Step Up MCR is the new place-based giving scheme for Manchester primarily focusing on the neighbourhoods of Ancoats and Beswick and Clayton and Openshaw.
Step Up MCR brings people together from within the community to maximise on our human potential, energy, skills, and resilience for the benefit of local people.
Volition is pleased to be expanding its services to Salford. Volition is a friendly charity that seeks to help unemployed people increase their employability through volunteering. Volition are taking on new people all the time and hold regular open days and information events.
MVAP run 9-week training courses (sessions every Wednesday) teaching you how to give good quality advice on welfare benefits and housing, as well as assertiveness and communication skills.
The next sessions are running on: 1 February, 1pm at St. James Moss Side Church (95A Princess Rd, Manchester) and 9 February, 3.30pm at St Matthews Church (Cleveland Rd, Crumpsall, Manchester).
Vaccination Volunteer Marshals needed urgently….
The Vision for Volunteering team has announced that their first workshops are now open for sign-ups. These workshops will help inform England’s Vision for Volunteering; a cross-sector consultation designed to develop a shared, actions-focused ambition for volunteering.
The consultation is led by NAVCA, NCVO, Volunteering Matters, the Association of Volunteer Managers, and Sport England.
Home Community Café is a popular café and community space in the centre of Didsbury, located in the entrance of Emmanuel Church but a distinct registered charity. Home Community Café aims to provide welcome and belonging to all, and to strengthen the community through providing space for diverse activities that benefit individuals and groups.
Manchester Concert Hall Limited are looking for people who are passionate about The Bridgewater Hall and what it can offer music audiences and participants in the city and beyond.
Coffee4Craig was founded in 2013 by Risha and Hendrix Lancaster following the death of Risha’s brother Craig White, who died of a heroin overdose whilst sleeping on the streets in Cardiff. Coffee4Craig was born in his memory and started as a simple idea that if you pass someone sleeping on the streets, buy them a coffee and say, 'This is from Craig'. From these beginnings, Coffee4Craig has continued to grow and develop.
Do you want to be part of a brand new museum? Do you want to help bring people together and share Jewish stories with the world? Do you want to support one of Manchester’s most beautiful historic buildings?
Manchester Jewish Museum are recruiting a number of volunteer roles:
“The Volunteer Coordinators Forum gives me a great sounding board to cross-check our internal volunteering procedures with what other organisations are doing, provides me with inspiration around other volunteering strategies and initiatives from across the area, and motivates me to continually strive to improve the volunteering experience we offer.” Claire, Together Trust