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All Young People

GiveGetGo! is back in North Manchester

28 Jun 2013 - 14:01 by michelle.foster

GiveGetGo! is a free six session programme exploring volunteering opportunities and offering hands-on volunteering experience for young people.

GiveGetGo! is for anyone aged 16 to 19 from the Harpurhey and Charlestown areas of North Manchester, and is ideal for anyone who wants to learn more about volunteering, gain some experience and learn new skills for their CV.

Volunteer opportunities are chosen by participants and could include working with animals, arts-based projects, fundraising, working with elderly people and much more.

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Young People

Free HIV Training from Brook

30 May 2013 - 17:38 by sarah.gilston

Brook Manchester have been successful in securing funds to deliver free HIV resource training in Manchester. The training is designed for existing and experienced staff who work directly with young people. The resources are designed to fit into various subjects in Science, Citizenship, English and Media at Key Stages 3 and 4.

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Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Health and Wellbeing
Young People

Campaign to change people's negative perception of Young People

30 May 2013 - 17:30 by sarah.gilston

 The Manchester Youth Council is running a campaign to change people's negative perception of Young People.

To promote this campaign and get young people involved they have decided to run a competition to promote their campaign, and have designed a poster to promote it.

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Community Engagement
Young People

Young People's Support Foundation - New Thursday night Drop in

29 May 2013 - 12:44 by michelle.foster

Student Action are running a new Thursday night Drop in at Young People's Support Foundation with Volunteers. The service is for 16-25 year olds and runs from 6.30 to 8pm at City Centre Project.

Clients can prepare for the weekend by popping in for a quiz, team building activities and access to help and advice on a range of issues including housing, health, families, employment and many other things. It's free, it's informal and it's fun.

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Young People

8 things you should know about the Voluntary Sector in Manchester...

17 May 2013 - 14:02 by michelle.foster

1. In 2012/13 there were 3,093 community and voluntary organisations, co-operatives and social enterprises in Manchester

2. In 2012/13 the total income of the sector was £477 million

3. Medium and large organisations receive 95% of the total sector income

4. 1,987 organisations are micro (with an annual income under £10 thousand)

5. There are 94,300 volunteers in the sector

6. Volunteers give 370,000 hours each week

7. The contribution of volunteers in the sector is valued at £332 million each year

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
People/communities experiencing racial inequalities
Capacity Building
Children and Families
Commissioning
Community Engagement
Community First
Crime and Disorder
Environment
Equalities
Faith
Funding
Health and Wellbeing
Learning, Skills and Employment
LGBTQIA+
Mental Health
Older People
Physical Disability
Transgender
VCM
Volunteering
Young People

State of the Sector 2013

10 May 2013 - 16:25 by Mike Wild

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. 

Shared Topic Areas: 
People/communities experiencing racial inequalities
Capacity Building
Children and Families
Commissioning
Community Engagement
Community First
Crime and Disorder
Environment
Equalities
Faith
Funding
Health and Wellbeing
Learning, Skills and Employment
LGBTQIA+
Mental Health
Older People
Physical Disability
Transgender
VCM
Volunteering
Young People
Other

Manchester City Council Youth and Play Fund

10 May 2013 - 15:18 by Nigel Rose

The Youth and Play Fund is now at the stage of contract negotiation. All successful groups have been informed of how much they have been awarded. Based on reports that Macc has received (from successful organisations) all groups have received less than they applied for, ranging from small cuts of 5% to 33% or more.

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Commissioning
Young People

Join the Talent Match Youth Panel

3 May 2013 - 13:54 by michelle.foster

Greater Manchester Youth Network are looking for new members to join the Talent Match Youth Panel

What is Talent Match?
Talent Match is a new programme funded by the Big Lottery that will provide different projects across Greater Manchester for young people who are not in education, employment or training to move towards becoming employed.

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Young People

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