different to a parent and their new born baby’s life? 
Have you experienced post-natal illness in your past and would like to support others through this?
Birthday Stars provides a party on a monthly basis for a group of children whose birthdays fall around that time. It is also an opportunity for the parents of those children, to meet for a chat as well as share their children’s party; a family day to celebrate is available to all.
The Manchester Safeguarding Boards (MSB) comprises the Manchester Safeguarding Adults Board (MSAB) and the Manchester Safeguarding Children Boards (MSCB). The Boards share an Independent Chair, Julia Stephens-Row; and are supported by the MSB Business Unit. 