Volunteers and the Law Workshop [1]
Date: Thursday 26 April 2018
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
Join us at our day-long workshop on this popular topic that relates to involving volunteers in your organisation.
Aims:
Date: Thursday 26 April 2018
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
Join us at our day-long workshop on this popular topic that relates to involving volunteers in your organisation.
Aims:
Applications are currently open to the WREN Community Action Fund, which makes grants towards the provision, maintenance or improvement of:
• Village Halls and Community Centres
• Public Play Areas
• Publicly available multi-use games areas, skate parks and BMX tracks
• Sport and recreation grounds including pavilions and clubhouses with full public access
• Churches – community spaces only
• Nature reserves
The Good Help Award will reward an organisation or team that demonstrates they are helping people transform their lives by helping them develop their sense of purpose and confidence to take action.
There are three awards available - one £15,000 winner, and two £5,000 runners up. The winners of these awards will be asked to spend the money on activities that support their ‘good help’ work.
Universal Credit (UC) is the government’s flagship welfare scheme which aims to simplify the benefits system for working age people by bringing together out of work and in work benefits, improve the transition to employment, and make work pay by removing disincentives to work.
On the Out is a project made up of men and women who have experienced life in prison. On the Out knows the barriers faced upon leaving prison because they have `been there`. This helps them to connect to people who need help upon release. On the Out know that the first day of release can be overwhelming. And that coming out with nowhere to stay can make the difference between a new life, and ending up back inside.
The Volunteer Information Meetings allow you to come along to Childline’s office, meet some of the staff and volunteers and ask any questions you may have. The meetings are a fantastic opportunity for you to find out about their volunteering roles, from the application process through to what it is like to be a volunteer at Childline.
In the newsletter Greater Manchester Poverty Action (GMPA) launch their third map showing the locations of accredited advisors and sources of information, guidance and help, your help is needed to develop it further.
UnLtd have launched ‘Thrive’, a brand new three-year Accelerator programme which will provide intensive support to social ventures addressing ‘Access to Employment’ and wanting to scale up quickly. UnLtd are looking for 20 social ventures operating anywhere in the UK that are improving access to employment for those distant from the labour market.
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) NHS Foundation Trust is holding a series of consultation meetings in Manchester for carers and staff of GMMH services to look at how they can further develop the Trust Family and Carers Strategy. This strategy currently has four priority areas following consultation across Bolton, Salford, Trafford and Specialist Services. Due to the formation of the new Trust, GMMH would like to ensure the priorities reflect those of carers and staff in Manchester.
Would you like to help an independent charity that works with and for older people in Manchester to raise vital funds to support it's work?
Age UK Manchester would like to welcome some new volunteers to support their participation in the Fabulous Fan Fayre (F3) ‘Not For Profit Programme’ at Manchester City Football Club. Volunteers run a booth at the Etihad Stadium on match days and at events; dispensing food and drink (soft and alcoholic) – where a percentage of the profits generated are paid directly to Age UK Manchester.
Links
[1] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/training/volunteers-and-law-workshop/2018-04-26t090000-2018-04-26t150000
[2] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/shared-topic-areas/vcm
[3] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/volunteering
[4] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/wren-community-action-fund-apply-14-march-2018
[5] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/news-type/sector-news
[6] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/capacity-building
[7] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/shared-topic-areas/funding
[8] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/good-help-award-%E2%80%93-how-purpose-and-confidence-transform-lives
[9] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/manchester-city-council-briefing-note-universal-credit
[10] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/shared-topic-areas/policy-and-influence
[11] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/out-are-raising-%C2%A3200-support-men-and-women-towards-new-and-positive-life-they-leave-prison
[12] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/crime-and-disorder
[13] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/childline-manchester-volunteering-information-meetings
[14] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/gm-poverty-action-newsletter-3rd-map-launched-mary-robinson-mp-poverty-shusu-report-it%E2%80%99s-not
[15] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/thrive-new-accelerator-ambitious-social-ventures-wanting-scale-their-impact
[16] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/family-and-carers-strategy-refresh-%E2%80%93-manchester-services-consultation-meeting
[17] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/health-and-wellbeing
[18] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/event/age-uk-manchester-kiosk-fundraising-volunteer-recruitment-evening/2018-02-26t173000-2018-02
[19] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/shared-topic-areas/business-citizenship
[20] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/older-people
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