The major funder has made significant changes to how it will deliver funding schemes in the coming years.
In response to the events of the past years, BBC Children in Need has developed a new charitable ambition based on the principles of:
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority has launched a new online resource to help guide residents to support available in their area, covering a variety of topics including help with food bills, 
energy, childcare costs, pension credit top-up, help with transport costs, mental health and well-being (including gambling harm) and digital inclusion.
MAF Presents: Family Favourites is a family gathering of your new favourite short films. Suitable for all audiences, these films will make the whole clan fall in love with the world of animation.
Tickets are being given away to families on low income, email: greg@manchesteranimationfestival.co.uk [9] for tickets.
Tickets: £5 advance / £6 on the day
The Department for Work and Pensions has put together a Cost of Living Toolkit for stakeholders and employers. It includes information on how to talk about help for households and the cost of living 
payments and FAQs.
For more information visit: https://costoflivingsupport.campaign.gov.uk/ [12]
The next few months will see the cost of living crisis deepen even further with the energy cap increase and many other pressures on people's budgets. Communities across the city are already struggling and they can only see this getting worse in the autumn and winter. We are inviting those in the Manchester VCSE sector and the public sector who would like to work together with us, to this summit to discuss how we can support communities and organisations to face the worsening cost of living crisis.
Home-Start Manchester exists to ensure parents have the support to give their children the best possible start in life. Home-Start Manchester support young families through some of their most challenging times, because Home-Start Manchester believe childhood can’t wait, and ensuring children are safe and thriving is vital to their life long outcomes. Home-Start Manchester’s values a threaded through their work, both with families, volunteers and special staff team.
Caritas Diocese of Salford is the principal social action agency of the Catholic Diocese which helps those across Greater Manchester and Lancashire experiencing poverty, disadvantage and discrimination to transform their lives with dignity. Caritas Diocese of Salford provide a practical response to those in crisis, suffering hardship or who are at risk. Caritas Diocese of Salford rebuild lives for the long-term, enabling people to live in a safe, healthy and secure environment.
Caritas Diocese of Salford is the principal social action agency of the Catholic Diocese which helps those across Greater Manchester and Lancashire experiencing poverty, disadvantage and discrimination to transform their lives with dignity. Caritas Diocese of Salford provide a practical response to those in crisis, suffering hardship or who are at risk. Caritas Diocese of Salford rebuild lives for the long-term, enabling people to live in a safe, healthy and secure environment.
There are a number of catch-up clinics being run over the summer holidays. These are at a variety of venues, see the information below. The clinics are for any children who attend a Manchester 
High School and who have missed out on their core immunisations.
The vaccines that will be offered over the summer are:
Home-Start Manchester supports hundreds of children and their families each year, providing volunteer-led parent to parent support during pregnancy and a child’s early years. Home-Start Manchester’s vision is to see Manchester children given the best possible start in life, through early, non-judgmental support in the comfort of families’ homes and local community.
Links
[1] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/bbc-children-need-publishes-new-grantmaking-strategy-2022-25
[2] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/news-type/sector-news
[3] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/capacity-building
[4] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/children-and-families
[5] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/shared-topic-areas/funding
[6] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/helping-hand
[7] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/health-and-wellbeing
[8] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/event/manchester-animation-festival-presents-family-favourites/2022-08-18t120000-2022-08-18t140000
[9] mailto:greg@manchesteranimationfestival.co.uk
[10] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/shared-topic-areas/arts-culture
[11] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/cost-living-toolkit
[12] https://costoflivingsupport.campaign.gov.uk/
[13] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/event/cost-living-crisis-summit/2022-08-31t110000-2022-08-31t123000
[14] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/black-minority-and-ethnic
[15] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/crime-and-disorder
[16] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/environment
[17] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/faith
[18] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/shared-topic-areas/homelessness
[19] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/learning-skills-and-employment
[20] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/lesbian-gay-bisexual
[21] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/mental-health
[22] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/older-people
[23] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/physical-disability
[24] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/shared-topic-areas/policy-and-influence
[25] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/shared-topic-areas/social-enterprise
[26] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/transgender
[27] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/volunteering
[28] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/young-people
[29] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/job/administrator-home-start-manchester
[30] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/job/social-worker-caritas-schools%E2%80%99-service-caritas-diocese-salford-7
[31] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/job/social-worker-caritas-schools%E2%80%99-service-caritas-diocese-salford-6
[32] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/immunisation-clinics
[33] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/job/marketing-and-fundraising-manager-home-start-manchester
[34] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/children-and-families?page=1
[35] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/children-and-families?page=2
[36] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/children-and-families?page=3
[37] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/children-and-families?page=4
[38] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/children-and-families?page=5
[39] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/children-and-families?page=6
[40] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/children-and-families?page=7
[41] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/children-and-families?page=8
[42] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/children-and-families?page=35