Health and Wellbeing

ACAS: Reasonable adjustments – how to get them right

Join us for our free webinar on reasonable adjustments: how to get them right, where we will explore the law and good practice on how to implement reasonable adjustments in the workplace. 

This webinar will provide an overview of: 

• The legal obligations surrounding reasonable adjustments 

• How to overcome challenges with practical solutions 

• Different types of reasonable adjustments 

• And strategies to foster an inclusive workplace 

Online

ACAS: Carer's leave – the law explained

In April 2024 a new law came into effect allowing employees one week of unpaid leave per year to provide care for a dependent with long term care needs. 

Eligibility is not dependent an employee’s length of service with an employer. 

As a result, there will be practical implications for employers and new policies to be put in place. 

This Acas webinar explores: 

Online

Online survey: Women's Road Safety in Greater Manchester

This survey asks women about their experiences as pedestrians, runners, cyclists, drivers, passengers, and public transport users.

The survey forms part of a research project commissioned by Greater Manchester Combined Authority, which will build a detailed picture of women's experiences of safety whilst using the roads across Greater Manchester and help identify practical ways to improve safety, confidence and inclusion across Greater Manchester.

Step Forward Fund – grants for grassroots organisations from Global Majority and racially minoritised communities

The Step Forward Fund is a fund designed to provide funding and support to grassroots organisations from Global Majority and racially minoritised communities and help them move from smaller project-based funding to larger grants and investment.

The Step Forward Fund has £4 million to award. The fund plans to give £50,000 to £75,000 per year for between 2 to 3 years. This means you can apply for:

Caritas Big Sleep Out 2026

Sleep under the stars to raise money for local families and individuals experiencing homelessness.

This event has always been a popular part of the Caritas Salford calendar, and after a rest year or two, we are pleased to be running an in-person event once again.

So, dust off your sleeping bag, and get ready to wrap up warm, whilst we spend the night in the great outdoors for a great cause.

Did you know?

Old Bedians Sports Centre, Millgate Lane, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 5QX

GM Moving: Trauma Informed Approaches to Sport and Physical Activity

Learn how trauma-informed approaches can create safer, more supportive, and inclusive environments in sport and physical activity.

This training session explores how adopting a trauma-informed approach can help create safer, more inclusive, and supportive sporting environments for young people and adults. Participants will gain a better understanding of trauma, its impact on behaviour, wellbeing, and participation in sport, and how coaches, volunteers, and clubs can respond positively and effectively.

Online

Ann Craft Trust: From Values to Practice - Building Person-Centred Safeguarding Adults Policy & Procedures

This workshop encourages discussion, reflection and critical thinking to enhance your safeguarding adults policy and procedures is fit for purpose.

Developed through the lens of those with lived-experience, this workshop focuses on the fundamentals of developing an effective policy and the accompanying procedures and applying a values-based approach.

Date: Thursday 30 July 2026
Time: 10.00 am – 1.00 pm
Location: Online
Price: £99 per person

Online

Ann Craft Trust: Safeguarding Adults Level 3 Training for Managers and Designated Safeguarding Leads (2 days)

This online course will explore the roles and responsibilities of managers in terms of safeguarding adults at risk.

We’ll look at the key changes within safeguarding as part of the Care Act. You’ll be encouraged to identify where the challenges are, and to seek solutions towards implementation in practice.

We’ll cover best practice, the expectations of regulators, and the lessons we learned from our safeguarding adults reviews.

Online

Common Ground

Common Ground is a free community wellbeing programme for adults aged 21-40 across Greater Manchester, delivered by Roots and Resilience Therapies CIC and funded by The National Lottery Awards for All.

Common Ground offers small, facilitated group sessions in accessible community spaces, designed to reduce social isolation and support emotional wellbeing. The programme is psychologically informed but intentionally non-clinical – built around connection, shared experience and early support, rather than diagnosis or treatment.

We’re recruiting a Live Well Manager

Manchester Community Central (Macc) is playing a central role in the development of Live Well Manchester – the city’s commitment to shifting investment from crisis response to prevention, building community resilience and strengthening the relationship between public services and communities. Alongside our existing funded programmes – the Live Well Communities Fund and the Spaces of Hope programme – Macc has secured Implementation Fund support to build the connective infrastructure that holds the city’s Live Well approach together.