This morning I was in the happy position of being able to present our new research into the state of the voluntary sector in Manchester. It has been a long-held ambition of mine to be able to show the full extent of the enormous contribution which voluntary organisations, community groups, social enterprises and the community work of faith groups make to the city.
Volunteers’ Week is an annual celebration of the fantastic contribution millions of volunteers make across the UK – and it’s taking place from the 1-7 June 2013.
This year’s Volunteers’ Week focuses on saying ‘Thank You’ to the millions of volunteers who regularly contribute to society, and to recognise the way that organisations celebrate the work of volunteers across the UK.
Are you interested in trying something new and developing your self-confidence?
Are you in receipt of benefits and available Thursdays and Fridays from early May 2013 for 9 weeks?
The programme can help you:
• Gain confidence, experience and new skills
• Achieve a recognised qualification
• Improve your employability
• Benefit from practical volunteer opportunities
Passionate about Manchester?
Want to help local charities make a difference in the city?
Macc is looking for committed and caring people to get involved in shaping the future of our work to support and develop a thriving voluntary, community and faith sector in Manchester. Our role includes:
Greater Manchester’s largest Deaf Charity, Manchester Deaf Centre is gearing up to empower its D/deaf members to influence local health and social care provision.
The three year project, which is managed by national healthcare charity, SignHealth has been made available following a grant of £592,000 from the Department of Health’s Health and Social Care Volunteering Fund (HSCVF).
The Department for Communities and Local Government recently launched a competition to discover and support organisations that can deliver community-based English language programmes in the following identified areas of the North West
Bradford, Kirklees, Blackburn with Darwen, Hyndburn, Oldham, Manchester, Rochdale, Pendle
This competition is open to all organisations and further information can be found at:
To see what’s on offer and sign up for courses, visit: www.manchestercommunitycentral.org/volunteer-centre/training
Upcoming training includes:
Health Champions - Understanding Health Improvement Level
Introduction to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
Volunteers and The Law
Managing Volunteers
Safe Recruitment
In December 2012 Volunteer Centre Manchester achieved its accreditation from Volunteering England.
This means we are now officially recognised as the Manchester centre as we have provided evidence that we comply with all six core functions to the required standard based on the track record which has been built up in the last 12 months.
Booking appointments with Volunteer Centre Manchester for your clients or organisation
If you have clients who wish to volunteer, please contact us beforehand to make an one to one appointment with our Development Workers.
As we are a small team with large numbers of volunteers being referred to us, we need to ensure that we have enough staff to cover one to one sessions.
Free CRB (DBS) checks for Manchester Volunteers
A dedicated Criminal Records Bureau (DBS) checking service for Manchester’s voluntary sector
Volunteer Centre Manchester and CRB (DBS) Services Manchester are working in partnership to support Manchester’s community and volunteering groups.