Children and Families

Manchester City Council is seeking to have a number of providers on an Approved list who can deliver a range of different options for short break services to children and young people with a disability.

These are categorised under four headings:
• Lot 1 - Personal Care Assistance Services
• Lot 2 - Sitting Services
• Lot 3 - Befriending/Outreach Services
• Lot 4 - Sessional Recreation Activities

Manchester Safeguarding Children Board (MSCB) brings together a number of agencies across the city to ensure there is a joined up approach to safeguarding. Safeguarding means protecting a child’s right to live in safety.

As many of you will be aware, Young Manchester is a new charity focused on supporting Youth and Play Services in the city. Young Manchester’s mission is to help improve the life chances of children and young people by giving them access to high-quality, inclusive opportunities.

Over the past six months Young Manchester have developed a strong Board of Trustees comprising highly experienced and committed leaders from across the voluntary and community, private and public sectors.

December 2016 sees the opening of the first Wood Street Mission Christmas Shop. On Friday 2nd December, preparations were being made and they were busy on what was the deadline date for referrals. Families already referred to other Wood Street Mission services within the last year can access the Christmas Shop or those newly referred by a social worker, support worker, health visitor, midwife or from refuges, other charities or schools.

These sessions started on 29/30 October 2016 and is open to all abilities.

The sessions are taking place on: 
Saturdays
2-4pm Multisports
3-4pm Swimming
At: Abraham Moss Leisure Centre, Crescent Road, Crumpsall, M8 5UF

Sundays
1-2pm Swimming
2-3pm Multisports
At: Wythenshawe Forum, Simonsway, Wythenshawe, M22 5RX

We have extended the deadline to complete our State of the Sector survey to 18 December 2016.

We would like to encourage your organisation to complete our important survey as we want to know how the government cuts and economic recession have affected our sector. We need to know how many groups have lost funding, how many have had to reduce services and how many have had to close or are facing closure. But also how we continue to work together providing valuable services and support to the people of Manchester.

We streamed our Spirit of Manchester Awards live, on Thursday 6 October.

You can watch our awards ceremony below.