Macc is looking for offers of partnerships from Statutory and Private organisations or to work alongside VCS organisations, social enterprises and housing associations who are applying for Grants. We will also publicise offers of partnership from charities, voluntary and community sector groups and social enterprises who want to work in partnership with similar groups and organisations for the purpose of this funding programme.
Do you have the capacity to offer your expertise, ideas of offers of support, venues, referrals or any other resources that will help applicants develop more effective projects with the desired outcomes?
Please find offers of partnership below. Please contact the organisations/ groups directly on the contact details provided.
For further information please email, Anna Tate at: [email protected]
Offers of Partnership
Action on Hearing Loss (new name for RNID)
Action on Hearing Loss are interested in working across some or all areas of Manchester with existing / potential projects. They would like to work in partnership to ensure access to all services / activities/ groups / volunteering for those groups with any degree of hearing loss. Communication is key. They can offer support with those with hearing aids and working and using telephones. Email: [email protected]
Community Service Volunteers (CSV)
CSV are interested in working in partnership across Manchester. Contact Rebecca Parsons on 0161 234 4402 or email: [email protected]
Debdale Eco Centre, Gorton - Training and activities in horticulture and food growing
Activities related to sustainability and craft activities, seed sowing, healthy eating and cookery. Debdale Eco Centre would like to partner with housing associations and other organisations so they can bring sessions to service users / clients / tenants. Sessions can also be offered at their centre. Contact Helen Dodd on 0161 220 9199
Ethnic Health Forum
The Ethnic Health Forum are open to discussions as they have access to Pakistani and Middle eastern / Somali elders who access their Healthy eating and sporting activity sessions. They are happy to partner with an established larger Organisation to provide low level activity. Contact Hanif Bobat, Development Director, on 0795 731 7707.
FC United of Manchester
FC United can recruit and train volunteers to work with older people and can also design an accredited induction programme to suit your needs. Contact Robin Pye on 0779 412 2602.
Footprints solutions
Footprint Solutions is a data management technology company and they have developed to support caring organisation offer better care to the elderly, while providing a portal for love ones to monitor their parents progress. If there are any voluntary organisation who would like to introduce this solution to their clients, Footprint Solutions would be more than happy to support and partner with them. For further information, visit: www.footprint-solutions.co.uk or contact Glyn Cunnah on 01565 873 918, or email: [email protected]
Groundwork (Manchester Wide)
Interested in partnering on community growing/ gardening projects and activities? There is evidence of huge benefits in building community relationships and reducing Isolation. Groundwork can also potentially link projects into their work with young people through “helping Hands” type projects or intergenerational learning. Groundwork have previously run multi-cultural growing projects. Groundwork service include: Community Engagement and development - linking people and groups and building local capacity, gardening training, landscape design, youth and intergenerational work. Email Deborah Murray at: [email protected]
Growing in the city- Beswick and Openshaw Community Garden
Growing in the City offer grow your own food activities, volunteering, meeting people- even if you don’t have a garden dig you can often share space, and cooking and skills training. This project is for all ages and groups. Contact 0741 454 5980 or email: [email protected]
Healthy Me Healthy Communities
Healthy Me Healthy Communities can offer a mobile cookery school, which includes training for building the involvement of people in activities and services. Contact Rich Browning on 0791 354 0680
Henshaws Society for Blind people
Henshaws are interested in a partnership approach to supporting those living with sight loss across the city. Email Alice Dunn at: [email protected]
Hulme Community Garden centre
Hulme Community Gardem Centre offer volunteering opportunities, training around growing your own food and a group meeting space. They would love older people to get involved with the centre. Contact Rachel on 0161 227 8198
The Lesbian and Gay Foundation
The Lesbian and Gay Foundation work in all Manchester CCG areas. They are open to discussing partnership opportunities. Contact Rachel Bottomley on 0845 330 3030 or email: [email protected]
Macmillan Cancer Information and Support
Macmillan Cancer Information and Support know that older people with cancer, in particular, as well as younger people, can feel very isolated, in fact Macmillan have carried out a great deal of work around isolation and cancer. Macmillan Cancer Information and Support, Wythenshawe Hospital would like to offer partnership support to applicants of this funding programme.
They would like to offer support via their communication systems by letting older people know about the ‘Macmillan Connections’-this initiative is like a big buddy system allowing people to share hobbies, interests and leisure activities together, and under the umbrella of Macmillan Connections they have their own gentle walking group and Macmillan allotment in Wythenshawe.
Macmillan Connections is for any one affected by cancer, not just the person themselves but family and bereaved. If you would like further information contact Debbie Smith at the centre on 0161 291 4876.
Manchester Deaf Centre
Manchester Deaf Centre wish to work in partnership with any organisation / groups to involve older deaf and hard of hearing people in their activities / services. They offer awareness training Communication support and resources. Contact Richard Jones on 0161 273 3415 or email: [email protected]
MHA - Live at Home Scheme
MHA would like the involvement of older people across the city to be involved in the development of a new project. They can provide volunteering opportunities. Contact Cathy Ayrton on 0161 448 2554 or email: [email protected].
Silver Training
Silver Training are the UK’s largest centrally controlled network of computer tutors for the over 50s, in 30 areas of the country. They do home visits one to one, as well as group courses for charities, companies and councils. They have recently started working with a lot of housing associations providing a bespoke course for tenants to help them claim for benefits on the new Universal Credit portal, find jobs and get online, which is proving very popular.
Silver Training are big believers that access to the internet and being trained up to go online are huge ways of reducing social isolation amongst older people, and we are the UK’s specialist at doing this for the over 50s. Silver Training would like to get involved and would like to be taken into consideration for the funding. For further information, visit: www.silvertraining.co.uk or contact Matthew Adam, on 0800 862 0666, or email: [email protected]
Simply Cycling
Simply Cycling is an all ability cycling club and a registered charity operating at three venues (Wythenshawe Park, Longford Park and recently at Boggart Hole Clough).
You can find more details about them on their website: www.simply-cycling.org or contact 0779 059 4740 or Sue Blaylock on 0775 342 8937
Yaran: Wellbeing service
Yaran CIC is looking to work in partnership with organisations in delivering of projects with older adults in Manchester. They are especially keen to work with Middle Eastern older adults. Contact the team on 0741 339 6573 / 0754 949 1111 or email: [email protected]
Great Places Housing Group
As a main Social Housing Provider, Great Places Housing Group will be pleased to consider proposals for possible partnership working in Manchester. We work with a range of stakeholders and are keen to offer in kind support depending on proposals from partners – please send us ideas before March 4th and we will consider how we may support bids by March 10th. Contact – [email protected] 0791 7617327
Herbie
Herbie is a food access project working across North and East Manchester providing a fresh food shop, healthy eating information, recipes, nearly ready meals, cooking sessions and a regular weekly 30 minute drop in opportunity. Most of our customers are elderly or isolated young mums living in sheltered accommodation, social housing or just on their own in areas poorly served by food and health services or undergoing redevelopment. We are looking for Health and Wellbeing organisations, Housing Associations or developers who are interested in expanding and deepening this service and ensuring the vulnerable and isolated in the communities of North and East Manchester are well served. Contact Caroline Downey on 0161 273 1736 or email [email protected] and visit our website www.herbie.org.uk
Bridge 5 Mill Centre for Sustainable Living
A unique community centre, conference facility, training space and office space for social and environmental groups, based in Ancoats East Manchester. Looking for partners from Social Housing and IT training providers to set up a series of events and drop in sessions for local residents. These could range from skill sharing in gardening, knitting and DIY to on-line IT confidence and accessing welfare benefits. Contact Caroline Downey on 0161 273 1736 or email [email protected] and visit ourwebsitewww.merci.org.uk
MERCi
Offer a community engagement and participation service tailored to your requirements. We have experience in running walking groups, self-help complimentary health sessions, cooking, gardening, art and countryside crafts. We have worked with elders, BME communities, youth and young people and those with complex needs, in focussed sessions and in intergenerational and intercommunity programmes. We would be interested to work with others – other third sector organisations, social housing etc - to bring our expertise to a combined bid. Contact Caroline Downey on 0161 273 1736 or email [email protected] and visit our website www.merci.org.uk