Cancer is a subject that doesn’t bear thinking about and yet 900,000+ people in the workforce are preoccupied with it. They are living with cancer and 28% of them say they have had little or no support from their employer. (Source Macmillan Cancer Support - The Forgotten C)
The only Greater Manchester-wide awards for the whole health and care workforce are back for their fourth year and are bigger and better than ever.
As well as regular favourites such as People’s Champion and Volunteer Champion, new categories have been introduced this year including a Lifetime Achievement Award and Employer/Workplace of the Year.
Local communities have stepped up in many ways to support their neighbours through the cost of living crisis. This includes groups with warm spaces, or those who are able to provide furnishings, 
activities, advice and support. Libraries and other local authority contacts are a useful first point of contact for these groups. Check out these resources to learn more on how to set up a Warm Space in your local community.
MAES know that many of residents are experiencing hardship and are impacted by the cost-of-living crisis. In your work with residents, you may deal with difficult and sensitive issues and meet 
people who need further support with the cost-of-living crisis. MAES would like to gauge interest in running their one-hour digital training session.
This one-hour digital training session will look at:
The Government has announced a new Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS) to run from 1 April 2023 for eligible non-domestic consumers in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. This replaces 
the current Energy Bill Relief Scheme for non-domestic customers, which comes to an end on 31 March 2023 and provided a reduction on wholesale gas and electricity prices.
Interview participants needed for LSE university research study exploring the links between housing and care in England.
The Greater Manchester Older People's Network recognises the importance of suitable housing as we age and how this can have an impact on various aspects of our wellbeing.
Self Help are offering free, one-off wellbeing workshops to local organisations, businesses and community groups.
The sessions explore how thoughts, behaviours, physical sensations and our environment can affect how we feel.
The sessions will look at what you can do to improve your wellbeing and outline the support we provide.
Greater Manchester Poverty Action (GMPA) believes that responses to poverty should focus on getting more money into people’s pockets. That’s why one of their strategic priorities is to support local 
efforts to boost household income and financial resilience.
GM Poverty Action (GMPA) is conducting research on the impact of fuel poverty on low-income households in Greater Manchester. As part of this, GMPA would really appreciate it if you can complete their Warm this Winter survey which 
focuses on the changing picture of fuel poverty across the region. Deadline: 15 January 2023
The Community Grants Programme (formerly the Community Investment Scheme) is part of NHS Blood and Transplant’s commitment to build support for donation amongst Black, Asian, mixed 
heritage and minority ethnic communities.