As many people know, although we are a cross-thematic team, each one of us have our own leads and work-streams. If you would like to get in touch with us about our specific work-streams, please do get in touch to our emails below:

Zara: Policy and Influence Manager, zara@macc.org.uk – Health and Wellbeing Leaders Group, VCSE Representation, VCSE Strategy, Climate Action, Voluntary Sector Assembly

Josie: Policy and Influence Development Worker, josie@macc.org.uk – Inclusive Economy, Manchester Social Economy Alliance (MSEA), Real Living Wage, Greater Manchester Social Value Network (GMSV)

Milly: Policy and Influence Development Worker, Emily.mckinnell@macc.org.uk -  Sanctuary Seekers Community Response, Alternative Venues, Community Explorers

Anushka: Policy and Influence Development Worker, anushka@macc.org.uk –Family Hubs, Community Safety Partnership and P&I Newsletter

Jessica: Policy and Influence Trainee, jessica@macc.org.uk – Just One Thing, Climate Action, data and administrative support, social media and communications

The MCC Health Scrutiny Committee met on 4th of December 2024, Jessica's notes can be found on our website.

You can visit the MCC website for the agendas and meeting papers for all Scrutiny Committees. Macc would encourage VCSE sector colleagues to attend any of the Scrutiny Committee meetings, which are relevant to your organisation and/or to send information that showcase the vital work your organisation does. Each Manchester City Council Scrutiny Committee meeting is open to the public, streamed live and recorded.

If you would like to attend these meetings and/or provide a case study of your work, please contact zara@macc.org.uk and she can support you with this. 

130,000 people in the UK are estimated to be victims of modern slavery and the prosecution rates for are as low as 1.8%. 

"Modern slavery is characterised by exploitation of others for personal gain. It occurs in many areas, including illegal drugs, prostitution, agriculture, and the care sector.

When the Modern Slavery Act was passed in 2015, it was said to be world-leading. Since then, the world has changed and best practice has moved on."

To read more about the report on 'The Modern Slavery Act 2015: becoming world-leading again' by the Modern Slavery Act 2015 Committee, click on the button below. 

The Greater Manchester Resilience Hub together with our Pathfinder Partnership members invite you to register to attend the Greater Manchester's Sexual Assault recovery partnership 1 year event.

The day will be an opportunity to:

• Celebrate what has been achieved to date
• Promote the service and inform colleagues on how it supports survivors with complex mental health needs
• Consider how we can sustain and develop what has been built to date to further meet the needs of survivors

Manchester Central Foodbank and a wide range of partners from across the education, health, advice, and community sectors for our 2025 Manchester Equal Start Summit.

It is absolutely FREE to attend and will involve schools, NHS teams, advice services, and other partners sharing the impacts of a wide range of child and family anti-poverty work that we have been conducting together over the last 3 years.

This event aims to be a participatory space for sharing experiences and building relationships with funders and other organisations to seed and grow more partnerships between the education, health, and community sectors to support our families in the best way that we can in the coming years.

Date and Time: 1pm to 4pm on Wednesday 5^th February

Venue: Methodist Central Hall, Oldham Street, M1 1JQ.

Join the webinar to hear from Feeding Britain partners who will share their experiences and advice of reducing dependency on emergency food provision and developing affordable food models.

Date and Time: Thursday 23rd January (3.30 - 5pm)

Venue: Online (you can sign up for the recording of the webinar)

Want to learn how to embed the six trauma-informed principles into your workplace? Join 42nd Street for this training for Seniors and Managers of VCSE organisations working with young people aged 11-25.

Date and time: 23 January 2025, 9:30am - 24 January 2025, 4:00pm

Venue: Hideaway Youth Project, Quinney Crescent, Moss Side, M16 7DG

On January 22, 2025, we will be commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day in the annual Greater Manchester Holocaust Memorial Day Service.   

The theme for this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day is For a Better Future. There will be a series of readings, and musical performances before attendees join together in the candle lighting ceremony.   

 If you would like to be invited to this event or for this invite to be shared with other members of your organisation or community, please email engagement@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk   

Manchester Jewish Museum are also holding an exhibition:

"To mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2025, the museum has been collaborating with a group of children from the Homework Club at NTCG Faith Tabernacle, Cheetham Hill. Ranging in age from 6 – 13, the children have been exploring stories from the museum’s collection, learning more about the experiences of Jewish refugees during the Second World War.

In response to the stories, they have been creating artworks on this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day theme of ‘For a Better Future’. "

To get in touch:

Telephone information service: 0333 321 3021

• Support line open Monday to Friday 10am - 4pm
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Email: info@mcrcommunitycentral.org

Website: www.manchestercommunitycentral.org