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skills by helping to fix local community buildings in need.
How it works
As we know from our State of the VCSE sector research, there are around 75,000 paid staff and 500,000 volunteers working in charities, community groups, faith-based organisations and social 
enterprises across Greater Manchester. This is a massive workforce of people who are dedicated to doing good in their communities.
Proud Futures is a programme tailored to the needs of LGBT+ young people aged 18-25 who are not currently in employment, education or training. The programme is designed to support young 
LGBT+ people into meaningful work, education or volunteer opportunities. It has been designed for those who are unsure about their next steps in life and who might feel nervous about taking part.
Yes Manchester has been working hard to transform from a CIC subsidiary to an independent registered charity; and from an informal drop-in centre for social housing tenants to an independent, 
professional, and skilled provider of always positive, community-focused, and person-centred of information, advice and guidance, helping underemployed and unemployed people get the jobs they want and need.
The Growth Company together with Citizens Advice Manchester, Citizens Advice Bury and Bolton and a network of legal partners, have set up Employment Legal Advice – a new service to help 
individuals across Greater Manchester to access free employment-related legal support.
Scope have free places available on their pre-employment training courses. Scope have two employment services, Starting Line and Kickstart to help and support people to get back into 
employment, volunteering or into education. Scope are here to support and work with people with any disability, learning difficulty, mental health condition (e.g.
Community Revival are starting a new cohort on 25 April for young people aged 19-24 to benefit from a traineeship programme.
With so many uncertainties and pressures we are facing in the sectors we work and volunteer in, safeguarding remains more than ever an important issue.
Manchester Safeguarding Partnership recognises the need for training courses during this time and is offering a range of free online learning courses to practitioners working and serving those in the Manchester locality.
The course topics are around our priorities Neglect, Complex Safeguarding and Mental Health.
FutureYou is free, personalised support for 18-24 year olds not in education, employment or training (NEET) in Greater Manchester.
Young people don’t always get the right opportunities to enhance their lives or progress their careers, which is why many 18-24 year olds are currently out of work and not in full time education, and many employers are missing out on their untapped talent.
Manchester City Council recognises the important role Work Clubs play in providing flexible and informal employment support to workless Manchester residents.
In recognition of the valuable role they play in delivering employment support services, Manchester City Council has made available grant funding for Manchester Work Clubs to apply for.
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