Watch the Spirit of Manchester Awards 2016 live
We streamed our Spirit of Manchester Awards live, on Thursday 6 October.
You can watch our awards ceremony below.
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Protecting Young People from Violent Crime survey
The Manchester Community Safety Partnership is currently looking at the issue of Youth Violence across the City and how it affects them. The Partnership has consulted with part
ners and agencies who work alongside and for young people but would like to obtain the views of young people themselves on this important issue. The survey asks about young people’s experiences of violence, their thoughts regarding the causes and their day to day activity.
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Make Your Mark Campaign 2016 for young people
Samuel Remi Akinwale and Vanessa Attipoe, elected Members of the UK Youth Parliament (MYP) from Manchester in partnership with Manchester Youth Council, are taking part in the annual Make Your Mark ballot, the largest consultation of young people in the country. 
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Spirit of Manchester - That's Manchester TV interview
Watch our Chief Executive, Mike Wild talk about our upcoming Spirit of Manchester Awards on That's Manchester TV
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Whitemoss Club for Young People and Community Centre Spirit Story - Where the community takes ownership
Whitemoss Club for Young People is a community centre in Charlestown (North Manchester) which is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. The centre is very well used; with a whole range of activities taking place six days a week, there’s always something going on! The centre is particularly busy on Fridays, with activities for children, young people and over 50s taking place.
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Yes Manchester - Spirit Story - “A wonderful place with wonderful people”
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Manchester Settlement Spirit Story - Invaluable Support
Angie has been working as a support housing manager at Manchester Settlement for the last 13 years. She and her team support people living in two projects, one for care leavers and looked after children and the other for single homeless people with support needs.
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Manchester Deaf Centre Spirit Story - “I feel like I belong to a community”
The DAVE (Deaf, Actively, Volunteering, Experience) project helps 35 young people (aged 16-25), with a wide range of hearing defects, to manage the transition from education to whatever they want to do next.
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Young Adult Support Project (YASP) / Manchester Mind Spirit Story - leaflets don't care about people
The Help Through Crisis Drop-in offers free advice and support for 15-25 year olds and ran from 2pm-4pm on Wednesday 21st September. This is a project in partnership with Young People’s Support Foundation and Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People. It was staffed by a volunteer advisor but recently they have been able to add two paid workers as well. They’ve seen three people today but this service is only just starting so people are still finding out what times the service is open (2pm-4pm Wednesday and Friday).
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Development opportunity for young adults: UpRising Leadership Programmes
Both programmes offer participants the chance to meet and build relationships with the UK's most senior leaders; learn about decision-making on a local, national and global level; as well as run their own social action campaigns or projects on issues that they feel passionately about. 
Individuals are matched with personal coaches and professional mentors, based on their own aspirations.
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