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On a Wednesday in April, Manchester City of Sanctuary ran one of their monthly social clubs in Ascencion Church, Hulme for refugee’s and asylum seekers. The room was filled with around 30 adults and…
By Jack Dulhanty, via Manchester Mill | @MancheterMill).   Wednesday morning on Bengal Street, just off Oldham Road in Ancoats. There was a queue forming, people carried notepads, pens, dog…
The Screwfix Foundation offer grants of up to £5,000 to support UK registered charities and not for profit organisations. Projects that will fix, maintain, improve and repair charitable and community…
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has announced changes to the £150 million Community Ownership Fund, to make it easier for communities across the UK to take over local assets…
This free government service for UK organisations performs a range of simple online checks to identify common vulnerabilities in your public-facing IT. All checks are remote, without the need to…
Lloyds Bank Foundation have developed a toolkit designed to help charities establish a risk management framework to identify, rate, control and monitor risk. This guide will help everyone in your…
The women we work with tell us that they experience isolation, low self-esteem, long-term mental health issues such as post-traumatic stress and depression. This has been amplified by the cost of…
Cryptocurrencies are becoming more popular for use within charities, from investment to donations, there are many reasons why charities should consider them. Reason Digital’s latest blog is a summary…
Aviva, in partnership with WWF and the RSPB, is giving £1 million to support community groups across the UK to protect and restore nature in their local area. We all have the power to make a real…
On Tuesday 7 March, the Home Secretary introduced the new Illegal Migration Bill, which has been nicknamed the ’Refugee Ban Bill’, and is the Government’s latest action on the right to claim asylum.…
Funding for projects to improve the mental health of young women aged 16 to 25 years old in the North East or North West of England, Yorkshire and Humber or Northern Ireland. Now in its third year,…
In the last 12 months in Greater Manchester, there were fewer than 90 hospital admissions due to assault by sharp objects among victims aged under25 (down by 17% compared to 2021, and down by 26%…