Young People

Click MCR

Click MCR is a free, hands-on coding training course for young people in Manchester who are looking to get started in the digital industry. Click MCR will help you learn exciting industry-standard web coding skills from Manchester’s leading digital educators. If you’re aged 18 to 30, currently unemployed and resident in the Greater Manchester area, this is for you.

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Manchester Holiday Activity Fund 2022

The Holiday Activity Fund is to provide free ‘enriching and physical’ holiday activity and food projects for Manchester’s children and young people who are entitled to benefits related FSM. It aims to ensure that children and young people eat more healthily, are more active over the school holidays, learn about health nutrition, and can access fun and enjoyable activities.  funding

Blagrave Charitable Trust grants to support youth involvement in policy-making

Charitable and not-for-profit organisations supporting young people (aged 16 to 25) facing disadvantage across England can now apply for their share of a £350,000 funding pot aimed at policy fundingwork. The funding is to support young people to influence government policy and decision-making.

Join the Manchester Nature Consortium Youth Panel

The Manchester Nature Consortium (MNC) are looking for some new Youth Panel Members. MNC are looking for passionate, energetic and creative young people aged 12-17, from across Greater Manchester to join the MNC Youth Panel. They will work alongside the MNC to plan and deliver the 4th annual Manchester Festival of Nature at environmentHeaton Park.

2022: Our Year campaign and how you could get involved

children and young people2022 Our Year is a year for young people and children in Manchester. Working with partners, ambassadors and supporters, 2022: Our Year will create opportunities, experiences and resources that together will build a safe, happy, healthy and successful future for Manchester’s children and young people and contribute to Manchester’s goal of becoming a UNICEF-recognised Child Friendly City.

Manchester International Festival – Get Started courses

Get Started is a series of week-long courses designed to introduce young people to the creative industries, gain confidence and learn new skills. Delivered by Manchester International Festival and The Factory Academy in partnership with the Prince's Trust, the courses are open to anyone in Greater Manchester aged 16-25 who are not currently in education, employment or training.

Applications to join Greater Manchester Combined Youth Authority are now open

youth combined authorityAre you a young person in Greater Manchester? Do you have a passion for social change and do you want to influence the decision-making process in the city-region? If so, applications to join the Greater Manchester Youth Combined Authority (GMYCA) are now open and youth organisations are encouraged to apply!

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High Sheriff’s Greater Manchester Young Citizen of the Year Award 2021

young citizen awardThe search is on for young people who have done something exceptional this year. The High Sheriff of Greater Manchester, Diane Hawkins JP DL, has launched the second annual Greater Manchester Young Citizen of The Year Award and is looking to celebrate kindness, thoughtfulness, bravery, or actions that have made a difference to our communities.

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